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{{Short description|Canadian curler (born 1980)}} |
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| Third = [[Mark Nichols (curler)|Mark Nichols]] |
| Third = [[Mark Nichols (curler)|Mark Nichols]] |
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| Second = [[Brendan Bottcher]] |
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| Lead = [[Geoff Walker (curler)|Geoff Walker]] |
| Lead = [[Geoff Walker (curler)|Geoff Walker]] |
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| Alternate = |
| Alternate = [[Adam Casey (curler)|Adam Casey]] |
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| Member Association = {{NL}} |
| Member Association = {{NL}} |
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| Brier appearances = |
| Brier appearances = 21 ({{Brier|2003}}, {{Brier|2004}}, {{Brier|2005}}, {{Brier|2007}}, {{Brier|2008}}, {{Brier|2009}}, {{Brier|2010}}, {{Brier|2011}}, {{Brier|2012}}, {{Brier|2013}}, {{Brier|2014}}, {{Brier|2015}}, {{Brier|2016}}, {{Brier|2017}}, {{Brier|2018}}, {{Brier|2019}}, {{Brier|2020}}, {{Brier|2021}}, {{Brier|2022}}, {{Brier|2023}}, {{Brier|2024}}) |
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| World Championship appearances = |
| World Championship appearances = 5 ({{WMCC|2017}}, {{WMCC|2018}}, {{WMCC|2022}}, {{WMCC|2023}}, {{WMCC|2024}}) |
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| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances = 1 ({{WMDCC|2021}}) |
| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances = 1 ({{WMDCC|2021}}) |
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| Pan Continental Championship appearances = |
| Pan Continental Championship appearances = 3 ({{PCCC|2022}}, {{PCCC|2023}}, {{PCCC|2024}}) |
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| Olympic appearances = 2 ([[Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]], [[Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2022]]) |
| Olympic appearances = 2 ([[Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]], [[Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2022]]) |
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| Top CCA ranking = 1st ([[2016–17 curling season|2016–17]], [[2017–18 curling season|2017–18]], [[2021–22 curling season|2021–22]], [[2022–23 curling season|2022–23]]) |
| Top CCA ranking = 1st ([[2016–17 curling season|2016–17]], [[2017–18 curling season|2017–18]], [[2021–22 curling season|2021–22]], [[2022–23 curling season|2022–23]], [[2023–24 curling season|2023–24]]) |
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| Grand Slam victories = |
| Grand Slam victories = 15 ([[2010 The National (January)|2010 National (Jan.)]], [[2014 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling|2014 Masters]], [[2014 Canadian Open of Curling|2014 Canadian Open]], [[2015 The National|2015 National]], [[2016 Elite 10]], [[2016 Players' Championship|2016 Players']], [[2017 Meridian Canadian Open|2017 Canadian Open]], [[2017 GSOC Tour Challenge|2017 Tour Challenge]], [[2017 Masters of Curling|2017 Masters]], [[2018 Humpty's Champions Cup|2018 Champions Cup]], [[2018 Elite 10 (September)|2018 Elite 10 (Sept.)]], [[2021 National]], [[2022 Champions Cup (curling)|2022 Champions Cup]], [[2022 National]], [[2024 Players' Championship|2024 Players']]) |
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[Curling]] }} |
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Curling]] }} |
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{{MedalSilver | [[2022 World Men's Curling Championship|2022 Las Vegas]] | }} |
{{MedalSilver | [[2022 World Men's Curling Championship|2022 Las Vegas]] | }} |
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{{MedalSilver | [[2023 World Men's Curling Championship|2023 Ottawa]] | }} |
{{MedalSilver | [[2023 World Men's Curling Championship|2023 Ottawa]] | }} |
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{{MedalSilver | [[2024 World Men's Curling Championship|2024 Schaffhausen]] | }} |
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{{MedalCompetition | [[World Junior Curling Championships|World Junior Championships]] }} |
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Junior Curling Championships|World Junior Championships]] }} |
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{{MedalGold| [[1998 World Junior Curling Championships|1998 Thunder Bay]] | }} |
{{MedalGold| [[1998 World Junior Curling Championships|1998 Thunder Bay]] | }} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships|2022 Calgary]]| }} |
{{MedalGold|[[2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships|2022 Calgary]]| }} |
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{{MedalGold|[[2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships|2023 Kelowna]]| }} |
{{MedalGold|[[2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships|2023 Kelowna]]| }} |
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{{MedalCompetition | [[ |
{{MedalCompetition | [[The Brier]] }} |
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{{MedalGold| [[2018 Tim Hortons Brier|2018 Regina]] | }} |
{{MedalGold| [[2018 Tim Hortons Brier|2018 Regina]] | }} |
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{{MedalGold| [[2023 Tim Hortons Brier|2023 London]] | }} |
{{MedalGold| [[2023 Tim Hortons Brier|2023 London]] | }} |
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{{MedalGold| [[2024 Montana's Brier|2024 Regina]] | }} |
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{{MedalCountry | {{NL}} }} |
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{{MedalCompetition | [[Canadian Olympic Curling Trials|Canadian Olympic Trials]] }} |
{{MedalCompetition | [[Canadian Olympic Curling Trials|Canadian Olympic Trials]] }} |
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{{MedalCompetition | [[Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Curling Trials|Canadian Olympic Mixed Doubles Trials]] }} |
{{MedalCompetition | [[Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Curling Trials|Canadian Olympic Mixed Doubles Trials]] }} |
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{{MedalSilver | [[2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials|2018 Portage la Prairie]] | }} |
{{MedalSilver | [[2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials|2018 Portage la Prairie]] | }} |
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{{MedalCompetition | [[ |
{{MedalCompetition | [[The Brier]] }} |
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{{MedalGold| [[2017 Tim Hortons Brier|2017 St. John's]] | }} |
{{MedalGold| [[2017 Tim Hortons Brier|2017 St. John's]] | }} |
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{{MedalGold| [[2020 Tim Hortons Brier|2020 Kingston]] | }} |
{{MedalGold| [[2020 Tim Hortons Brier|2020 Kingston]] | }} |
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{{MedalGold| [[2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|2021 Calgary]] | }} |
{{MedalGold| [[2021 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|2021 Calgary]] | }} |
