The curling foursome of Jamie Koe, Ryan Fry, Chris Schille, and DJ Kidby was kicked out of the Red Deer Curling Classic on Sunday for "unacceptable behaviour" that included being "extremely drunk." 
 
 The four were ejected from the World Curling Tour event and forced to forfeit their final match. 
 
 After receiving numerous complaints from opponents and spectators, the tournament committee at the Red Deer Curling Centre was compelled to intervene. 
 
 "They went out to curl and they were extremely drunk and breaking brooms and swearing and just unacceptable behaviour that nobody wants to watch or hear or listen to and it was just 'enough was enough,'" facility manager Wade Thurber told CBC Sports. 
 
 "There was some damage in the locker room and other teams complaining about their stuff being kicked around in the locker room. So at the end of the day, it was like 'OK, that's enough of this gong show.' The committee for the bonspiel collectively decided that we needed to remove them from the spiel for this year and what happens down the road, I'm not sure yet." 
 
 Complaints from players, teams 
 
 However, a sign was placed on the main board of the arena to make it clear that a decision had been made to remove Koe's team from the competition and all future events at the club. 
 
 "We did that because we had so many complaints from other players and teams, not to mention the spectators, and so we wanted them to know that we did something about it," said Thurber. 
 
 "We had people taking pictures of the sign and also lots of people telling us we did the right thing. When you have people complaining like that, there is a need to do something, right?" 
 
 Olympic champ apologizes for 'embarrassing' actions 
 
 Fry, who is normally a third on Brad Jacobs's team, was serving as a spare with Koe's rink at the event. He lives in Calgary while the rest of the team curls out of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and says a bad lapse in judgment affected the experience for others. 
 
 "I would like to sincerely apologize to the fans, participants and organizers of the Red Deer Curling Classic," Fry, who has offered to pay for damages, said in a statement to CBC Sports. 
 
 "I came to the event to play and enjoy the sport. My actions were truly disrespectful and embarrassing — the committee was right to disqualify us from play." 
 
 Fry won gold at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi as a member of Team Canada along with Jacobs, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden and alternate Caleb Flaxey. He's played in 10 Briers and won the national title in 2013 and a silver at the world championship that same year. 
 
 "I allowed myself to lose control and I offended people with my actions. I wish nothing more than to apologize to everyone individually," Fry said. 
 
 We in no way support that type of behaviour. ... We're taking the necessary steps to handle it internally. — Canadian skip Brad Jacobs on teammate Ryan Fry's actions at Red Deer Curling Classic 
 
 "I will be taking proper steps to ensure this problem can never happen again and I will strive to become a better version of myself while contributing positively to the sport and curling community that I love so much." 
 
 My official statement regarding the 2018 Red Deer Curling Classic. <a href="https://t.co/FUEbW92dG5">pic.twitter.com/FUEbW92dG5</a> —@JKnwt 
 
 Koe wasn't part of the last game but still took responsibility for the actions of his teammates. 
 
 "We're all very disappointed," Jacobs said from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. "We in no way support that type of behaviour, whether it's displayed on or off the ice. It's absolutely unacceptable. We've shared that with Ryan. Really at this point, we're just taking the necessary steps to handle it internally and that's really where we're at." 
 
 Stern message 
 
 The team won a Grand Slam title earlier this month in Thunder Bay, Ont. 
 
 "We are handling it as a team," Jacobs said. "We do need to have further discussions about this. Our plan is to move forward with Ryan and hopefully resolve this as quickly as possible and not have it affect our play on the ice." 
 
 Thurber, who said he "probably did them a favour" by kicking them out, admits he may have worded his notice harshly as far as Team Koe's future at the event, but said it was important to deliver a stern message. 
 
 "Maybe the wording wasn't quite right on that paper. At the end of the day, we put it up because we wanted all the spectators and the curlers to know that we've done something about it, because there was quite a bit of backlash, getting lots of complaints and everyone saying the same thing that we needed to get them out of here," Thurber said. 
 
 "Then people were commenting and saying 'I suppose they just have to apologize and they're back in next year.' So we kind of said it in a way that there's no guarantee that's what's going to happen — an apology may not cut it." 
 
 Thurber added that the event committee was asked by the World Curling Tour to file a formal complaint. ||||| Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Ryan Fry won gold in Canada's victory over Great Britain at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics 
 
 A curling team led by an Olympic gold medallist has been kicked out of a Canadian tournament for poor behaviour and drunkenness. 
 
 Ryan Fry, who won gold for Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and his teammates forfeited their final game at the Red Deer Curling Classic in Alberta after fans and opponents complained. 
 
