who won the mens curling in the olympics 2018
United States
title: United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics text: women's team sprint event. Skip John Shuster led his team to the United States' first-ever gold medal in curling, winning the men's curling over Sweden. The United States women's national ice hockey team also won the gold in the women's ice hockey tournament for the first time since the inauguration of the sport in 1998 over the four-time defending gold medalist Canada in an overtime penalty shootout. The United States earned medals in at least one event in 11 different sports, the most of any nation. These Games also witnessed the 100th Winter Olympic gold medal for the Americans, won title: Curling at the Winter Olympics text: but was approved for the 2018 Winter Olympics at an IOC Executive Board meeting in June 2015. Since the 1998 Olympics, Canada has generally dominated the sport with their men's teams winning gold in 2006, 2010, and 2014, and silver in 1998 and 2002. The women's team won gold in 1998 and 2014, a silver in 2010, and a bronze in 2002 and 2006. Their mixed doubles team won gold in 2018. The related ice stock sport ("Eisstockschießen" in German) was a demonstration event in 1936 and 1964. These events are not considered additional demonstrations of curling. The final placement title: United States Curling Association text: States Curling Association typically holds ten national championship events each season. The United States has placed twice in the Olympics for curling events. The country earned a bronze medal for the men's curling team at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics and a gold medal for the men's curling team in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. John Shuster and Joe Polo were the medal leaders in both years. Curling for men was included in the Olympic program in 1924, but was dropped and replaced as a demonstration sport in 1932. It continued as a demonstration sport for both men and women title: United States Curling Association text: United States Curling Association The United States Curling Association (USA Curling) is the national governing body of the sport of curling in the United States. The goal of the USCA is to grow the sport of curling in the United States and win medals in competitions both domestic and abroad. Curling’s recent popularity has swelled the USCA to 165 curling clubs and 16,500 curlers in the United States. The United States Olympic men's curling teams have seen success in recent years, most notably winning the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, led by skip John Shuster. The title: Niklas Edin text: Championship to win the gold medal. On the World Curling Tour, Edin would not win any slams, but made it to the finals in three events. When Edin won the 2016 WFG Masters, he became the first non-Canadian skip to win a men's Grand Slam event. Key Niklas Edin Johan Niklas Edin (born 6 July 1985) is a Swedish curler. He is a two-time medal winner in the Olympics, with a silver at the 2018 Winter Olympics and the bronze in 2014. He is a three-time World champion (2013, 2015, 2018), six-time European champion (2009, 2012, 2014-2017), and has won