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Bradley Raymond Gushue, ONL (/ ˈ ɡ ʊ ʒ u / GUU-zhoo; [1] born June 16, 1980) is a Canadian curler from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. [2] Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the gold medal by defeating Finland 10–4. [3]
Canada skip Brad Gushue won his 50th career game when Canada defeated New Zealand 7–4 in their game on 2 April. [4]In Draw 15 action in the morning of 4 April, both Canada (8–1 record) and undefeated (9–0) Sweden (skipped by Niklas Edin) were the first teams to clinch berths into the playoffs, following victories over Norway (Magnus Ramsfjell) and the United States (John Shuster ...
A new scoring rule is being tested at the event where a team will lose the hammer after two consecutive blank ends. The decision was made following three straight blanks between Brad Gushue and Mike McEwen in their round robin match at the 2024 National. The goal is to increase scoring and make the game more entertaining for spectators. [2]
The 2023 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 3 to 12 at the Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario. [1] The defending champion Team Canada rink, skipped by Brad Gushue won the event, and would go on to represent Canada at the 2023 World Men's Curling Championship on home soil at TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario, where they won a silver medal. [2]
The 2024 RBC Dominion Securities Western Showdown was held from December 12 to 16 at the Swift Current Curling Club in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. [1] The total purse for the event was $50,000 on the men's and women's sides.
The 2024 Montana's Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, was held from March 1 to 10 at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan. [1] Team Canada, who was skipped by Brad Gushue won their third straight Brier Tankard and represented Canada at the 2024 World Men's Curling Championship at the KSS Sports Complex in Schaffhausen, Switzerland where they won the silver medal.
Brad Gushue and Mark Kean also qualified for the playoffs but lost in the quarterfinals. Notably, the event featured many revised lineups following the frenzy of Canadian men's lineup changes throughout early October. [ 4 ]
This was followed by a steal of two in the third, when Canada skip Brad Gushue was heavy on a draw against three Scottish counters. This gave the Scots an early 4–0 lead, taking the partisan Canadian crowd out of the game. Scotland kept the pressure on in the fourth, forcing Gushue to hit for a single point.