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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Amber Raiken

Olympic curler shares touching moment he told his children he was chosen as flag bearer for Team USA

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Olympic curling gold medallist, John Shuster, has shared the emotional moment he told his children that he was going to be one of Team USA’s flag bearers at the Winter Olympics.

On 3 February, NBC Olympics shared a Twitter post of Shuster on the phone with his two children and wife, Sara Shuster. In the video, the Olympian can be heard telling them that he’s going to be one of the flag bearers at the opening ceremony for the Winter Games in Beijing. His family is then shown celebrating and cheering Shuster on in response to the news.

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