""Just to throw one rock would be the greatest moment of my life. My kids know it, and my wife knows it as well. So they're not going to be mad at me for saying it wasn't my wedding day," Ruohonen said, at a press conference earlier this week."
""Yeah, baby, good shot Rich," shouted skip Danny Casper, as his rock settled into a spot as the corner guard."
""We're not doing him a favor by putting him in. He deserves it," Casper said after the match, "They're looking at me after that end, like, should we put him in? Like it's something that was not the most obvious decision ever. It was already on our mind, and glad to get (him) in.""
Rich Ruohonen, 54, set a new U.S. Winter Olympics age record after substituting into the eighth end and throwing two rocks as an alternate for Team Casper. The substitution occurred during a match against Switzerland that the U.S. conceded soon after. Ruohonen's Olympic pursuit began in 1988 and spanned decades, including narrow misses and a third-place finish four years ago. The record surpassed Joseph Savage, who was 52 at the 1932 Lake Placid Games. Team Casper holds a 1-1 preliminary record with seven matches remaining and emphasized that Ruohonen earned his playing time.
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