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{{MedalCountry | {{flagicon|NL}} Wild Card }} |
{{MedalCountry | {{flagicon|NL}} Wild Card }} |
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{{MedalCompetition | [[ |
{{MedalCompetition | [[The Brier]] }} |
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{{MedalGold| [[2022 Tim Hortons Brier|2022 Lethbridge]] | }} |
{{MedalGold| [[2022 Tim Hortons Brier|2022 Lethbridge]] | }} |
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'''Bradley Raymond Gushue''', [[Order of Newfoundland and Labrador|ONL]] ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|ʊ|ʒ|u}} {{respell|GUU|zhoo}};<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezXmWHOrhDU|title=Sweeps and Stones: A Canadian Curling Story - Episode 5|website=www.youtube.com|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref> born June 16, 1980) is a Canadian curler from [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]].<ref name="Media Guide">{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/09/2022-PointsBet-Invitational-media-guide-1.pdf|title=2022 Points Bet Invitational Media Guide|website=Curling Canada|access-date=September 17, 2022}}</ref> Gushue, along with teammates [[Russ Howard]], [[Mark Nichols (curler)|Mark Nichols]], [[Jamie Korab]] and [[Mike Adam]], represented Canada in [[curling]] at the [[2006 Winter Olympics]], where they [[Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics#Gold medal game - Friday, February 24, 1730|won the gold medal]] by defeating Finland 10–4. He also represented Canada at the [[Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022 Winter Olympics]], where he won a bronze medal. In addition to the Olympics, Gushue won the [[2017 World Men's Curling Championship]] with teammates [[Mark Nichols (curler)|Mark Nichols]], [[Brett Gallant]], and [[Geoff Walker (curler)|Geoff Walker]]. He is a record |
'''Bradley Raymond Gushue''', [[Order of Newfoundland and Labrador|ONL]] ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|ʊ|ʒ|u}} {{respell|GUU|zhoo}};<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezXmWHOrhDU |title=Sweeps and Stones: A Canadian Curling Story - Episode 5 |website=www.youtube.com |date=March 17, 2022 |access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref> born June 16, 1980) is a Canadian curler from [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador]].<ref name="Media Guide">{{Cite web |url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/09/2022-PointsBet-Invitational-media-guide-1.pdf |title=2022 Points Bet Invitational Media Guide |website=Curling Canada |access-date=September 17, 2022}}</ref> Gushue, along with teammates [[Russ Howard]], [[Mark Nichols (curler)|Mark Nichols]], [[Jamie Korab]] and [[Mike Adam]], represented Canada in [[curling]] at the [[2006 Winter Olympics]], where they [[Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics#Gold medal game - Friday, February 24, 1730|won the gold medal]] by defeating Finland 10–4.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gu/brad-gushue-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418085725/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gu/brad-gushue-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020}}</ref> He also represented Canada at the [[Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022 Winter Olympics]], where he won a bronze medal. In addition to the Olympics, Gushue won the [[2017 World Men's Curling Championship]] with teammates [[Mark Nichols (curler)|Mark Nichols]], [[Brett Gallant]], and [[Geoff Walker (curler)|Geoff Walker]]. He is a record six-time [[Tim Hortons Brier|Brier]] champion skip, having won in [[2017 Tim Hortons Brier|2017]], [[2018 Tim Hortons Brier|2018]], [[2020 Tim Hortons Brier|2020]], [[2022 Tim Hortons Brier|2022]], [[2023 Tim Hortons Brier|2023]] and [[2024 Montana's Brier|2024]] all with Nichols, Gallant and Walker, except for 2023 and 2024 with [[E. J. Harnden]] replacing Gallant. Their win in 2017 was Newfoundland and Labrador's first Brier title in 41 years. At the [[2018 Tim Hortons Brier]], Gushue set a new record for Brier game wins as a skip, breaking a three-way tie with previous record-holders [[Russ Howard]] and [[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]].<ref name="CurlCan"/> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Gushue is a six-time ([[1995 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|1995]], [[1996 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|1996]], [[1998 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|1998]], [[1999 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|1999]], [[2000 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|2000]], [[2001 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|2001]]) provincial junior curling champion in his home province of [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]], the last five as skip. He finished with a bronze medal at the [[1999 Canadian Junior Curling Championships]], a silver medal at the [[2000 Canadian Junior Curling Championships]], and in 2001, he not only won |
Gushue is a six-time ([[1995 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|1995]], [[1996 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|1996]], [[1998 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|1998]], [[1999 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|1999]], [[2000 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|2000]], [[2001 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|2001]]) provincial junior curling champion in his home province of [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]], the last five as skip. He finished with a bronze medal at the [[1999 Canadian Junior Curling Championships]], a silver medal at the [[2000 Canadian Junior Curling Championships]], and in 2001, he not only won the [[2001 Canadian Junior Curling Championships|2001 Canadian Juniors]] but the team would go on to win the [[World Junior Curling Championships|World Junior Championships]] as well. Gushue was also the alternate for [[John Morris (curler)|John Morris]] at the 1998 World Junior Championships, which Morris won. |
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After his outstanding career as a junior, Gushue made an impressive transition into men's curling, and his team quickly became a competitive force. Gushue |
After his outstanding career as a junior, Gushue made an impressive transition into men's curling, and his team quickly became a competitive force. After finishing in 4th place in the 2002 Newfoundland and Labrador provincials, Gushue would then win the provincial tankard the following year, and qualify for the [[2003 Nokia Brier]], where he finished with a 6–5 record. By the [[2004 Nokia Brier]], Gushue proved not only was he one of the best curlers in Newfoundland, but one of the best in Canada, when his team finished with an 8–4 record. The following year, Gushue qualified for the [[2005 Tim Hortons Brier]], where his team once again finished 6–5. |
