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Stones and Stripes

Ben Hoppe

Results, news, and perspectives on the sport of curling and the people who play it in the United States.

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    I got hooked on the sport of curling after the Team Shuster won gold at the 2018 Olympics. I tried curling at my local curling club the next fall and haven't looked back.

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