"If that's true," caveated Minneapolis native Taylor Anderson-Heide after the 9-8 nail-biter, "I think we just played a really good game. They're No. 1 in the world." Tara Peterson of Shoreview, Minnesota, chimed in: "It just always feels really good to beat [Canada skip] Rachel Homan. So any team to beat them, that's pretty impressive." Since 1998, when women's curling was introduced at the Olympics, teams from the U.S. and Canada have played at least once in each Games."
"This year's American women's curling team -- like their Gen-Z men's counterparts -- meld approachability with ambition. Alongside Anderson-Heide and Peterson, the team includes skip Tabitha Peterson, who is Tara's older sister, as well as cool-as-a-cucumber Cory Thiesse, who has already won a silver medal in the mixed doubles event. Aileen Geving, from Minnesota, is an alternate. Three of them have jobs other than curling, and three are mothers to young children."
The U.S. women's curling team beat Canada 9-8 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, registering the first Olympic victory by a U.S. women's side over Canada since women's curling began in 1998. The Americans capitalized on a few weak Canadian shots and celebrated together after the win. The roster includes Tabitha Peterson (skip), Tara Peterson, Taylor Anderson-Heide and Cory Thiesse, with Aileen Geving as alternate. Thiesse won silver in mixed doubles. Three team members hold jobs outside curling and three are mothers; Tara is a dentist, Tabitha a pharmacist and Thiesse a lab technician. Several matches remain on the schedule.
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