BEIJING — Chris Plys has dealt with letdowns before. In fact, before he joined John Shuster's team, they were a fairly frequent occurrence.
"My career was chock full of disappointment,'' the Duluth curler said. "I've worked really hard with my sports psychologist. I believe I developed a certain grit, a certain way of looking at things, to be able to move past things I can't control.''
That's a quality Plys will lean on this week in Beijing, after getting some unwanted time off between the Olympic tournaments in mixed doubles and men's curling. A 6-5 loss to Switzerland eliminated Plys and U.S. teammate Vicky Persinger from medal contention Sunday night in mixed doubles. They will finish the round robin Monday morning against Great Britain, then Plys will get started with the Shuster gang in the men's draw on Wednesday.
