CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 11 : At the Winter Games, a group of curlers exist in a strange paradox: officially Olympians yet uncertain whether they will set foot on the ice. These are the alternates, the unsung fifths in a sport designed for four. "My goal is to be always wanted or needed but unnoticed," said Tyler Tardi, the alternate of a Canadian team led by 2014 Olympic champion Brad Jacobs.  "If I can be behind the scenes, but the guys know that I'm making their lives easier, that's all

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