After Rachel Homan and her historically dominant Ottawa foursome ended Canada’s drought at the World Women’s Curling Championship, Team Brad Gushue is now tasked with doing the same on the men’s side. Let’s take a closer look at the Canada’s path to gold in Switzerland.
After Rachel Homan and her historically dominant Ottawa foursome ended Canada’s drought at the World Women’s Curling Championship, Team Brad Gushue is now tasked with doing the same on the men’s side.
The 43-year-old Gushue and his St. John’s, Nfld., foursome of third Mark Nichols, second E.J. Harnden and lead Geoff Walker will look to win one more game this year after being blown out by Scotland’s Team Bruce Mouat in the 2023 gold-medal final, 9-3, in Ottawa.It marked Gushue’s third silver-medal finish at the worlds after dropping two final clashes against Sweden’s Niklas Edin in 2018 and 2022, both of which occurred in Las Vegas.
They come into the tournament as the top-ranked team on the planet and will be looking to capture the country’s first gold medal at the World Men’s Curling Championship.The teams will compete in a 12-game round-robin, with the top two rinks advancing straight to the semis. In the qualification round, the third-seeded team will take on No. 6, while No. 4 will play No. 5 with spots to the semifinals on the line.
They own a 63-13 record on the season with five wins in 11 events played, including three Grand Slam victories. They’ve also in qualified in every event. However, aside from Italian nationals in February, Team Retornaz hasn't won an event since mid-December.Team Retornaz dropped their only game against Team Gushue in January. In fact, Gushue holds a 10-1 record all-time against Retornaz, with the Italian’s only win coming in their first matchup at the 2006 Olympics.
Team Mouat is 59-20 with an impressive six wins on Tour, including the European Curling Championships in November and the Canadian Open in January. Expect the Swedes to be back in the playoffs and making a run for the top step of the podium once again.The Swiss will have home-ice advantage at this year’s World Men’s Curling Championship as Team Yannick Schwaller is seeking the country’s first gold medal since 1992 when Markus Eggler accomplished the feat in Germany.
The foursome is playing some good curling as of late, making the finals in four of their past five events.
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