Conditions can entice even the most experienced bookmakers to make uncharacteristic mistakes, leading to highly scored extremes and lots of steals. The mercury conditions created a nervous game on Tuesday, as Canada fell early into a big hole, then came to life and remained undefeated with the 11-7 victory over Germany. Canada lost 5-1 after three goals against Germany’s Sixten Totzek (3-3), but Gushue’s team came back to improve to 6-0. “I felt when we were down 5-1, we were really lucky to be down 5-1,” Gushue said. “I knew that if we could get a two-pointer, we could get back in the game and luckily we got some three-pointers.” The Germans accepted after Canada scored three in the ninth end. It was the third three-pointer of the match for the Canadians. “You will see more big goals scored, you will see more steals due to the ice conditions. It has improved, but it is not usually what we played in a Brier or a Grand Slam. “So, you’ll see a few more mistakes from the omissions. So instead of having an easy pull on the button or the quadruped, something happens and you give up a steal of two.” The victory gives Gushue a pillow at the top of the standings for a match against Sweden’s Olympian and world champion Niklas Edin on Wednesday morning. Canada plays Finland in Wednesday’s late draw. The top six teams at the end of the round robin on Friday advance to the playoffs. The first two seeds win a farewell to Saturday afternoon semifinals with the three to six seeds playing that day to join them. The medal races are Sunday. “We love the position we are in,” Gushue said. “I do not necessarily like how we got here.” After two days with only one match in the afternoon draw, Canada will close with three consecutive days of separate matches between morning and evening draw. “We feel like we’re running out of batteries a little bit,” said Gushue, whose team played in four of the tournament ‘s first five draws. “But it will definitely be different in the next three days. “I guess because we go evening-morning, that afternoon you will probably want to take a nap in there. It does not leave you much time to go out and see the sights in Vegas.” Gushue, the third Mark Nichols, the second Brett Gallant and the head Geoff Walker from St. John’s, NL, are seeking a second world title after winning their first at Edmonton in 2017. The four were runners-up in Las Vegas in 2018 when they lost to Edin in the final. Gushue was unable to represent Canada at the 2020 World Cup, which was canceled in Glasgow, Scotland, due to the COVID-19 epidemic. His team won their fourth Canadian men’s title at Lethbridge, Alta, in March. Gushue, Gallant and Walker played as a three-man team last weekend because Nichols had COVID-19. Totzek, 22, overtook Germany 4-9 on his World Cup debut last year in Calgary. After stealing a point at the opening end, Canada left five to go 5-1 after three ends. The Canadians countered with a three-pointer quarterback to return to the game, then broke the opening with three more in the sixth. “If we made a mistake in four and left two or three more, the game is practically over,” Gushue said. “So it’s not a nice place. “But unlike Lethbridge in Brier, you feel you have more chances. If we are four down in Lethbridge, with the ice as good as it is and the players as good as it is, the chances of you coming back are slim to none.” Edin, Gushue and Italian Joel Retornaz are the three teams in the World Cup that are competing at the end of their Olympic participation in February. Edin won the Gold and Bronze Gushue in Beijing. Gushue lost 5-3 to Edin in the semifinals there. Five-time world champion Edin lost two of the four to open the World Cup, but has started to climb in the standings against Canada. This Canadian Press report was first published on April 5, 2022.
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Conditions can entice even the most experienced bookmakers to make uncharacteristic mistakes, leading to highly scored extremes and lots of steals. The mercury conditions created a nervous game on Tuesday, as Canada fell early into a big hole, then came to life and remained undefeated with the 11-7 victory over Germany. Canada lost 5-1 after three goals against Germany’s Sixten Totzek (3-4), but Gushue’s team came back to improve to 6-0. “I felt when we were down 5-1, we were really lucky to be down 5-1,” Gushue said. “I knew that if we could get a two-pointer, we could get back in the game and luckily we got some three-pointers.” The Germans accepted after Canada scored three in the ninth end. It was the third three-pointer of the match for the Canadians. “You will see more big goals scored, you will see more steals due to the ice conditions. It has improved, but it is not usually what we played in a Brier or a Grand Slam. “So, you’ll see a few more mistakes from the omissions. So instead of having an easy pull on the button or the quadruped, something happens and you give up a steal of two.” The victory gives Gushue a pillow at the top of the standings for a match against Sweden’s Olympian and world champion Niklas Edin on Wednesday morning. Canada plays Finland in Wednesday’s late draw. The top six teams at the end of the round robin on Friday advance to the playoffs. The first two seeds win a farewell to Saturday afternoon semifinals with the three to six seeds playing that day to join them. The medal races are Sunday. “We love the position we are in,” Gushue said. “I do not necessarily like how we got here.” Edin lost two of the four to open the World Cup, but has begun to rise in the standings against Canada. It beat Germany 7-2 in Tuesday’s late draw to improve to 5-2, good for a second-place draw with Scotland. Switzerland was fourth with 4-2, followed by Italy, South Korea and the United States with 3-3. After two days with only one match in the afternoon draw, Canada will close with three consecutive days of separate matches between morning and evening draw. “We feel like we’re running out of batteries a little bit,” said Gushue, whose team played in four of the tournament ‘s first five draws. “But it will definitely be different in the next three days. “I guess because we go evening-morning, that afternoon you will probably want to take a nap in there. It does not leave you much time to go out and see the sights in Vegas.” Gushue, the third Mark Nichols, the second Brett Gallant and the head Geoff Walker from St. John’s, NL, are seeking a second world title after winning their first at Edmonton in 2017. The four were runners-up in Las Vegas in 2018 when they lost to Edin in the final. Gushue was unable to represent Canada at the 2020 World Cup, which was canceled in Glasgow, Scotland, due to the COVID-19 epidemic. His team won their fourth Canadian men’s title at Lethbridge, Alta, in March. Gushue, Gallant and Walker played as a three-man team last weekend because Nichols had COVID-19. Totzek, 22, overtook Germany 4-9 on his World Cup debut last year in Calgary. After stealing a point at the opening end, Canada left five to go 5-1 after three ends. The Canadians countered with a three-pointer quarterback to return to the game, then broke the opening with three more in the sixth. “If we made a mistake in four and left two or three more, the game is practically over,” Gushue said. “So it’s not a nice place. “But unlike Lethbridge in Brier, you feel you have more chances. If we are four down in Lethbridge, with the ice as good as it is and the players as good as it is, the chances of you coming back are slim to none.” Edin, Gushue and Italian Joel Retornaz are the three teams in the World Cup that are competing at the end of their Olympic participation in February. Edin won the Gold and Bronze Gushue in Beijing. Gushue lost 5-3 to Edin in the semifinals there. This Canadian Press report was first published on April 5, 2022.