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In May 2005, Gushue brought in former world champion [[Russ Howard]] as fifth man on the team to bring experience and advice for the Canadian Olympic trials. Shortly afterward, second Mike Adam volunteered to step aside for Howard, as the team felt that Howard's skills and experience gave them the best chance to make it to the Olympics. Howard, playing as second, was given the right to call the team's shots as a skip would but would defer to Gushue for the final word on calls. (Under international rules, Howard was nominally the skip, holding the broom in the house and sweeping opponents' stones behind the tee line.) The personnel change was a success, as Gushue defeated [[Jeff Stoughton]]'s team in the Olympic trials final on December 11, 2005, qualifying him to represent Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in [[Turin]], Italy. At the Olympics, he defeated surprise finalist [[Finland]]'s [[Markku Uusipaavalniemi]] to win the gold medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/gushue-rink-takes-torino-gold-1.571431|title=Gushue rink takes Torino gold|publisher=CBC News|date=February 24, 2006|access-date= |
In May 2005, Gushue brought in former world champion [[Russ Howard]] as fifth man on the team to bring experience and advice for the Canadian Olympic trials. Shortly afterward, second Mike Adam volunteered to step aside for Howard, as the team felt that Howard's skills and experience gave them the best chance to make it to the Olympics. Howard, playing as second, was given the right to call the team's shots as a skip would but would defer to Gushue for the final word on calls. (Under international rules, Howard was nominally the skip, holding the broom in the house and sweeping opponents' stones behind the tee line.) The personnel change was a success, as Gushue defeated [[Jeff Stoughton]]'s team in the Olympic trials final on December 11, 2005, qualifying him to represent Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in [[Turin]], Italy. At the Olympics, he defeated surprise finalist [[Finland]]'s [[Markku Uusipaavalniemi]] to win the gold medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/gushue-rink-takes-torino-gold-1.571431 |title=Gushue rink takes Torino gold |publisher=CBC News |date=February 24, 2006 |access-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref> |
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With his teammates, Gushue became the first Newfoundlander ever to win an Olympic gold medal. Before the gold medal match, a provincial order allowed for the closure of all schools at noon that day, one hour before local coverage of the event began.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date= |
With his teammates, Gushue became the first Newfoundlander ever to win an Olympic gold medal. Before the gold medal match, a provincial order allowed for the closure of all schools at noon that day, one hour before local coverage of the event began.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date=February 23, 2006 |title=Burke closes schools for curling final |url=http://www.cbc.ca/nl/story/nf_burke_schools_20060223.html |work= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706183501/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2006/02/23/nf_burke_schools_20060223.html |archive-date=July 6, 2007}}</ref> |
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In 2007, Gushue replaced [[Mike Adam]] with [[Chris Schille]] as second. A month following their runner-up finish at the [[2007 Tim Hortons Brier]] in Hamilton, Gushue announced that [[Jamie Korab]], a longtime teammate, was also cut from the team. Despite a strong Brier appearance and season, Gushue said that the team seemed to lack a needed chemistry and that Korab's departure was a group decision.<ref>{{cite web|first=Robin|last=Short|url=http://www.thetelegram.com/Football/2007-04-05/article-1443013/Korab-cut/1|title=Korab cut|work=The Telegram|location=St. John's|date=April 5, 2007|access-date= |
In 2007, Gushue replaced [[Mike Adam]] with [[Chris Schille]] as second. A month following their runner-up finish at the [[2007 Tim Hortons Brier]] in Hamilton, Gushue announced that [[Jamie Korab]], a longtime teammate, was also cut from the team. Despite a strong Brier appearance and season, Gushue said that the team seemed to lack a needed chemistry and that Korab's departure was a group decision.<ref>{{cite web |first=Robin |last=Short |url=http://www.thetelegram.com/Football/2007-04-05/article-1443013/Korab-cut/1 |title=Korab cut |work=The Telegram |location=St. John's |date=April 5, 2007 |access-date=November 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106235726/http://www.thetelegram.com/Football/2007-04-05/article-1443013/Korab-cut/1 |archive-date=November 6, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2008, [[David Noftall]] assumed the lead position, but this did not prove to be a winning combination. |
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In April 2008, Gushue replaced his front-end for the sixth straight year: [[Jamie Korab]] rejoined the team as lead and [[Ryan Fry]] joined the team at second.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/story/?id=235831 |title=TSN Curling Report |access-date= |
In April 2008, Gushue replaced his front-end for the sixth straight year: [[Jamie Korab]] rejoined the team as lead and [[Ryan Fry]] joined the team at second.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/story/?id=235831 |title=TSN Curling Report |access-date=November 12, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112041616/http://www.tsn.ca/curling/story/?id=235831 |archive-date=January 12, 2009}}</ref> Gushue failed to make it out of the [[2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials]] pre-qualifying tournament, where they won just one game. |
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In April 2010, [[Randy Ferbey]] joined Gushue's team holding the broom but throwing third rocks. Gushue continued to throw last rocks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/othersports/2010/04/06/13490786.html|title=Ferbey will throw third rocks|work=Edmonton Sun|date=April 6, 2010|access-date=2023 |
In April 2010, [[Randy Ferbey]] joined Gushue's team holding the broom but throwing third rocks. Gushue continued to throw last rocks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/othersports/2010/04/06/13490786.html |title=Ferbey will throw third rocks |work=Edmonton Sun |date=April 6, 2010 |access-date=December 3, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017163735/http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/othersports/2010/04/06/13490786.html |archivedate=October 17, 2015}}</ref> [[Mark Nichols (curler)|Mark Nichols]] moved from third to second position and [[Ryan Fry]] played lead. [[Jamie Korab]] decided to take a year or two off. In their first event as a team, the rink lost to [[Thomas Lips]] in the final of the [[2010 Baden Masters]]. |
