When the Olympic record is your age! Meet 54-year-old Minnesotan Rich Ruohonen

NPR | By Scott Detrow,

Jason Fuller, Justine Kenin

Published February 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM CST

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with the 54-year-old curler, Rich Ruohonen, the oldest American Winter Olympian to ever compete

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