Steve Emt

Steve Emt
Curler
BornStephen Emt
(1970-01-06) January 6, 1970
Manchester, Connecticut, U.S.
Team
Curling clubMadison CC,
McFarland, WI[1]
Curling career
Member Association United States
World Wheelchair Championship
appearances		6 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024, 2025)
World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances		1 (2025)
Paralympic
appearances		3 (2018, 2022, 2026)

Stephen Emt (born January 6, 1970) is an American wheelchair curler.[2]

Early life

Emt was born in Manchester, Connecticut and grew up in Hebron. He played basketball at West Point for two years, but dropped out after his father died of a heart attack. He enrolled at the University of Connecticut and walked on onto its basketball team, being a part of the 1994 team when they won the Big East regular season. In 1995, Emt was involved in a crash while drunk driving, resulting in him becoming paralyzed from the waist down.[3]

Career

Emt first took up curling in 2013 after being approached by a Paralympic recruiter on Cape Cod.[3]

He represented the United States at the 2018 Winter Paralympics and 2022 Winter Paralympics, finishing in twelfth and fifth places respectively. At the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milano Cortina, Emt competed in the inaugural mixed doubles wheelchair curling event alongside Laura Dwyer, where the pair reached the semifinals and ultimately finished in fourth place.

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2014–15 Patrick McDonald Stephen Emt James Joseph Penny Greely Meghan Lino Steve Brown WWhCC 2015 (5th)
2015–16 Patrick McDonald Steve Emt James Joseph Kirk Black
Patrick McDonald Stephen Emt James Joseph Penny Greely Justin Marshall Steve Brown WWhCC 2016 (6th)
2016–17 Stephen Emt Kirk Black Jimmy Joseph Penny Greely Justin Marshall Steve Brown WWhCC 2017 (7th)
2017–18 Kirk Black Steve Emt Justin Marshall Penny Greely Meghan Lino Rusty Schieber,
Tony Colacchio		 WPG 2018 (12th)
2018–19 Steve Emt Matt Thums David Samsa Pam Wilson Meghan Lino Rusty Schieber,
Ann Swisshelm		 WWhCC 2019 (11th)
2019–20 Stephen Emt Matt Thums David Samsa Meghan Lino Pam Wilson Rusty Schieber WhBCC 2019 (11th)
2023–24 Matt Thums Shawn Sadowski Steve Emt Batoyun Uranchimeg Laura Dwyer WWhCC 2024 (9th)
2024–25 Matt Thums Shawn Sadowski Steve Emt Batoyun Uranchimeg Laura Dwyer WhBCC 2024
WWhCC 2025 (11th)

References

  1. ^ "USA Curling National Team Athletes". USA Curling. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Stephen Emt". results.worldcurling.org. World Curling.
  3. ^ a b Treisman, Rachel (March 11, 2026). "Wheelchair curler Steve Emt's path from drunk driver to three-time Paralympian". NPR. Retrieved March 11, 2026.


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