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On February 9, 2011, [[Randy Ferbey]] announced that he was no longer curling with the Gushue team. He stated, "I was done curling with them in Oshawa (The BDO Canadian Open Grand Slam Event).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Curling/2011/02/09/17215346.html|title=Ferbey done with Gushue|publisher=Canoe.com Sports|date=February 9, 2011|access-date=2023 |
On February 9, 2011, [[Randy Ferbey]] announced that he was no longer curling with the Gushue team. He stated, "I was done curling with them in Oshawa (The BDO Canadian Open Grand Slam Event).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Curling/2011/02/09/17215346.html |title=Ferbey done with Gushue |publisher=Canoe.com Sports |date=February 9, 2011 |access-date=December 3, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113224641/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Curling/2011/02/09/17215346.html |archivedate=January 13, 2016}}</ref> |
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For the 2011–12 season, Gushue put together a team of Ryan Fry, Geoff Walker of Alberta, and Adam Casey of PEI. |
For the 2011–12 season, Gushue put together a team of Ryan Fry, Geoff Walker of Alberta, and Adam Casey of PEI. |
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Gushue played in the [[2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials – Road to the Roar]] and just missed out on advancing to the [[2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials]], losing to the eventual Olympic gold medallist [[Brad Jacobs (curler)|Brad Jacobs]] rink in the final qualifying game. He would still be at the Olympic Trials as the alternate for Kevin Martin's team, winning a bronze medal as the alternate. |
Gushue played in the [[2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials – Road to the Roar]] and just missed out on advancing to the [[2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials]], losing to the eventual Olympic gold medallist [[Brad Jacobs (curler)|Brad Jacobs]] rink in the final qualifying game. He would still be at the Olympic Trials as the alternate for Kevin Martin's team, winning a bronze medal as the alternate. |
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At the [[2015 GSOC Tour Challenge]], the team turned heads when they debuted a new sweeping technique with just one sweeper, as opposed to the traditional two. This was a result of adopting new brush heads which could dramatically alter the trajectory of rocks. These innovations ultimately resulted in the "[[broomgate]]" scandal of the [[2015–16 curling season|2015–16 season]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/sports/one-for-the-money-132297/ |title=One for the money |website=Saltwire |author=Kenn Oliver |date=September 18, 2015 |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Five Years After Curling's Biggest Scandal |date=November 21, 2020 |website=[[The Curling News]] |url=https://www.thecurlingnews.com/news/five-years-after-curlings-biggest-scandal |access-date=May 19, 2024}}</ref> |
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He teamed up with [[Val Sweeting]] at the [[2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials]], finishing as runner-up. |
He teamed up with [[Val Sweeting]] at the [[2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials]], finishing as runner-up. |
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In 2020, Gushue played with his |
In 2020, Gushue played with his eldest daughter Hayley at the Newfoundland and Labrador mixed doubles championship. The duo made it to the final, earning the silver medal. He would team up with his youngest daughter, Marissa, for the 2024 mixed doubles championship. They would also make the final, earning him another provincial silver medal. |
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In 2022, Gushue announced that their second Brett Gallant would be departing the team due to him moving out of Newfoundland.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=TeamGushue |number=1505189074218409989 |title=Team Update}}</ref> |
In 2022, Gushue announced that their second Brett Gallant would be departing the team due to him moving out of Newfoundland.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=TeamGushue |number=1505189074218409989 |title=Team Update}}</ref> |
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=== Brier appearances === |
=== Brier appearances === |
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Gushue has played in |
Gushue has played in 21 Briers, Canada's national men's curling championship, more than any other curler, and has won the event six times, equalling the most ever with teammates [[Mark Nichols (curler)|Mark Nichols]] and [[Geoff Walker (curler)|Geoff Walker]] and Albertan [[Randy Ferbey]]. Gushue has represented his native Newfoundland and Labrador at every Brier except in [[2018 Tim Hortons Brier|2018]], [[2019 Tim Hortons Brier|2019]], [[2021 Tim Hortons Brier|2021]], [[2023 Tim Hortons Brier|2023]] and {{Brier|2024}}, where as defending champion, his rink was designated Team Canada, and at the [[2022 Tim Hortons Brier]], when he was the Wild Card 1 team, as the team missed the Newfoundland and Labrador playdowns as they were at the Olympics. Since his first showing at the Brier in 2003, he has played in the event every year since, except in 2006, when he was unable to participate due to being at the Olympics in Italy. In 2004, Gushue was named the All Star skip at the Brier for the first time. |
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Gushue won the 2007 [[Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard|provincial championship]], defeating [[Trent Skanes]] in the final. Gushue seemed ready to add a Brier title to his Olympic Gold, finishing the round robin of the [[2007 Tim Hortons Brier]] with a strong 8–3 record for 2nd place, earning himself a spot in the 1v2 Page Playoff game, where he beat Ontario's [[Glenn Howard]] (who he had lost to in the round robin) with a calm, measured performance. Critics said he could not muster without Russ any longer with him to tame his overly aggressive tendencies. His team thus advanced to the final, where they would have a rematch with Howard, and this time would lose, in a game that would turn when in the 7th end tied 5-5 and with hammer, rather than taking 1, Brad tried an extremely difficult (many said impossible) shot for 3 or 4, which he would miss to give up a crucial steal of 2, firmly handing the momentum over to the Howard side. This choice led to many of his critics again questioning his brash nature of wanting to go for the boldest shots unnecessarily at times and questioning if he could ever win again without strategic mastermind Russ Howard still at his side. |
