SCHAFFHAUSEN — Canada's Brad Gushue improved to 4-1 following a 7-4 nine-end victory over New Zealand's Anton Hood at the world men's curling championship on Tuesday.
SCHAFFHAUSEN — Canada's Brad Gushue improved to 4-1 following a 7-4 nine-end victory over New Zealand's Anton Hood at the world men's curling championship on Tuesday.
The two teams traded singles through the opening four ends before Gushue took control of things in the fifth with a steal of one, followed by a deuce in the sixth end to grab a 5-2 lead. Canada maintained control, holding New Zealand to one point in the seventh end, scoring two in the eighth, and forcing another single in the ninth.
The win keeps the veteran skip from St. John's, N.L., and his team of Mark Nichols, E.J. Harnden and Geoff Walker in a three-way tie with Scotland and Italy for second overall in the round-robin tournament. Sweden's Niklas Edin is the lone undefeated team in the 13-team field at 5-0.Round-robin play continues through Friday night. Medal games are scheduled for Sunday.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Brad Gushue looking to finally turn silver into gold for Canada at world curling championshipExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »
Brad Gushue looking to finally turn silver into gold for Canada at world curling championshipExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »
Canada's Gushue earns pair of round-robin victories at world men's curling playdownsSCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland — Canada's Brad Gushue earned two wins Saturday on the opening day of round-robin play at the world men's curling championship.
Read more »
Canada's Gushue earns pair of round-robin victories at world men's curling playdownsSCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland — Canada's Brad Gushue earned two wins Saturday on the opening day of round-robin play at the world men's curling championship.
Read more »
Canada's Gushue earns pair of round-robin victories at world men's curlingCanada's Brad Gushue defeated Czechia's Lukas Klima 9-8 in an extra end on Saturday at the world men's curling championship. His team of Mark Nichols, E.J. Harnden and Geoff Walker returned to the ice a short time later and posted an 8-5 win over Germany's Marc Muskatewitz.
Read more »
Canada's Gushue earns pair of round-robin victories at world men's curling playdownsSCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland — Canada's Brad Gushue earned two wins Saturday on the opening day of round-robin play at the world men's curling championship.
Read more »