LACOMBE, Alta. — Canada's Brad Gushue opened the Pan Continental curling championship with a 10-3 win over South Korea's Jaebeom Lee on Sunday. Gushue is chasing a third straight gold medal in this event but is doing so with a different team.
LACOMBE, Alta. — Canada's Brad Gushue opened the Pan Continental curling championship with a 10-3 win over South Korea's Jaebeom Lee on Sunday.
Gushue is chasing a third straight gold medal in this event but is doing so with a different team. Brendan Bottcher has replaced E.J. Harnden at second. Vice-skip Mark Nichols and lead Geoff Walker round out the squad, with Adam Casey as the alternate. Bottcher finished the game at 82 per cent.The two teams traded singles in the first and second ends before Gushue drew for two in the third. The Canadians then earned a steal of two in the fourth.
After registering another seal in the fifth for a 6-1 lead, Gushue made a short raise takeout for four in the seventh, ending the match.In women's action, Canada's Rachel Homan earned a 9-2 victory over American Cory Thiesse in the first contest for both rinks. Homan took control immediately with three in the first end before making it 6-0 with three more in the third.
After the Americans scored singles in the fourth and fifth ends, Homan added three more in the sixth to end the contest.
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