Gushue won the 2007 [[Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard|provincial championship]], defeating [[Trent Skanes]] in the final. Gushue seemed ready to add a Brier title to his Olympic Gold, finishing the round robin of the [[2007 Tim Hortons Brier]] with a strong 8–3 record for 2nd place, earning himself a spot in the 1v2 Page Playoff game, where he beat Ontario's [[Glenn Howard]] (who he had lost to in the round robin) with a calm, measured performance. Critics said he could not muster without Russ any longer with him to tame his overly aggressive tendencies. His team thus advanced to the final, where they would have a rematch with Howard, and this time would lose, in a game that would turn when in the 7th end tied 5-5 and with hammer, rather than taking 1, Brad tried an extremely difficult (many said impossible) shot for 3 or 4, which he would miss to give up a crucial steal of 2, firmly handing the momentum over to the Howard side. This choice led to many of his critics again questioning his brash nature of wanting to go for the boldest shots unnecessarily at times and questioning if he could ever win again without strategic mastermind Russ Howard still at his side. |
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Gushue won his second straight provincial title, defeating Labrador City's [[Keith Ryan (curler)|Keith Ryan]] in the 2008 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard. At the [[2008 Tim Hortons Brier]], Gushue's team failed to make the playoffs, losing a tie-breaker to [[British Columbia]]'s [[Bob Ursel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.curlingscoops.com/events/brier08.html |title=The 2008 Tim Hortons Brier |publisher=Curling Scoops |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422225115/http://www.curlingscoops.com/events/brier08.html |archive-date=April 22, 2008 |
Gushue won his second straight provincial title, defeating Labrador City's [[Keith Ryan (curler)|Keith Ryan]] in the 2008 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard. At the [[2008 Tim Hortons Brier]], Gushue's team failed to make the playoffs, losing a tie-breaker to [[British Columbia]]'s [[Bob Ursel]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.curlingscoops.com/events/brier08.html |title=The 2008 Tim Hortons Brier |publisher=Curling Scoops |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422225115/http://www.curlingscoops.com/events/brier08.html |archive-date=April 22, 2008}}</ref> |
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At the 2009 Brier, Team Gushue performed strongly, ending the round robin in 3rd place. However, a loss in the 3v4 game to eventual runner-up Jeff Stoughton left him finishing the event in 4th place. |
At the 2009 Brier, Team Gushue performed strongly, ending the round robin in 3rd place. However, a loss in the 3v4 game to eventual runner-up Jeff Stoughton left him finishing the event in 4th place. |
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At the [[2015 Tim Hortons Brier]], Gushue would have a great round-robin, finishing 2nd at 9–2, including making the shot of the week to win in an extra end against Alberta. Said shot earned him an appearance on [[The Sports Network|TSN]] [[SportsCentre]]'s "1v1" segment and ultimately became the first athlete to retire as 1v1 Champion, winning the fan vote ten times in a row against other spectacular plays in the world of sports. In the playoffs, Gushue would lose both the 1v2 game to the 2014 Olympic and 2013 Brier Champion, Brad Jacobs, and the semifinal to eventual winner [[Pat Simmons (curler)|Pat Simmons]]. In the bronze medal game against [[Steve Laycock]]'s Saskatchewan team, Gushue would lose in an extra end when he missed a difficult runback shot. |
At the [[2015 Tim Hortons Brier]], Gushue would have a great round-robin, finishing 2nd at 9–2, including making the shot of the week to win in an extra end against Alberta. Said shot earned him an appearance on [[The Sports Network|TSN]] [[SportsCentre]]'s "1v1" segment and ultimately became the first athlete to retire as 1v1 Champion, winning the fan vote ten times in a row against other spectacular plays in the world of sports. In the playoffs, Gushue would lose both the 1v2 game to the 2014 Olympic and 2013 Brier Champion, Brad Jacobs, and the semifinal to eventual winner [[Pat Simmons (curler)|Pat Simmons]]. In the bronze medal game against [[Steve Laycock]]'s Saskatchewan team, Gushue would lose in an extra end when he missed a difficult runback shot. |
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Gushue won the [[Ford Hot Shots]] skills competition at the [[2016 Tim Hortons Brier]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Brad Gushue wins Ford Hot Shots Competition|url=http://www.curling.ca/blog/2016/03/05/brad-gushue-wins-ford-hot-shots-competition/|website=Curling Canada|access-date=March 5, 2016|date=March 5, 2016}}</ref> He finally made his second Brier final nine years after his loss to Glenn Howard in the 2007 Brier final, advancing by defeating his longtime nemesis Brad Jacobs in the 1v2 game, but as the favourite would fall to Kevin Koe who had come all the way from the 3v4 game. Both teams curled strongly in the final, with Team Gushue at 91% and Team Koe at 94%, but the main difference was at skip position, where Brad was a disappointing 81% vs the near-perfect 96% of Kevin Koe. |
Gushue won the [[Ford Hot Shots]] skills competition at the [[2016 Tim Hortons Brier]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Brad Gushue wins Ford Hot Shots Competition |url=http://www.curling.ca/blog/2016/03/05/brad-gushue-wins-ford-hot-shots-competition/ |website=Curling Canada |access-date=March 5, 2016 |date=March 5, 2016}}</ref> He finally made his second Brier final nine years after his loss to Glenn Howard in the 2007 Brier final, advancing by defeating his longtime nemesis Brad Jacobs in the 1v2 game, but as the favourite would fall to Kevin Koe who had come all the way from the 3v4 game. Both teams curled strongly in the final, with Team Gushue at 91% and Team Koe at 94%, but the main difference was at skip position, where Brad was a disappointing 81% vs the near-perfect 96% of Kevin Koe. |
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[[File:Brad Gushue 2018 Elite 10-001.jpg|thumb|left|Brad Gushue makes a delivery at the [[2018 Elite 10 (March)|2018 Elite 10]] event.]] |
[[File:Brad Gushue 2018 Elite 10-001.jpg|thumb|left|Brad Gushue makes a delivery at the [[2018 Elite 10 (March)|2018 Elite 10]] event.]] |
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In 2017 he played the Brier in his home province, and there was high hype for him to finally break the 41-year-old drought since the last Newfoundland Brier win and, at long last, win his first Brier after numerous near misses. The previous Brier winners, [[Jack MacDuff]] and his teammates from 1976, were in the crowd during the Opening Ceremonies. Starting in shaky form at 3–2 with losses to both Mike McEwen and shockingly, the Northwest Territories (whose win over Gushue would be their only win of the entire round robin), Gushue found his form thereafter and reeled off six consecutive wins to end up at a 9–2 record and 2nd place after the round robin. For the third time in his career, he would advance to the final by virtue of winning the 1v2 Page Playoff game, this time over [[Mike McEwen (curler)|Mike McEwen]] who had come into the playoffs as the #1 seed (with an identical 9–2 record, broken by virtue of his round robin win over Gushue). In a rematch of the 2016 final, he would face Kevin Koe (now representing Team Canada), who, just as in 2016, had come through the 3–4 game to the final and who had overcome a big deficit (5-3 without hammer) in beating Mike McEwen in the semifinals. In the final, starting with near-flawless play, Gushue would jump to a 5–1 lead. However, the team began to struggle slightly, compared to Team Canada, and with Team Koe curling better in the second half of the game, managing to tie the game in the 9th, at 6-6. On his final shot of the 10th end, Gushue nearly came up short in a draw shot, needing to hit the 8 foot to win, but his sweepers were able to get it there for him to finally win his first Brier with a 7–6 triumph. |
