The result had pretty much been decided a few months ago as Danny Casper prepared to take his shot at the Olympic Trials in Sioux Falls, S.D. There was going to be a changing of the guard in U.S. men’s curling. As the rock glided down the ice sheet, Casper and his teammates slowly started to come to grips with the reality of the situation. All the hard work they had put in together was about to pay off. It became official a few seconds later. Team Casper had upset Team Shuster. The cameras caught Casper hugging John Shuster in the immediate aftermath in what felt like a passing of the torch between the faces of the sport. Meanwhile, Rich Ruohonen hugged Colin Hufman on the other end of the...
