 Complete the following phrase:  Hamilton and his team came up just short of defending their national title in , losing to Brady Clark in the final. Despite finishing in second, Team Shuster earned enough points throughout the season to secure their return trip to the . In Basel, Switzerland they defeated Japans Yusuke Morozumi in the bronze medal match, earning the first World Mens medal for the United States since 2007. For the 201617 season they added Joe Polo, a former teammate of Shuster and George, as alternate and won the . At the , their third Worlds in a row, they lost in the bronze medal game against Team Switzerland, skipped by Peter de Cruz. Hamilton attended a second world curling championship this season, representing the United States at the 