In 2017 he played the Brier in his home province, and there was high hype for him to finally break the 41-year-old drought since the last Newfoundland Brier win and, at long last, win his first Brier after numerous near misses. The previous Brier winners, [[Jack MacDuff]] and his teammates from 1976, were in the crowd during the Opening Ceremonies. Starting in shaky form at 3–2 with losses to both Mike McEwen and shockingly, the Northwest Territories (whose win over Gushue would be their only win of the entire round robin), Gushue found his form thereafter and reeled off six consecutive wins to end up at a 9–2 record and 2nd place after the round robin. For the third time in his career, he would advance to the final by virtue of winning the 1v2 Page Playoff game, this time over [[Mike McEwen (curler)|Mike McEwen]] who had come into the playoffs as the #1 seed (with an identical 9–2 record, broken by virtue of his round robin win over Gushue). In a rematch of the 2016 final, he would face Kevin Koe (now representing Team Canada), who, just as in 2016, had come through the 3–4 game to the final and who had overcome a big deficit (5-3 without hammer) in beating Mike McEwen in the semifinals. In the final, starting with near-flawless play, Gushue would jump to a 5–1 lead. However, the team began to struggle slightly, compared to Team Canada, and with Team Koe curling better in the second half of the game, managing to tie the game in the 9th, at 6-6. On his final shot of the 10th end, Gushue nearly came up short in a draw shot, needing to hit the 8 foot to win, but his sweepers were able to get it there for him to finally win his first Brier with a 7–6 triumph. |
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On March 5, 2018, early in the [[2018 Tim Hortons Brier]], Gushue skipped the 114th win of his Brier career, breaking a three-way tie for the most Brier game wins as a skip with previous record-holders [[Russ Howard]] and [[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]]. His first victory occurred on March 1, 2003, 15 years earlier.<ref name="CurlCan">{{cite news|title=Gushue breaks Tim Hortons Brier career victories record|url=http://www.curling.ca/blog/2018/03/05/gushue-breaks-tim-hortons-brier-career-victories-record/|access-date=March 6, 2018|publisher=Curling Canada|date=March 5, 2018}}</ref> Gushue, who was skipping Team Canada as defending champions would go on to win the event, claiming his second straight Brier title. |
On March 5, 2018, early in the [[2018 Tim Hortons Brier]], Gushue skipped the 114th win of his Brier career, breaking a three-way tie for the most Brier game wins as a skip with previous record-holders [[Russ Howard]] and [[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]]. His first victory occurred on March 1, 2003, 15 years earlier.<ref name="CurlCan">{{cite news |title=Gushue breaks Tim Hortons Brier career victories record |url=http://www.curling.ca/blog/2018/03/05/gushue-breaks-tim-hortons-brier-career-victories-record/ |access-date=March 6, 2018 |publisher=Curling Canada |date=March 5, 2018}}</ref> Gushue, who was skipping Team Canada as defending champions would go on to win the event, claiming his second straight Brier title. |
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⚫ | Gushue represented Team Canada once again at the [[2019 Tim Hortons Brier]]. After finishing the round robin with a 9–2 record, the team lost the 3v4 Page Playoff game to Team Wild Card, skipped by [[Brendan Bottcher]]. The loss forced Gushue to play in the Newfoundland and Labardor Tankard for the first time since 2017. He won the Tankard for the 15th time and represented his province at the [[2020 Tim Hortons Brier]]. Gushue led his rink to an 8–3 record at the Brier. He won three straight games in the playoffs to claim his third Brier championship, defeating Bottcher (skipping Team Alberta) in the final. It would be Gushue's last game for nearly eight months, as the season was cut short due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Gushue Sweeps First Event Since COVID Break |url=https://vocm.com/2020/11/01/gushue-sweeps-event/ |access-date=November 1, 2020 |publisher=VOCM |date=November 1, 2020}}</ref> forcing the [[2020 World Men's Curling Championship]] (which he qualified for as Brier champion) to be cancelled. |
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⚫ | Despite not being able to represent Canada at the [[World Men's Curling Championship]] in 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Team Gushue was designated as Team Canada at the [[2021 Tim Hortons Brier]], which was held [[Behind closed doors (sport)|Behind closed doors]] in a centralized "bubble" in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]]. After going 6–2 in the round robin, Team Gushue split their games in the championship pool, finishing with an 8–4 record and not advancing to the playoffs for the first time since 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/curling/article/2021-brier-scores-schedule-standings-results/ |title=2021 Tim Hortons Brier: Scores, schedule, standings |website=Sportsnet |access-date=March 14, 2021}}</ref> |
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Due to having represented Canada at the [[2022 Winter Olympics]], Team Gushue got to bypass the Newfoundland and Labrador playdowns that year, and were allowed to play as the Wild Card #1 team at the [[2022 Tim Hortons Brier]]. There, the team went through the pool play undefeated, but lost to Team Canada (skipped by [[Brendan Bottcher]]) in the championship round. This did not eliminate them however, and the team won all three of their games in the page playoffs, including winning the final against Alberta's [[Kevin Koe]]. This gave Gushue his fourth career Brier title, equalling the most ever for a skip with [[Ernie Richardson (curler)|Ernie Richardson]], Randy Ferbey, and [[Kevin Martin (curler)|Kevin Martin]]. |
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As defending champions, Gushue represented Team Canada at the [[2023 Tim Hortons Brier]] with new second [[E. J. Harnden]] replacing [[Brett Gallant]]. The team lost just one game in pool play, and then won all three of their playoff games to claim the championship, where they beat Manitoba, skipped by [[Matt Dunstone]]. It was Gushue's fifth Brier title, a record for skips. |
