The curling world was left almost speechless early Thursday morning when the U.S. men defeated Canada to not only advance to its first gold medal game in the sport, but also force Canada to settle for the bronze medal game for the first time since curling returned to the Olympics in 1998.
Is this happening??? @TeamUSA over Canada once again to advance to the gold medal game!! I have no words…but we’re not done yet. One to go for the gold! We hear you America!!! ud83cuddfaud83cuddf8 pic.twitter.com/uqHoiPdlpx
— Tyler George (@tgeorge1323) February 22, 2018
Here’s a bit of what team members had to say to reporters in PyeongChang after the historic victory:
Matt Hamilton
“We’ve been in tough situations where our backs have been up against the wall.