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Shawn Rojeski
- 2006 Olympic bronze medalist as a member of the first U.S. team to win a curling Olympic medal
- Finished sixth at the 2005 World Curling Championships
- 2006 Olympic team trial champion
- Defeated New Zealand 7-6 with an extra end at the 2005 World Championships, which qualified the team for the Olympics
- Became the 2004 National Championships silver medalist
- Wears a lucky pair of boxers only at select competitions
- Lists Joey Roberts as his curling hero because he is a past U.S. and World champion, a very good friend who helps him out and gives advice
- Listens to Kenny Chesney’s When the Sun Goes Down, ZZ Top’s Greatest Hits and Going to T-Bay, Volume 1 before bonspiels
- Mantra: Losers quit when they’re tired, winners quit when they’ve won
- Nickname: AP
- Says Bugs Bunny is the cartoon character that best describes his personality
- Would want to work on a beach in the south if he could be anywhere and do anything because “I would only need a swimsuit and sandals to go to work and I could live on a boat,” Rojeski said.
- Enjoys golfing, fishing, hunting, boating
- Selected the Osmonds as producing better music out of The Brady Six, The Partridge Family and The Osmonds
- Favorite movie is The Perfect Storm … vacation spot is Hong Kong … sporting event is World Curling Championships or the Super Bowl … music is Kenny Chesney
Rojeski started curling after watching his parents, uncle and aunt curl in mixed curling. “I started by keeping their shooting percentages for each and every game I watched and would later telling them what they did wrong and what they could have done better … in my 10-year-old opinion as they have told me,” Rojeski said.
Related Links
Feature: Top 8 facts you need to know about Fenson rink
Official Web site: http://www.teamfenson.com/
Wallpaper: Go here to download Shawn Rojeski wallpapers
On the team member’s different jobs: “On the ice, Pete just throws it kind of close and we just sweep it there.”
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Height: 6’
Born: 21-Jan.-1972
Hometown: Virginia, Minn.
Resides: Chisholm, Minn.
Sport: Curling
Event: Vice skip/Third
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