John Shuster

John Shuster, American Olympic curler

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Born: November 3, 1982
Age in 2026: 44
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1982

About John Shuster

John Shuster is an American curler who lives in Superior, Wisconsin. He led Team USA to gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics, the first American team to ever win gold in curling. He also won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He has played in five straight Winter Olympics and twelve World Curling Championships. The team returned to Worlds at the 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, where they lost in a tiebreaker game after posting an 8–3 round-robin record.

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John Shuster timeline

2005The team returned to Worlds at the 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, where they lost in a tiebreaker game after posting an 8–3 round-robin record.
2006He also won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

The world when John Shuster was born

John Shuster was born in 1982. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1982

#1 song"Physical" – Olivia Newton-John
Top movieE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Top TV showDallas
Best-selling bookThe Color Purple – Alice Walker

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentItaly wins the FIFA World Cup in Spain
Top headlineFalklands War between UK and Argentina
Technology milestoneCompact disc (CD) released commercially
Defining fadValley Girl speak
Notable inventionCompact disc (CD)
World population4.61 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
U.S. population231.7M

1982 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in John Shuster's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1982	2026
Gas	$1.22	$3.45/gal
Average home	$67,800	$435,000
Average income	$23,433	$67,500
Minimum wage	$3.35	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$2.94	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.20	$0.73
Population	231.7M	341 million

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