OTTAWA — It’s almost hard to fathom that this is only the second Olympic curling trials for Brad Gushue. His first one came 12 years ago. The then 25-year-old from St. John’s caught everyone off guard, going on an improbable run to win the tournament and then capture gold in Italy along with Mark Nichols, Russ […]
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Bad break: Brad Gushue's rock picks on debris and Brad Jacobs capitalizes for win
OTTAWA — Brad Gushue calls it one of the worst picked rocks in his career. Facing three Brad Jacobs’ stones in the third end, Gushue’s last shot picked debris on the ice and came to a screeching halt. It led to a steal of three for Jacobs. It gave him a 4-0 lead. Game over. Jacobs cruised to […]
St. John's rolls out red carpet to celebrate Team Gushue's historic run
ST JOHN’S — In an overfilled room of fans at the historic Bally Haly Country Club, local band, The Navigators, played the now famous Team Gushue entrance song, The Islander. People clapped and cheered in unison awaiting the arrival of their local heroes on Wednesday night. Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker walked […]
Team Gushue's improbable run can end in historic fashion at curling worlds
EDMONTON — It wasn’t all that long ago that Brad Gushue’s Rink out of the Bally Haly Curling Club in St. John’s was on the edge of disaster at the Tim Hortons Brier. An 8-4 loss against Northwest Territories in their fifth game dropped Gushue to a 3-2 record, stunning a city and province that had great expectations for their hometown team. […]
Gushue's rink overcomes expectations, injuries to reach worlds
EDMONTON — In just a little less than one month, Brad Gushue’s rink out of the Bally Haly Country Club in St. John’s has captured a Brier title at home, played in a Grand Slam of Curling event in Nova Scotia and is now representing Canada at the World Curling Championships in Edmonton. “We’re going […]