Model Olympians: USA Curling
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1 of 17Jamie 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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2 of 17Her teammates are Alex Carlson, Vicky Persinger and Monica Walker. USA Today Sports
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3 of 17Sinclair 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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4 of 17Sinclair's rink can be seen on this season of Curling Night in America, airing Tuesdays on NBCSN. USA Today Sports
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5 of 17Sinclair 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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6 of 17John 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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7 of 17He 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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8 of 17Shuster currently plays with Tyler George, Matt Hamilton, John Landsteiner and Joe Polo. USA Today Sports
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9 of 17Shuster's rink were the 2017 national champions and finished fourth at the 2017 World Championships. USA Today Sports
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10 of 17Matt 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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11 of 17The 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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12 of 17Hamilton will compete at the Olympic Trials for both mixed doubles and men's team curling. USA Today Sports
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13 of 17Mixed 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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14 of 17Nina 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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15 of 17Roth formed a rink with current teammates Tabitha Peterson, Aileen Geving and Becca Hamilton in 2016. USA Today Sports
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16 of 17Roth is a registered nurse who balances a full-time career with her curling training and competitions. USA Today Sports
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17 of 17Roth previously competed under her maiden name, Spatola. USA Today Sports
October 19, 2017
Model Olympians: USA Curling
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