After taking a couple weeks off to enjoy his fourth career Canadian men's curling title, Brad Gushue picked up where he left off Saturday at the world championship.
LAS VEGAS — After taking a couple weeks off to enjoy his fourth career Canadian men’s curling title, Brad Gushue picked up where he left off Saturday at the world championship.
After Canada settled for a single in the ninth end, the Czechs conceded before their final shot in the 10th as they had no chance at a game-tying pair. Gushue followed with an 8-7 win over Norway’s Magnus Ramsfjell in the evening draw.Nichols returned after missing the final weekend at the Tim Hortons Brier due to a positive COVID-19 test result. Gushue, second Brett Gallant and lead Geoff Walker managed to win three straight playoff games as a trio for the title.
“When the ice conditions are tough, you just try and limit the misses,” Gushue said. “I thought we did a good job of that. I never felt like we were in any danger of losing that game.” There was plenty of curl on the ice but some players seemed hamstrung by the speed at times. The mercury reached 31 C outside the building during the afternoon draw.
“It’s hard to sit there and be super confident when you’re throwing those shots because it is a bit of a guess,” Gushue said.Sweden’s Niklas Edin posted a 7-4 win over Wouter Goesgens of the Netherlands, Norway defeated South Korea’s Soo-Hyuk Kim 7-3 and American Korey Dropkin dumped Tobias Thune of Denmark 8-2.
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