This is Tyler George, a 35-year-old curler from Duluth, Minn. He is competing with the United States men’s team at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.
Ian Willms for The New York Times
These are the shoes he wears when he is competing: 8-year-old Skechers with more holes than a spaghetti strainer.
After we wrote about his shoes last week, we reached out on Twitter to offer some assistance: Perhaps it was time for George to find a new pair of “heroes,” as he calls his battle-worn kicks.
