Bronze-Medal Tuma Rink Stays Intact Heading Into New Olympic Cycle

Team Kevin Tuma is keeping the band together. After a strong 2025-26 season that culminated in a bronze medal at the USA Curling National Championships in Charlotte, N.C., the rink of Tuma, fourth Sam Strouse, Coleman Thurston, and Connor Kauffman has confirmed they will return together for next season. It was a campaign full of lessons and growth for the group, and with a national podium finish now under their belts, they're entering the new Olympic quadrennial with confidence and momentum -- and their sights set firmly on climbing higher.