Joseph Polo is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 curler

Curling

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...

. Polo was raised in Floodwood, Minnesota

Floodwood, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 503 people , 254 households, and 112 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,131.9 people per square mile . There were 290 housing units at an average density of 652.6 per square mile...

 before moving to Cass Lake

Cass Lake, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 860 people, 331 households, and 192 families residing in the city. The population density was 753.2 people per square mile . There were 384 housing units at an average density of 336.3 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 30.12% White, 64.42%...

. He learned to curl in nearby Bemidji

Bemidji, Minnesota

Bemidji is a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was at 13,431 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beltrami County. Bemidji is the most major city in North Central Minnesota and the largest commercial center between Grand Forks, North Dakota and Duluth,...

 at the age of 10 in the Bemidji Curling Club

Bemidji Curling Club

The Bemidji Curling Club is a curling club located in the city of Bemidji, Minnesota. It is notable for its long line of champions in many different competitions, including men's and women's rinks which represented the United States in the 2005 World Curling Championship and the 2006 Winter...

's Sunday Night Junior League. Polo participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

 as the second for Pete Fenson

Pete Fenson

Peter Fenson is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling...

's U.S. team. The team defeated David Murdoch

David Murdoch

David Murdoch is a Scottish curler from Lockerbie. Murdoch and his former team of Ewan MacDonald, Warwick Smith, Euan Byers and Peter Smith were the 2006 and 2009 World Curling Champions.-Background:...

's Great Britain rink to take the bronze medal. On January 16, 2007, the team was named the 2006 USOC Team of the Year.

After participating at the 2010 Worlds and finishing in 4th place, Polo, Fenson, Shawn Rojeski

Shawn Rojeski

Shawn Rojeski is an American curler from Chisholm, Minnesota and Olympic medalist. He was born and raised in Biwabik, Minnesota and attended Mesabi East High School. Under skip Pete Fenson, he received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, playing as the third...

, and Ryan Brunt

Ryan Brunt

Ryan Brunt is an American curler. He is currently the lead for the Pete Fenson rink. He currently lives in Bemidji, Minnesota and curls out of the St. Paul Curling Club. He curls with a left-hand delivery....

 went to the 2011 Continental Cup of Curling

2011 Continental Cup of Curling

The 2011 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling was held January 13–16 at the Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert, Alberta.It was the 7th Continental Cup, the first since December 2008. No event was held in 2009 due to the 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.The event once again...

, where Team North America defeated Team World. The team then headed to the 2011 US Nationals

2011 United States Men's Curling Championship

-Draw 2:Sunday, February 13, 12:00 pm-Draw 3:Sunday, February 13, 8:00 pm-Draw 4:Monday, February 14, 12:00 pm-Draw 5:Monday, February 14, 8:00 pm-Draw 6:Tuesday, February 15, 2:30 pm-Draw 7:...

, where, after finishing the round robin undefeated, the team won the gold medal at the nationals. They represented the United States at the 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship

2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship

The 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship was held in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada from April 2–10, 2011. In the final, Jeff Stoughton skipped the Canadian rink to a 6–5 victory over Scotland's Tom Brewster...

 in April at Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina, Saskatchewan

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, finishing with a 3-8 win-loss record at 10th after a series of close losses.

Joe was also member of an intramural Ultimate Frisbee team while he attended the University of North Dakota

University of North Dakota

The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ...

. He was known for his ability to throw the length of the entire field, and was an invaluable member of the team throughout his entire career.

