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Shawn Rojeski
Born: Jan 21, 1972
in Virginia, Minnesota
Resides: Chisholm, Minnesota
Throws: Right
Profession: Field Engineer, Lakehead Constructors
College/University: Bemidji State University, BS Industrial Technology -- Manufacturing and Construction Management
Biography
In Own Words:
Curls out of: Hibbing (Minn.) Curling Club

Curling Highlights:
* Olympic Winter Games: 2006 (bronze)
* U.S. Olympic Team Trials: 2005 (champion)
* U.S. National Championships: 2008, 2007 (5th), 2006 (champion), 2005 (champion), 2004 (runner-up), 2003 (champion), 1998 (semifinalist)
* World Curling Championships: 2006 (4th), 2005 (6th), 2003 (8th), 1998 (6th as alternate)
* World Curling Tour Players Championship: 2006 (quarterfinalist), 2005 (quarterfinalist), 1995
* USA Curling Athlete of the Year: 2006
* USA Curling Team of the Year: 2006
* Minnesota State Championships: 1992, '98, '99, 2001 (champion all four years), 2003 (runner-up)
* U.S. Olympic Committee Team of the Year: 2006

Junior Highlights:
* U.S. Junior Nationals: 1991 (champion), '92 (champion)
* World Junior Curling Championships: 1991 (bronze), 1992 (fifth)
* Vice Skip World Junior All-Star team: 1991, '92

 
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Questions and Answers

Any Nicknames?
AP

Who\What introduced you to Curling?
By watching my parents (Butch and Bonnie) and uncle and aunt (Glen and Donna Isaacson) in mixed curling. I started by keeping their shooting percentages for each and every game I watched and later telling them what they did wrong and what they could have done better (in my 10-year-old opinion as they have told me).

Do others in your Family curl?
Both of his parents curl.

What kind of Training Regimen do you follow?
To be physically fit year around. No particular training specific to curling.

What kind of goals have you set for yourself?
To stay employed long enough (happily) to retire.

What do you enjoy most about curling?
To be successful in curling you have to be on the top of your 'physical and mental game.

What hobbies do you have?
Golf, fishing, hunting, boating

What is the best advice you've ever received?
Losers quit when they're tired; Winners quit when they've won.

Other Olympic Sport you'd like to try?
Bobsled

Who were your favourite athletes/heros growing up?
Tiger Woods, Joey Roberts, U.S. and world curling champion

Which cartoon character best represents your personality?
Bugs Bunny

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