Joe Polo

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 Position Second
Delivers Right-handed
Born December 10, 1982, in Duluth, Minn.
Hometown Cass Lake, Minn.
Occupation Mechanical engineering student at the University of North Dakota-Grand Forks
Family Single
Year started curling 1992
Height 5 feet, 10 inches
Weight 175 pounds
CURLING HIGHLIGHTS

  • Olympic Winter Games: 2006 (bronze)

  • U.S. Olympic Team Trials: 2005 (champion)

  • World Curling Championships: 2006 (4th), 2005 (6th)

  • U.S. National Championships: 2006 (champion), 2005 (champion)

  • World Curling Tour Players Championship: 2006 (quarterfinalist), 2005 (quarterfinalist)

  • Ranked #1 among seconds at 2005 World Curling Championships

  • Junior Nationals: 2004 (runner-up), 2003
  • Junior B National Team Selection Playdown: 2002 (second), 2003
  • World Junior B Championships: 2003 (bronze as alternate on Kris Perkovich's team)
  • Junior Nationals All-Star Team: 2004

About Joe Polo:

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Curls out of: Bemidji Curling Club

 

Curling start: "I started curling when I was 10 in the Bemidji Curling Club's Sunday Night Junior League with a friend.

Other Sports/Training: Mountain biking, basketball, lifting weights

Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, ultimate Frisbee, cricket, baseball, football, and playing cards

Nickname: "It depends on who you ask, but it's either Joe Cool, Rik Danger, Polo, or Bill"

What I enjoy about curling: "I like how the game can be turned around with one shot. Like a perfect freeze that hoses the other team and sets you up for a couple, or a runback double that bails you out of an end. Every shot is crucial."

Curling heroes: Scott Baird, Bob Fenson, Mark Haluptzok

 

Cartoon character that best represents his personality: Joe Cool, Snoopy's ultra-ego

Favorite athlete to watch: "Any good pitcher in baseball.

Other Olympic sport he'd like to try: Skeleton

Favorite motivational quote: "Don't take life too seriously -- you'll never get out alive."