Scott Baird and Coach Bob Fenson. won the first Olympic medal of any kind for a curling team from the United States. The womens team members. Courtney George of Duluth. along with Cassie Johnson. Jamie Johnson. Jessica Schultz. Maureen Brunt. and Coach Neil Doese. also demonstrated great skill. determination and mental toughness during the competition in Turin. Scottish immigrants introduced the sport of curling in North America. first to Canada in 1759 and then to America around 1832. Today. there are approximately 16.000 curlers who belong to 135 clubs in 32 states. Curling debuted as a medal sport at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
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