Team USA men’s curling defeats Denmark on Thursday to advance to semifinal.
The U.S. men’s curling team is one step closer to defending their gold medal from PyeongChang.to book a spot in the semifinals.
The win gave the Americans the last automatic berth into the semifinals. If they had lost, Team USA would have needed Italy to defeat Norway to earn an entry. The Italians lost 9-4Denmark rushed out with a pair of points, grabbing a 2-0 lead going into the third end. The Americans answered with two points to tie up the game, 2-2. The U.S. would eventually earn a 5-3 advantage heading into the fifth.
Denmark rallied to collect a point, still trailing 5-3 into the sixth. After a scoreless sixth end, the Americans, in a combined effort, snatched two points to extend the lead 7-3 by the end of the eighth. Denmark attempted to make a comeback, grabbing two more points in the ninth, still trailing 7-5, but it wasn't enough.
Team Shuster, which consists of John Shuster, Matt Hamilton, John Landsteiner, Christopher Plys and Colin Hufman, will be joined by Great Britain , Sweden and Canada in the semifinals.
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