Model Olympians: USA Curling
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Jamie Sinclair is the skip of the women's curling team that won gold at the 2017 National Championships. USA Today Sports -
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Her teammates are Alex Carlson, Vicky Persinger and Monica Walker. USA Today Sports -
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Sinclair was born in Anchorage, Alaska and grew up in Manotick, Canada. She now lives in St. Paul, Minn. USA Today Sports -
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Sinclair's rink can be seen on this season of Curling Night in America, airing Tuesdays on NBCSN. USA Today Sports -
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Sinclair and her rink will compete at the U.S. Olympic Curling Trials from Nov. 11-18 for the opportunity to represent Team USA at the 2018 Winter Olympics. USA Today Sports -
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John Shuster is already a three-time Olympian. He won a bronze medal with Pete Fenson's rink at the 2006 Torino Olympics. USA Today Sports -
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He returned to the Olympics at the 2010 Vancouver and 2014 Sochi Winter Games, both times as skip of his own rink. USA Today Sports -
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Shuster currently plays with Tyler George, Matt Hamilton, John Landsteiner and Joe Polo. USA Today Sports -
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Shuster's rink were the 2017 national champions and finished fourth at the 2017 World Championships. USA Today Sports -
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Matt Hamilton plays second position for John Shuster's four-man rink, but also partners with his sister, Becca, for mixed doubles curling. USA Today Sports -
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The Hamilton siblings won gold at the 2017 U.S. Mixed Doubles Championships, and finished 10th at the world championships. USA Today Sports -
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Hamilton will compete at the Olympic Trials for both mixed doubles and men's team curling. USA Today Sports -
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Mixed doubles curling will be contested at the Olympics for the first time in 2018. In this curling discipline, teams consist of one man and one woman and games last only eight ends. USA Today Sports -
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Nina Roth is the skip of the U.S. women's rink that finished fifth at the 2017 World Women's Curling Championships. USA Today Sports -
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Roth formed a rink with current teammates Tabitha Peterson, Aileen Geving and Becca Hamilton in 2016. USA Today Sports -
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Roth is a registered nurse who balances a full-time career with her curling training and competitions. USA Today Sports -
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Roth previously competed under her maiden name, Spatola. USA Today Sports