Pete Fenson’s rink finished sixth at the 2005 World Championships after a three way tie with Germany, Finland and Canada. The men defeated New Zealand 7-6 in an extra end, which secured U.S. a spot in men’s curling at the 2006 Olympics in Torino, Italy. Fenson’s rink gets the honor of representing the U.S. at the Olympics because of their win at the 2006 Olympic Trials.

So you may be wondering who is which character. Well the Road Runner is skip Fenson and Bugs Bunny is third Shawn Rojeski. Joe Cool is second Joe Polo and Pinocchio is lead John Shuster. These random bunch of characters fit together quite well in the world of curling.

“We all have our roles,” Shuster said. “We all know each other well enough where we know we expect certain things from certain people and we know what we’re going to get from each other. And like Pete said, there is a lot of mutual respect here on and off the ice.”

This is what you need to know about these guys.

Roles everyone has

• “On the ice, Pete just throws it kind of close and we just sweep it there,” Rojeski said.

Why Fenson is the skip

• “I’m skipping because he retired,” Fenson said referring to alternate Scott Baird.

Lead Shuster’s job

• “They just let me talk. I just yell,” Shuster said.

How the team keeps the balance

• “There’s the occasional wrestling match in the hotel too,” Polo said.

Favorite aspect of curling

• Winning

What sport is comparative to curling

• “Nothing. We are our on breed,” Shuster said.

Why Fenson is a good skip

• “I happen to have a very short memory. It just has to do with my bad memory. It helps me forget all the bad shots,” Fenson said.

Philosophy on the ice

• “We try to focus on doing the easy things right the simple things right and that helps us keep the game a little bit simpler,” Fenson said.