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On verge of worst Winter Olympics medal haul, Americans show their mettle by rallying late

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - A hard look settled over John Shuster's face, equal parts concentration and grit, as if he could move that 40-pound rock with his eyes.

The leader of the U.S. men's curling team had just released a stone and was urging it along, watching it slide down the ice and come to rest at exactly the right spot.

"Yeah," he said later. "Put an exclamation point on it."

Shuster's clutch shot all but clinched the gold medal in Saturday's final against Sweden. On a grander scale,

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