Canada’s Gushue falls against Sweden’s Edin at the world championship in men’s curling
LAS VEGAS – Canada’s Brad Gushue suffered his first defeat in a round-robin game at the men’s curling championships on Wednesday, a 7-5 loss to Swedish Niklas Edin
Gushue’s record dropped to 6-1 but still led the table after today’s opening draw. Edin improved to 6-2.
After days of games with wild dash results, Wednesday’s matchup between two of the world’s best teams developed more like a chess match.
The first pair of the match did not come until the seventh end. A Swedish come-around attempt was a bit heavy, which meant that Gushue could make the second.
Edin responded with his own pair at the eighth end to return to the lead.
Gushue had a chance at two in the ninth, but missed his last shot, giving Edin the hammer with the score 5-5 and going into the final end.
Edin ended the win with a takeout on his last shot of the match.
Canada would play Finland in the evening draw at the Orleans Arena.
Gushue won his fourth Brier title in six years at last month’s national championship. He won Olympic bronze in February at the Beijing Games.
St. John’s ship won its lone world title in 2017.
Edin, a five-time world champion, beat Gushue in the playoffs in Beijing on his way to a gold medal. The Swedish jumper is a three-time defending world champion.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on April 6, 2022.
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