USA men score statement curling upset in huge boost to medal-round push

How Swede it must feel for the American curling team at the Olympics. Team USA defeated the defending gold medal winners, Sweden, on Sunday in an 8-5 victory that helped put the Americans into a tie for third with a 4-2 record. The top four teams advance to the medal roundThe United States also defeated Norway in its second game of the day, but the win over the Swedes was a “statement” win, as broadcasters called it during the event. “We know all of these teams are really good.We know we can beat any of these teams, and we’re here to win,” American curler Ben Richardson said, according to NBCOlympics.com.

“That’s been our goal the whole week.Thankfully, we’ve gotten some wins under our belt now.”The American team, which has four players all under the age of 27, is the youngest men’s team in the tournament.The Swedes are the most veteran team in curling at this year’s Olympics competition, making the win that much more impressive.The United States took its first lead in the fourth end after taking advantage of a Swedish error that saw Niklas Edin throw the rock through the house on an attempted takeout. The miscue set up New York native Danny Casper to draw to the button and put the Americans up 4-2. The Americans led the rest of the way and toppled the reigning gold medalists. The United States finished with 39 takeouts and shot 84 percent as a team. Team USA looked as though they would cruise to another win in the second game against Norway, before the Norwegians forced a comeback and tied the game 8-8 going into the 10th end. Casper helped the United States get two points in the 10th to pull off the win. The American curlers are off to the best start the country has had at the event in the Olympics since 2006, when the men had gone 5-1 through six games. They went on to win bronze that year. The U.S.

last won a medal in men’s curling back in 2018 when it won the gold in PyeongChang. The Americans will now have a day off before...