 The group reportedly broke brooms and damaged locker rooms. 
 
 In a statement, Fry apologised for his behaviour. 
 
 He was part of the Canadian curling team that beat Great Britain's curlers in the Sochi 2014 final. 
 
 "They went out to curl and they were extremely drunk and breaking brooms and swearing," Red Deer Curling Centre facility manager Wade Thurber told Canadian broadcaster CBC. 
 
 Mr Thurber also said there was "some damage in the locker room". Fry and teammates Jamie Koe, Chris Schille, and DJ Kidby were disqualified as a result. 
 
 "I wish nothing more than to apologise to everyone individually," Fry said. 
 
 "I will strive to become a better version of myself while contributing positively to the sport and curling community that I love so much." 
 
 Although he was not taking part, Jamie Koe also issued a statement apologising on behalf of the team. 
 
 The Red Deer Classic bonspiel, or curling event, is a part of the World Curling Tour. 
 
 It takes place annually in Red Deer, Alberta, and counts towards rankings of the best curling teams in Canada. 
 
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 Curling fans are already well aware of one member of the U.S. men’s curling team after Matt Hamilton competed in the mixed doubles event. Hamilton is back as the No. 2 on the men’s team, joining skip John Shuster, lead John Landsteiner, third Tyler George, and alternate Joe Polo for the four man U.S. team in the men’s curling competition. 
 
 While the U.S. team isn’t considered one of the favorites in PyeongChang, they do have experience and an outside chance at a medal when round robin play begins Tuesday night. 
 
 Here’s everything you need to know about each member of Team USA: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 He returned to the Olympics at the 2010 Vancouver and 2014 Sochi Winter Games, both times as skip of his own rink. Credit: USA Today Sports 
 
 
 
 John Shuster, Skip 
 
 35 years old from Chisholm, Minnesota 
 
 Olympic experience – three previous, bronze medal in 2006 
 
 Shuster was a member of the only U.S. team to ever medal in Olympic curling when he won bronze in the 2006 Torino games. He now will make his third straight appearance as the skip of the men’s team. Since the last Olympics, as leader of the U.S. team he led them to a fifth place finish at the 2015 World Championships, third place in 2016 and fourth place in 2017. 
 
 Shuster said the most important role of a skip is “really diving into the strategy of the sport and really trying to understand what makes their team and teammates great.” 
 
 The biggest change for Shuster since 2014 has been a new commitment to the gym. He’s lost 30 pounds since the last Olympics in which the U.S. finished in ninth place out of 10 teams. He said he prepared for PyeongChang much differently than past Games. 
 
 “I feel like I’ve invested the same amount as far as planning my day around curling, but I’ve made a huge physical investment over the last four years,” he said. “Which, as a skip, you’re like well it’s not that 
 
 important, you skip rocks, that kind of stuff, but… just being in that better shape, I travel way better, it’s easier too, I really feel like young and ready and that’s s a pretty big adjustment for me. I used to not go to the gym and now if I don’t go to the gym on a particular day I feel like I’m missing something. So it’s been a fun transition.” 
 
 Fun fact – Shuster is a diehard Minnesota Twins fan, and attended Game 7 of the 1991 World Series 
 
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 Feb 16, 2014; Sochi, RUSSIA; John Landsteiner (USA) throws a stone in a men's curling round robin session during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Ice Cube Curling Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports Credit: USA TODAY Sports 
 
 
 
 John Landsteiner, lead 
 
 27 year olds from Duluth, Minnesota 
 
 Olympic experience – one previous, 2014 
 
 Although Landsteiner is the youngest member of the U.S. team, he’s actually the longest tenured member of Shuster’s rink, having played lead in the Sochi games four years ago. He’s been with Shuster ever since, playing on all three of the past World Championships. 
 
 Landsteiner, also known as “Lance,” “Lancer,” “Landcruiser,” and “Landrover” has been curling ever since he was a little kid when he would go to the rink with his dad. He even met his wife, Kelsy, through curling when they played together on a league in college. 
 
 Fun fact – Off the ice, Landsteiner works full-time as an engineer, and has a degree in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. 
 
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 Hamilton will compete at the Olympic Trials for both mixed doubles and men's team curling. Credit: USA Today Sports 
 
 
 
 Matt Hamilton, second 
 
 28 years old from McFarland, Wisconsin 
 
 Olympic experience – no previous, played in mixed doubles in PyeongChang 
 
 Hamilton joined Shuster and company in 2014, just after the last Olympics, and has been the team’s second every year since. Hamilton became a fan favorite in the mixed doubles event he played with his sister, Becca, thanks in large part to his signature mustache, red, white and blue tennis shoes and lime green beanie he keeps in his back pocket for good luck. 
 