Teams

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Events
2005–06	Pete Fenson Pete Fenson Peter Fenson is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling...	Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski is an American curler from Chisholm, Minnesota and Olympic medalist. He was born and raised in Biwabik, Minnesota and attended Mesabi East High School. Under skip Pete Fenson, he received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, playing as the third...	Joe Polo	Doug Pottinger	2006 CC 2006 Continental Cup of Curling Saturday, November 25, 6:00pm ET-Singles:Teams earn four points for each victory in this match. If the match is tied through all events, the two teams will each earn two points...
	Pete Fenson Pete Fenson Peter Fenson is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling...	Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski is an American curler from Chisholm, Minnesota and Olympic medalist. He was born and raised in Biwabik, Minnesota and attended Mesabi East High School. Under skip Pete Fenson, he received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, playing as the third...	Joe Polo	John Shuster John Shuster John Shuster is an American curler and Olympic medalist from Chisholm, Minnesota. He received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...	2006 USNCC, OG Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in the town of Pinerolo, Italy from February 13 to February 24. It proved to be the sleeper hit in terms of television ratings in Italy. According to a CBC feature, curling at the 2006 Winter Games drew 5 million viewers, eclipsing ice hockey and figure... , WCC 2006 World Men's Curling Championship -Draw 2:April 1, 16:00-Draw 3:April 2, 09:00-Draw 4:April 2, 14:00-Draw 5:April 2, 19:00-Draw 6:April 3, 09:00-Draw 7:April 3, 14:00-Draw 8:April 3, 19:00-Draw 9:April 4, 09:00...
2006–07	Pete Fenson Pete Fenson Peter Fenson is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling...	Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski is an American curler from Chisholm, Minnesota and Olympic medalist. He was born and raised in Biwabik, Minnesota and attended Mesabi East High School. Under skip Pete Fenson, he received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, playing as the third...	Joe Polo	John Shuster John Shuster John Shuster is an American curler and Olympic medalist from Chisholm, Minnesota. He received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...
2009–10	Pete Fenson Pete Fenson Peter Fenson is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling...	Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski is an American curler from Chisholm, Minnesota and Olympic medalist. He was born and raised in Biwabik, Minnesota and attended Mesabi East High School. Under skip Pete Fenson, he received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, playing as the third...	Joe Polo	Tyler George Tyler George Tyler George is an American curler. He was a member of the defending American national championship team....	2010 USNCC 2010 United States Men's Curling Championship The 2010 United States Curling Men's Championships were held in Kalamazoo, Michigan from March 6 to March 13, 2010. The 54th edition of the United States Curling Men's Championships, it was held alongside the 2010 Women's Nationals. Teams could qualify through three different methods. John... , WCC 2010 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship -Draw 2:Saturday, April 3, 19:00-Draw 3:Sunday, April 4th, 9:00-Draw 4:Sunday, April 4th, 14:00-Draw 5:Sunday, April 4th, 19:00-Draw 6:Monday, April 5th, 8:00-Draw 7:Monday, April 5th, 13:00-Draw 8:...
2010–11	Pete Fenson Pete Fenson Peter Fenson is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling...	Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski is an American curler from Chisholm, Minnesota and Olympic medalist. He was born and raised in Biwabik, Minnesota and attended Mesabi East High School. Under skip Pete Fenson, he received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, playing as the third...	Joe Polo	Ryan Brunt Ryan Brunt Ryan Brunt is an American curler. He is currently the lead for the Pete Fenson rink. He currently lives in Bemidji, Minnesota and curls out of the St. Paul Curling Club. He curls with a left-hand delivery....	2011 CC 2011 Continental Cup of Curling The 2011 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling was held January 13–16 at the Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert, Alberta.It was the 7th Continental Cup, the first since December 2008. No event was held in 2009 due to the 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.The event once again... , USNCC 2011 United States Men's Curling Championship -Draw 2:Sunday, February 13, 12:00 pm-Draw 3:Sunday, February 13, 8:00 pm-Draw 4:Monday, February 14, 12:00 pm-Draw 5:Monday, February 14, 8:00 pm-Draw 6:Tuesday, February 15, 2:30 pm-Draw 7:... , WCC 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship The 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship was held in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada from April 2–10, 2011. In the final, Jeff Stoughton skipped the Canadian rink to a 6–5 victory over Scotland's Tom Brewster...
2011–12	Pete Fenson Pete Fenson Peter Fenson is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling...	Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski is an American curler from Chisholm, Minnesota and Olympic medalist. He was born and raised in Biwabik, Minnesota and attended Mesabi East High School. Under skip Pete Fenson, he received a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, playing as the third...	Joe Polo	Ryan Brunt Ryan Brunt Ryan Brunt is an American curler. He is currently the lead for the Pete Fenson rink. He currently lives in Bemidji, Minnesota and curls out of the St. Paul Curling Club. He curls with a left-hand delivery....

External links

• Official site of Team Fenson