Canada Brad Gushue Falls Sweden Niklas Edin World Men S Curling Championship

Gushue suffered its first defeat in the round match on Wednesday, a 7-5 defeat by the Swede Niklas Edin. Gushue’s record improved to 7-1 later in the day with an 8-3 victory over Finland’s Kalle Kiiskinen. Edin, the dominant Olympiakos and world champion, rejected the decision with 7-5 to the South Korean Su-Hook Kim. Canada topped the 13-team standings ahead of Scot Kyle Waddell (6-2), Sweden (6-3), American Korey Dropkin, Swiss Yannick Schwaller and South Korea (5-3). After days of games with inconsistent starts and crazy scores due to unpredictable ice conditions, the Canada-Sweden match between two of the top teams in the world developed more like a chess match. “They were our 10 best extremes,” Gushue said. “I think if we play this kind of game against most teams out there, we will be successful, but Niklas is at a different level than most teams here.” Gushue said improved ice conditions and a more regular game made his only defeat so far at the Orleans Arena less stressful than his first victories. “We knew what the rocks would do and we were sure we could do it on the pitch on any rock,” Gushue said. “When you subtract that level of stress we had in the first six games, it makes it easier.” Gushue had a chance to score a lot of points in the sixth half, but a mishap left Sweden with a steal. The first pair of the game did not reach the seventh end. A Swedish return attempt was a bit heavy, allowing Gushue to score the duo. Edin responded with a pair of his own at the eighth end to return to the lead. Gushue had a chance for two in the ninth, but missed his last shot, giving the hammer to Edin with a score of 5-5 to enter the final goal. Edin ended the victory with a take-out on his last shot in the game. “We both made some mistakes out there,” Gushue said. “Unfortunately we probably made one more of them.” Finland (3-6) made a change of line-up on Wednesday due to a positive COVID-19 test. Alternate Jermu Pollanen finished second for Leo Ouni. Canada scored a double in the third end and took another pair in the sixth when Kiiskinen’s last stone was rolled in a triple take-out attempt. The teams shook hands after a two-pointer from the Canadian in the ninth end. Gushue, of St. John’s’s missed his fourth Brier title in six years in last month’s national championship. The team played as a trio last weekend after vice-president Mark Nichols tested positive for COVID-19. Gushue had no substitute at the event. EJ Harnden serves as the fifth team in the world. Gushue, Nichols, second Brett Gallant and leader Geoff Walker won bronze at the Olympics last February. Their only world title together came in 2017. Edin, a five-time world champion, defeated Guswe in the Beijing semifinals on his way to the gold medal. The Swedish skip is the three-time defending world champion. This Canadian Press report was first published on April 6, 2022.

title: “Canada Brad Gushue Falls Sweden Niklas Edin World Men S Curling Championship " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-11” author: “Roger Alexander”

Gushue suffered its first defeat in the round match on Wednesday, a 7-5 defeat by the Swede Niklas Edin. Gushue’s record improved to 7-1 later in the day with an 8-3 victory over Finland’s Kalle Kiiskinen. Edin, the dominant Olympiakos and world champion, rejected the decision with 7-5 to the South Korean Su-Hook Kim. Canada topped the 13-team standings ahead of Scot Kyle Waddell (6-2), Sweden (6-3), American Korey Dropkin, Swiss Yannick Schwaller and South Korea (5-3). After days of games with inconsistent starts and crazy scores due to unpredictable ice conditions, the Canada-Sweden match between two of the top teams in the world developed more like a chess match. “They were our 10 best extremes,” Gushue said. “I think if we play this kind of game against most teams out there, we will be successful, but Niklas is at a different level than most teams here.” Gushue said improved ice conditions and a more regular game made his only defeat so far at the Orleans Arena less stressful than his first victories. “We knew what the rocks would do and we were sure we could do it on the pitch on any rock,” Gushue said. “When you subtract that level of stress we had in the first six games, it makes it easier.” Gushue had a chance to score a lot of points in the sixth half, but a mishap left Sweden with a steal. The first pair of the game did not reach the seventh end. A Swedish return attempt was a bit heavy, allowing Gushue to score the duo. Edin responded with a pair of his own at the eighth end to return to the lead. Gushue had a chance for two in the ninth, but missed his last shot, giving the hammer to Edin with a score of 5-5 to enter the final goal. Edin ended the victory with a take-out on his last shot in the game. “We both made some mistakes out there,” Gushue said. “Unfortunately we probably made one more of them.” Finland (3-6) made a change of line-up on Wednesday due to a positive COVID-19 test. Alternate Jermu Pollanen finished second for Leo Ouni. Canada scored a double in the third end and took another pair in the sixth when Kiiskinen’s last stone was rolled in a triple take-out attempt. The teams shook hands after a two-pointer from the Canadian in the ninth end. Gushue, of St. John’s’s missed his fourth Brier title in six years in last month’s national championship. The team played as a trio last weekend after vice-president Mark Nichols tested positive for COVID-19. Gushue had no substitute at the event. EJ Harnden serves as the fifth team in the world. Gushue, Nichols, second Brett Gallant and leader Geoff Walker won bronze at the Olympics last February. Their only world title together came in 2017. Edin, a five-time world champion, defeated Guswe in the Beijing semifinals on his way to the gold medal. The Swedish skip is the three-time defending world champion. This Canadian Press report was first published on April 6, 2022.