 Hamilton said his role on the team is to keep the positive energy high and make sure everyone is having fun. While the U.S. struggled in the last two Olympics, much of that was due to the fact that the teams were thrown together at the last minutes. This year, he’s much more confident given how much time they’ve all spent together on the ice. 
 
 “This team that he has this year, this is our fourth season,” Hamilton said. “We’ve traveled a lot, last year we were on the road for 120 days, we’ve got an understanding with each other and a different level of just knowing where we’re at mentally, physically, what the other guys need to hear and not hear to play their best going forward.” 
 
 Fun fact – Hamilton makes his own curling shoes. He takes regular Nikes and adds “little bit of glue, Velcro and a lot of love.” 
 
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 Tyler George of the United States curling team attends a press conference at the Main Press Centre during the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Credit: Getty Images 
 
 Tyler George, third 
 
 35 years old from Duluth, Minnesota 
 
 Olympic experience - none 
 
 George is making his first Olympic appearance, but has experience both on a team and as a skip that he brings to Team USA. He’s most known for excelling in strategy and making clutch throws when needed. He joined Shuster’s rink following the Sochi Games. 
 
 He won a U.S. Men’s Curling Championship in 2010, and skipped his own team in the 2011 games, where he lost in the finals. 
 
 George was destined to become a curler. His parents played and ran the Duluth Curling Club in Duluth, Minnesota, and he jokes that his first bed was a roasting pan in the club’s kitchen. He officially began playing the sport when he was 10 years old. 
 
 Fun fact – George owns and operates a liquor store in his hometown. 
 
  Curling Tyler George’s parents were avid curlers, and would bring their infant son with them to the Duluth Curling Club—where he’d nap in a roasting pan in the club’s kitchen. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Credit: Getty 
 
 
 
 Joe Polo, alternate 
 
 35 years old from Duluth, Minnesota 
 
 Olympic experience – one previous, 2006 bronze medal 
 
 Polo was a member of the U.S. team 12 years ago that won Olympic bronze, and, after missing the last two Games, now returns as an alternate in PyeongChang. 
 
 While some may not see being an alternate as much, Shuster says Polo actually fills a big role on the team. 
 
 “Our alternate in 2006 was essentially another coach, and we won a bronze medal and he got a medal,” Shuster said. “Joe has traveled with us, played sparingly… also brings a lot to the table in terms of being a great teammate and helping each one of us be the best version of ourselves. 
 
 “And now the alternate, it’s different than it used to be. Now there are night practices where you are matching stones. Because each rock looks identical but they might have a tiny bit of characteristic where maybe it wants to curl a little bit more and maybe it doesn’t glide as far as your other stones. And Joe is one of the best rock matchers in the world, seriously, so in night practice and when we get to a game our coaching staff give us a set of curling rocks and we’re throwing them in this order and this is why, we have the confidence when you have the rock in your hand that it’s the best rocks that we possibly have. And Joe and our two coaches, but mostly Joe who’s throwing it, it’s becoming a much more important part of curling now.” 
 
 Fun fact – Polo enjoys hiking and nature in his free time and said "Nothing is more relaxing than floating around in a boat."
– Drinking and the sport of curling aren't totally incompatible, the manager of the Red Deer Curling Center says—but most teams wait until after the game. A team that included Canadian Olympian Ryan Fry, however, got so drunk before a game Saturday that they were banned from a tournament in Red Deer, Alberta, and told never to come back, the CBC reports. "They went out to curl and they were extremely drunk and breaking brooms and swearing and just unacceptable behavior that nobody wants to watch or hear or listen to and it was just 'enough was enough,'" says facility manager Wade Thurber. He says there was "some damage in the locker room" and other teams complained about having their stuff kicked around. Thurber tells the Red Deer Advocate that the foursome drank so much before the game that staff at the curling club lounge cut them off. They ended up with only three players on the ice because skipper Jamie Koe was too drunk to even play. Thurber says there were complaints from spectators and other teams. Fry, who was part of the team that won gold for Canada in Sochi in 2014, issued an apology. "I will strive to become a better version of myself while contributing positively to the sport and curling community that I love so much," he said. The team forfeited the rest of its games in the Red Deer Classic, which is part of the World Curling Tour, the BBC reports. (American curlers surprised the world by winning gold in Pyeongchang earlier this year.)