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When a lake is frozen, it’s not evaporating water
According to handwritten records maintained by Northern Water, a major water provider for northeastern Colorado, the last 20 years at Grand Lake saw a shorter ice season by about 14 days than the prior 20-year period. There, November’s air temperature has warmed on average about five degrees Fahrenheit, according to data by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This past November was the second hottest on record. David Gochis, a hydrometeorologist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, says Colorado’s trend of very hot summers and last year’s unseasonably warm fall combined to raise the lake’s water temperature, contributing to a delayed and gradual freeze. That meant the hockey tournament in Grand Lake had to be pushed back, already a sign of community adaptation.
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and a rink of natural ice, the annual ice hockey tournament at Grand Lake offers a picturesque snapshot of Colorado’s beauty. What’s not apparent is the problem brewing under players’ skates. This year’s tournament was held a month later than normal, with thin ice forcing organizers to postpone the event originally scheduled for the third weekend of January. “We had slushy conditions and less than six inches of ice. There just was no way it could safely be held,” said Steve Kudron, mayor of Grand Lake. That is a reality that many communities that live near lakes, which freeze and provide myriad activities during winter months, are increasingly confronting. According to a major UN report on climate released on Monday, as the planet warms, the amount of ice, and amount of time it keeps a body of water solid, are diminishing. Those changes are forcing communities to adapt and curtail some winter activities while also raising the spectre of long-term environmental and health issues.
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and a rink of natural ice, the annual ice hockey tournament at Grand Lake offers a picturesque snapshot of Colorado’s beauty. What’s not apparent is the problem brewing under players’ skates. This year’s tournament was held a month later than normal, with thin ice forcing organizers to postpone the event originally scheduled for the third weekend of January. “We had slushy conditions and less than six inches of ice. There just was no way it could safely be held,” said Steve Kudron, mayor of Grand Lake. That is a reality that many communities that live near lakes, which freeze and provide myriad activities during winter months, are increasingly confronting. According to a major UN report on climate released on Monday, as the planet warms, the amount of ice, and amount of time it keeps a body of water solid, are diminishing. Those changes are forcing communities to adapt and curtail some winter activities while also raising the spectre of long-term environmental and health issues.
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Plys got his first taste of Olympic action in 2010. He went to Vancouver as an alternate, but got the rare opportunity to get in a game in place of Shuster as the team shuffled its lineup to try and generate some momentum. The 34-year-old from Duluth will now get his second Olympic shot 12 years later. Of late, Plys has been a part of two national championship teams and a mixed doubles national title earlier this year. Plys and partner Vicky Persinger also won the 2021 U.S. mixed doubles curling trials and will have their chance to qualify in that discipline as well at a December tournament.
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Plys got his first taste of Olympic action in 2010. He went to Vancouver as an alternate, but got the rare opportunity to get in a game in place of Shuster as the team shuffled its lineup to try and generate some momentum. The 34-year-old from Duluth will now get his second Olympic shot 12 years later. Of late, Plys has been a part of two national championship teams and a mixed doubles national title earlier this year. Plys and partner Vicky Persinger also won the 2021 U.S. mixed doubles curling trials and will have their chance to qualify in that discipline as well at a December tournament.
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Plys got his first taste of Olympic action in 2010. He went to Vancouver as an alternate, but got the rare opportunity to get in a game in place of Shuster as the team shuffled its lineup to try and generate some momentum. The 34-year-old from Duluth will now get his second Olympic shot 12 years later. Of late, Plys has been a part of two national championship teams and a mixed doubles national title earlier this year. Plys and partner Vicky Persinger also won the 2021 U.S. mixed doubles curling trials and will have their chance to qualify in that discipline as well at a December tournament.
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Landsteiner has been on Team Shuster now for 10 years and has competed in both the 2014 and 2018 Olympic Winter Games. The 31-year-old from Duluth has been with the team for four national championships and the 2016 worlds bronze medal. Landsteiner was the 2014 USA Curling Male Athlete of the Year.
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Hamilton has been a part of Team Shuster since 2014, being a part of four national championships, a world bronze medal, and of course an Olympic gold medal. The 32-year-old from McFarland, Wisconsin, is also an accomplished mixed doubles player with his sister Becca. Hamilton, a two-time junior national champion, was the 2017 USA Curling Male Athlete of the Year.
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Plys got his first taste of Olympic action in 2010. He went to Vancouver as an alternate, but got the rare opportunity to get in a game in place of Shuster as the team shuffled its lineup to try and generate some momentum. The 34-year-old from Duluth will now get his second Olympic shot 12 years later. Of late, Plys has been a part of two national championship teams and a mixed doubles national title earlier this year. Plys and partner Vicky Persinger also won the 2021 U.S. mixed doubles curling trials and will have their chance to qualify in that discipline as well at a December tournament.
Historic Gold Medal In 2018
Even before winning the historic gold medal in 2018, Shuster was already one of the most accomplished U.S. curlers in history. He made his Olympic debut at the 2006 Torino Games and helped the U.S. win bronze for its first-ever Olympic curling medal. The 39-year-old from Duluth, Minnesota, is a seven-time national champion and has one world championship bronze medal. He also has won mixed doubles national championship, and finished runner-up at the 2017 mixed doubles Olympic trials. Shuster is a four-time winner of USA Curling Male Athlete of the Year, most recently in 2019.
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On the men’s side, there’s Team Shuster that won the first Olympic curling gold medal in Team USA history four years ago in PyeongChang. On the women’s side there’s Team Peterson, returning most of their athletes from PyeongChang 2018 and fresh off a bronze medal at the most recent world championships. Both teams are at the top of their game, reflected in their respective runs to the gold medal in Omaha, Nebraska, at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Curling. While these teams may look similar, there are a few key differences from PyeongChang. Chris Plys, previously an alternate on Shuster’s team at the 2010 Games in Vancouver, replaced Tyler George. Adding an experienced, familiar teammate has made the team even stronger, they believe.
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Team Peterson was known as Team Roth four years ago when current third Nina Roth was the skip. The team has also added skip Tabitha Peterson’s younger sister Tara to the mix. Their team is playing as well as any in the world, evidenced by their world championship medal, the first for a U.S. women’s team in 15 years. That momentum carried over into Olympic Trials.
2022 U.S. Olympic curling team
On the men’s side, there’s Team Shuster that won the first Olympic curling gold medal in Team USA history four years ago in PyeongChang. On the women’s side there’s Team Peterson, returning most of their athletes from PyeongChang 2018 and fresh off a bronze medal at the most recent world championships. Both teams are at the top of their game, reflected in their respective runs to the gold medal in Omaha, Nebraska, at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Curling.
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The old saying goes the more things change, the more they stay the same. When it comes to the 2022 U.S. Olympic curling team, that’s a good thing in terms of Team USA's medal hopes.
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