BEIJING — John Shuster already considered it the honor of a lifetime to represent the U.S. in his fifth Olympic Games. Wednesday, the curling skip from Chisholm, Minn., earned an even more meaningful distinction.
The 2018 Olympic gold medalist was chosen as one of the U.S. flag bearers for Friday's opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Games. Shuster and bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor were picked for the honor by their fellow American athletes, who voted for one man and one woman to lead the U.S. delegation into Beijing's National Stadium.
Meyers Taylor will not march in the opening ceremony after testing positive for COVID-19. While she officially receives the title of flag bearer, speedskater Brittany Bowe will walk in her place at the front of the U.S. athlete parade.
