There's a changing of the guard in American curling . Team Casper dethroned the king of U.S. curling John Shuster and his supremely talented rink to become Olympic Trials champions.

Led by Skip Danny "Cardiac" Casper, Team Casper demonstrated time and time again throughout the thrilling three-game finals that they were unphased and unbothered by the moment, rising to each occasion seemingly with more confidence than the last.

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In Game 3, the rink gained momentum early, stealing a point in the first end when Shuster had hammer. The matchup was tied 3-3 after five ends and Casper went to work. They put a deuce on the board in the sixth and followed it up with a deuce in the eighth, thanks to a pair of masterful throws from their skip. Team

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