John Shuster

John Shuster
Curler
Born (1982-11-03) November 3, 1982 (age 42)
Chisholm, Minnesota, U.S.
Team
Curling clubDuluth CC,
Duluth, MN[1]
SkipJohn Shuster
ThirdChris Plys
SecondColin Hufman
LeadMatt Hamilton
AlternateJohn Landsteiner
Mixed doubles
partner		Aileen Geving
Curling career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances		11 (2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024)
World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances		1 (2019)
Pan Continental Championship
appearances		1 (2024)
Olympic
appearances		5 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's curling
Winter Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Team
World Curling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Basel
Pan Continental Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Lacombe
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2007 Turin
US Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Utica
Gold medal – first place 2005 Madison
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bemidji
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kalamazoo
Gold medal – first place 2017 Everett
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kalamazoo
Gold medal – first place 2020 Cheney
Gold medal – first place 2023 Denver
Gold medal – first place 2024 East Rutherford
Silver medal – second place 2016 Jacksonville
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Philadelphia
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Green Bay
US Olympic Trials
Gold medal – first place 2005 Madison
Gold medal – first place 2009 Broomfield
Gold medal – first place 2013 Fargo
Gold medal – first place 2017 Omaha
Gold medal – first place 2021 Omaha
Mixed doubles curling
World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Stavanger
US Olympic Trials
Silver medal – second place 2017 Blaine
US Mixed Doubles Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Seattle
Silver medal – second place 2020 Bemidji
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Traverse City

John Shuster (/ˈʃuːstər/ SHOO-stər; born November 3, 1982) is an American curler who lives in Superior, Wisconsin.[2] He led Team USA to gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics, the first American team to ever win gold in curling. He also won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.[3] He has played in five straight Winter Olympics (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) and eleven World Curling Championships (2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024).

  1. ^ "USA Curling National Team Athletes". USA Curling. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "John Shuster". Team USA. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "Torino 2006 – Results, Curling". cbc.ca. Retrieved March 21, 2008.