Rich Ruohonen has etched his name in the Olympic record books. The 54-year-old personal injury lawyer from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, became the oldest U.S. Winter Olympian of all time when he threw ...

On February 12, a Team USA Olympian made his way into the record books. American curler Rich Ruohonen is now the oldest United States athlete to ever compete in the Winter Olympics. Ruohonen made ...

Rich Ruohonen, a 54-year-old personal injury lawyer, has become the oldest person in the United States to compete at the Winter Olympics. Ruohonen has been trying to get to the Olympics for nearly 40 ...

Rich Ruohonen is 54 and competed in the Olympics as a curler while working full time as a lawyer, balancing training, travel, ...

(AP) — It was the last end and the U.S. men were down 8-2 against Switzerland on Thursday in their first match of the men's curling round-robin. In other words, the stakes were low — and the time ripe ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy(AP) — The stakes were low — and the time ripe — for a 54-year old personal injury lawyer and six-time winner of “Minnesota Attorney of the Year” to make Olympic history. It ...

Rich Ruohonen of United States in action during the match against Switzerland in Men's Round Robin Session on Feb. 12, 2026. He’s the new Old Man Winter. Rich Ruohonen, 54, became the oldest US Winter ...

Ruohonen is the oldest U.S. athlete ever to compete in the Winter Olympics. The previous record was held by Joseph Savage (52 years old) at the 1932 Lake Placid Olympics in figure skating pairs.