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When the Olympic record is your age! Meet 54-year-old Minnesotan Rich Ruohonen

NPR | By Scott Detrow,
Jason Fuller, Justine Kenin
Published February 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM CST

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with the 54-year-old curler, Rich Ruohonen, the oldest American Winter Olympian to ever compete

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Scott Detrow
Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.
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Jason Fuller
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Justine Kenin
Justine Kenin is an editor on All Things Considered. She joined NPR in 1999 as an intern. Nothing makes her happier than getting a book in the right reader's hands – most especially her own.