CEDARBURG, Wis. — For local athletes Thomas Howell and his sister Allison, curling in the Winter Olympics in Italy has been a dream since they were kids. Now, the siblings are preparing for their shot at making that dream a reality.

"It's really unique. Many people don't have that experience, and to say that we both have the potential to go to the Olympics at the same time and we're so far apart in age is pretty awesome," Allison said.

Their parents introduced them to the sport at a very young age, making curling a family affair from the start.

"We were born into it, we had no choice, our parents did it with friends, and it kind of came naturally, babysitting for us," Thomas Howell said.

"My mom would always tell the story that she was pregnant with me while she was on the ice. So go,

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