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Gushue and company again represented Canada at the [[2024 Montana's Brier]]. The team had a shakier start than in previous years, going 6–2 in pool play, losing to the Northwest Territories ([[Jamie Koe]]) and the host Saskatchewan team, skipped by [[Mike McEwen (curler)|Mike McEwen]]. The team swept the playoffs however, including winning the final against Saskatchewan in a re-match. It was Gushue's sixth Brier title, tying a record held by Randy Ferbey and Gushue's teammates Mark Nichols and Geoff Walker. |
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Gushue's team qualified as the Canadian representatives for the [[2022 Winter Olympics]] by winning the [[2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials]], defeating [[Brad Jacobs (curler)|Brad Jacobs]] 4–3 in the final.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/brad-gushue-defeats-brad-jacobs-to-earn-olympic-spot-1.1727736|title=Gushue defeats Jacobs to earn Olympic spot|work=TSN|date= |
Gushue's team qualified as the Canadian representatives for the [[2022 Winter Olympics]] by winning the [[2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials]], defeating [[Brad Jacobs (curler)|Brad Jacobs]] 4–3 in the final.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.tsn.ca/brad-gushue-defeats-brad-jacobs-to-earn-olympic-spot-1.1727736 |title=Gushue defeats Jacobs to earn Olympic spot |work=TSN |date=November 29, 2021 |access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympic.ca/2021/11/29/team-jones-and-team-gushue-officially-join-team-canada-for-beijing-2022/ |title=Team Jones and Team Gushue officially join Team Canada for Beijing 2022 |last=Nichols |first=Paula |date=November 29, 2021 |website=www.olympic.ca/ |publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]] |access-date=January 13, 2022}}</ref> The team would go onto win the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympic.ca/2022/02/18/team-gushue-wins-mens-curling-bronze-medal-at-beijing-2022/ |title=Team Gushue wins men's curling bronze medal at Beijing 2022 |last=Korobanik |first=John |date=February 18, 2022 |website=www.olympic.ca/ |publisher=[[Canadian Olympic Committee]] |access-date=February 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.tsn.ca/brad-gushue-canada-men-s-curling-bronze-medal-beijing-olympics-1.1761336 |title=Gushue, Canada beat USA to claim men's curling bronze |work=[[The Sports Network|TSN]] |date=February 18, 2022 |access-date=February 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Boynton |first=Sean |date=February 18, 2022 |title=Canada takes bronze in men's curling at Beijing Olympics with 8-5 win over U.S. |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8629782/beijing-olympics-canada-medal-curling/ |work=[[Global News]] |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |access-date=February 18, 2022}}</ref> |
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He would not make it past a quarterfinal of another Grand Slam until the 2008–2009 season, where he would have a strong Grand Slam season, reaching the semis of the Masters and the final of the National, where he lost to [[Wayne Middaugh]]. |
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In [[2009–10 curling season|2009–2010]], he had an excellent Grand Slam season reaching the semis of the Masters, the finals of Players Championship, where he lost to Kevin Martin, and at The National facing [[Randy Ferbey]] in the final, Gushue won the game, earning his first Grand Slam title of his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.curlingscoops.com/stories/jan1010b.php |title=First Grand Slam Title for Brad Gushue |publisher=Curling Scoops |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316215526/http://www.curlingscoops.com/stories/jan1010b.php |archive-date=March 16, 2014 |
In [[2009–10 curling season|2009–2010]], he had an excellent Grand Slam season reaching the semis of the Masters, the finals of Players Championship, where he lost to Kevin Martin, and at The National facing [[Randy Ferbey]] in the final, Gushue won the game, earning his first Grand Slam title of his career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.curlingscoops.com/stories/jan1010b.php |title=First Grand Slam Title for Brad Gushue |publisher=Curling Scoops |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316215526/http://www.curlingscoops.com/stories/jan1010b.php |archive-date=March 16, 2014}}</ref> |
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After a stretch of years of some unspectacular results in the Grand Slam events, he would have another strong season in 2013–2014 with two finals, losing in the finals of the National to Glenn Howard and the Canadian Open to Kevin Koe. |
After a stretch of years of some unspectacular results in the Grand Slam events, he would have another strong season in 2013–2014 with two finals, losing in the finals of the National to Glenn Howard and the Canadian Open to Kevin Koe. |
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Gushue won his 7th Grand Slam at the [[2017 Meridian Canadian Open]] with an 8–3 win over the 2-time World Champion [[Niklas Edin]] of Sweden. The following season, he won his eighth career Slam by winning the [[2017 GSOC Tour Challenge]] over Slam-newcomers [[Steffen Walstad]]'s rink from Norway. He won the next event, the [[2017 Masters of Curling]], defeating Edin in the final. He won his 10th slam at the end of the season, defeating [[Glenn Howard]] at the [[2018 Humpty's Champions Cup]]. The following season, he won the [[2018 Elite 10 (September)|2018 Elite 10]], defeating Carruthers in the final. He did not win another Slam until 2021, winning [[National (curling)|The National]] by defeating Scotland's [[Bruce Mouat]] in the final. He won his 13th Slam at the end of that season, defeating Koe in the final of the [[2022 Champions Cup (curling)|2022 Champions Cup]]. |
Gushue won his 7th Grand Slam at the [[2017 Meridian Canadian Open]] with an 8–3 win over the 2-time World Champion [[Niklas Edin]] of Sweden. The following season, he won his eighth career Slam by winning the [[2017 GSOC Tour Challenge]] over Slam-newcomers [[Steffen Walstad]]'s rink from Norway. He won the next event, the [[2017 Masters of Curling]], defeating Edin in the final. He won his 10th slam at the end of the season, defeating [[Glenn Howard]] at the [[2018 Humpty's Champions Cup]]. The following season, he won the [[2018 Elite 10 (September)|2018 Elite 10]], defeating Carruthers in the final. He did not win another Slam until 2021, winning [[National (curling)|The National]] by defeating Scotland's [[Bruce Mouat]] in the final. He won his 13th Slam at the end of that season, defeating Koe in the final of the [[2022 Champions Cup (curling)|2022 Champions Cup]]. |
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Gushue is the son of Ray and Maureen and began curling in 1989. In his youth, he also played [[golf]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/curling/athlete-profile-n1054753-brad-gushue.htm |title=Brad Gushue|publisher=2022 Winter Olympics |
