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FARGO, N.D.

Photos: Curlers compete in team trials for Sochi Olympics

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Preparing the ice
Ice tech team member Matt Proehl warms up a sheet of ice in preparation for brief practice sessions before afternoon play during the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Curling at Scheels Arena in Fargo, N.D., on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013.
Ann Arbor Miller/ For MPR News

Nine teams of curlers are in Fargo, N.D., this week competing for spots on the 2014 Winter Olympic team. Three women's teams and four men's teams are representing Minnesota in the competition. One returning group took a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics, the first and only U.S. Olympic curling medal.

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Curling fans
Attendance at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Curling at Scheels Arena in Fargo, N.D., as generally been light so far. Most of the fans are family members and friends of the athletes or recreational curlers. However, Carmen Delaney of Fargo, N.D., who is seated at right in this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, photograph asks, "How can you not come? These are the best curlers in the United States." Playoff rounds begin Friday afternoon and continue into the weekend.
Ann Arbor Miller/ For MPR News
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Preparing the ice
Ice tech team member Matt Proehl warms up a sheet of ice in preparation for brief practice sessions before afternoon play during the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Curling at Scheels Arena in Fargo, N.D., on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013.
Ann Arbor Miller/ For MPR News
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Activities for fans of all ages
A variety of activities for fans -- including coloring and face painting -- are on hand at Scheels Arena in Fargo, N.D., during the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Curling. Attendance at the trials as generally been light; however, event organizers expect larger crowds during playoff rounds, which begin Friday afternoon.
Ann Arbor Miller/ For MPR News