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American men's curlers drop opener to Germany 7-5

The United States, which won bronze four years ago, began this tournament with a loss, dropping a 7-5 decision to Germany. John Shuster has taken over as skip for the Americans after Pete Fenson led the U.S. to its first-ever curling medal in Turin.

The U.S. men's curlers missed key scoring chances and find themselves in an early trouble

Andy Kapp's experienced Germany squad beat the United States 7-5 in the first men's match finished in the Vancouver Olympics curling program.