Ryan Brunt (born November 18, 1985 in

Portage, Wisconsin Portage is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, Wisconsin, Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 10,581 at the 2020 census making it the largest city in Columbia County. The city is part of the Madison, Wiscon ...

) is an American curler. He is currently the lead for the

Pete Fenson Peter Fenson (born February 29, 1968 in Bemidji, Minnesota) is an American curler. He was the skip of the men's rink that represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the bronze medal, the first Olympic medal for th ...

rink. He lives in

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and curls out of the

St. Paul Curling Club The St. Paul Curling Club (SPCC) is an historic curling club located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, on Selby Avenue. It is the curling club with the largest active membership in the United States at over 1200 members. It was first estab ...

. He curls with a left-hand delivery.

Career

Brunt began curling in 1992. He participated in various

bonspiel A bonspiel is a curling tournament, consisting of several games, often held on a weekend. Until the 20th century most bonspiels were held outdoors, on a frozen freshwater loch. Today almost all bonspiels are held indoors on specially prepared ar ...

s in high school and won the Wisconsin State High School Champions in 2001. He played in the United States Men's Junior Curling Championship five times, and his best finish was bronze in 2007. Brunt began to curl with

and teammates

Shawn Rojeski Shawn Rojeski (born January 21, 1972) 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 ...

and

Joe Polo Joseph Polo (born December 10, 1982) is an American curler who is best known for winning a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and being the alternate on the gold-medal winning United States men's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Polo was ...

during the

2010-11 curling season 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

. His first appearance with the Fenson rink was at the

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 Ca ...

, where he and Team North America won the cup over Team World. He participated with the Fenson rink in the

2011 United States Men's Curling Championship The 2011 United States Men's Curling Championship took place on February 12–19 at the Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota. It was held in conjunction with the 2011 United States Women's Curling Championship. After a win over the Tyler George r ...

, where they won the right to represent the United States at the

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. He and his team started off well but lost many close games and finished in 10th place with a 3–8 win–loss record.

Personal life

Brunt graduated from the

University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire The University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (UW–Eau Claire, UWEC or simply Eau Claire) is a public university in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System and offers bachelor's and master's degrees. UW–Eau Claire ...

with a double major in math and economics. He is currently a substitute teacher, and enjoys playing golf. His sister,

Maureen Clark Maureen Clark (born December 20, 1982 as Maureen Brunt) is an American curler. She began curling at the age of 5 at the Portage Curling Club, a few blocks from her home. Career Clark began curling competitively at the age of 14. She was the sk ...

, is a world junior champion who competed on the United States's women's curling team at the 2006 Torino Olympics.

Teams

References

External links

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TeamUSA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brunt, Ryan American male curlers 1985 births Living people University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire alumni People from Portage, Wisconsin American curling champions