Gushue is the son of Ray and Maureen and began curling in 1989. In his youth, he also played [[golf]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/curling/athlete-profile-n1054753-brad-gushue.htm |title=Brad Gushue |publisher=2022 Winter Olympics}}</ref> Gushue is currently{{when|date=May 2022}} a business owner,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cloudfront5.curling.ca/2016brier/files/2016/03/BRIER-FRI-ALL.pdf |title=Tankard Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312022707/http://cloudfront5.curling.ca/2016brier/files/2016/03/BRIER-FRI-ALL.pdf |archive-date=March 12, 2016 |url-status=dead |page=8 |date=March 11, 2016 |publisher=Time Hortons Brier}}</ref> co-owning an Orangetheory Fitness Studio in St. John's with teammate Mark Nichols.<ref name="Masters">{{cite news |last1=Heroux |first1=Devin |title=Back to school: Brad Gushue pursuing master's degree amid chaotic curling season |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/brad-gushue-master-s-degree-1.5890022 |access-date=January 27, 2021 |work=CBC Sports |date=January 27, 2021}}</ref> Gushue married [[Krista Tibbo]] on September 8, 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wedbelles.homeip.net/ |title=Wedding Belles Decorating |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303031928/http://wedbelles.homeip.net/ |quote=Congratulations to Krista Tibbo & Brad Gushue on their Sept 8/06 wedding!!}}</ref> They have two children, Hayley and Marissa.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Strong |first1=Gregory |title=Coronavirus causes Brad Gushue to press pause on curling, business ventures |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/brad-gushue-coronavirus-switching-interests-1.5572595 |access-date=June 22, 2020 |work=CBC Sports |agency=The Canadian Press |date=May 15, 2020}}</ref> |
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In 2006, Gushue co-authored a book with [[Alex J. Walling]] titled ''Golden Gushue: a Curling Story'', which offers a behind-the-scenes look at the rise of his team to Olympic gold.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/gushue-ready-to-be-the-prime-target/article1109303/|title=Gushue ready to be the prime target|work=The Globe and Mail|date=November 6, 2006|access-date= |
In 2006, Gushue co-authored a book with [[Alex J. Walling]] titled ''Golden Gushue: a Curling Story'', which offers a behind-the-scenes look at the rise of his team to Olympic gold.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/gushue-ready-to-be-the-prime-target/article1109303/ |title=Gushue ready to be the prime target |work=The Globe and Mail |date=November 6, 2006 |access-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref> |
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Gushue is ambidextrous — while he curls and golfs right-handed, he writes with his left hand.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Heroux |first1=Devin |title=Brad Gushue is ambidextrous |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/brad-gushue-ambidextrous-1.4053059 |access-date=June 7, 2020 |work=CBC Sports |date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> |
Gushue is ambidextrous — while he curls and golfs right-handed, he writes with his left hand.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Heroux |first1=Devin |title=Brad Gushue is ambidextrous |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/brad-gushue-ambidextrous-1.4053059 |access-date=June 7, 2020 |work=CBC Sports |date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> |
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Gushue has a Bachelor of Business Administration from [[Memorial University]] and completed a master's in business administration from [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]] in 2022.<ref name="Masters"/> |
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| Brad Gushue || [[Randy Turpin (curler)|Randy Turpin]]|| Brett Reynolds || Colin Josephson |
| Brad Gushue || [[Randy Turpin (curler)|Randy Turpin]] || Brett Reynolds || Colin Josephson |
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| Brad Gushue || [[Mark Nichols (curler)|Mark Nichols]] || [[Neal Blackmore]]|| [[Steve Parsons (curler)|Steve Parsons]] |
| Brad Gushue || [[Mark Nichols (curler)|Mark Nichols]] || [[Neal Blackmore]] || [[Steve Parsons (curler)|Steve Parsons]] |
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| Brad Gushue || Mark Nichols || [[Brent Hamilton]]|| Mike Adam |
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| Brad Gushue || Mark Nichols || [[Keith Ryan (curler)|Keith Ryan]]|| Jamie Korab |
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*Brier: Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award - 2017, 2018, 2020 |
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* {{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gu/brad-gushue-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418085725/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gu/brad-gushue-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18}} |
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* [http://www.teamgushue.ca Team Gushue] |
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* [http://teamgushue.silvermoonparadise.net Golden Dream |
* [http://teamgushue.silvermoonparadise.net Golden Dream (Team Gushue fan site)] |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070922172524/http://www.curling.ca/fan_central/brier/2007/team_nfld.asp |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070922172524/http://www.curling.ca/fan_central/brier/2007/team_nfld.asp Canadian Curling Association] (archived) |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929084150/http://www.realchampions.ca/athletes/bgushue Brad Gushue on Real Champions] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929084150/http://www.realchampions.ca/athletes/bgushue Brad Gushue on Real Champions] (archived) |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20220225043829/https://results.beijing2022.cn/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/curling/athlete-profile-n1054753-brad-gushue.htm Brad Gushue] at the [[Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics]] (archived) |
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Latest revision as of 23:49, 10 November 2024
Bradley Raymond Gushue, ONL (/ˈɡʊʒu/ GUU-zhoo;[1] born June 16, 1980) is a Canadian curler from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[2] Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the gold medal by defeating Finland 10–4.[3] He also represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics, where he won a bronze medal. In addition to the Olympics, Gushue won the 2017 World Men's Curling Championship with teammates Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, and Geoff Walker. He is a record six-time Brier champion skip, having won in 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024 all with Nichols, Gallant and Walker, except for 2023 and 2024 with E. J. Harnden replacing Gallant. Their win in 2017 was Newfoundland and Labrador's first Brier title in 41 years. At the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier, Gushue set a new record for Brier game wins as a skip, breaking a three-way tie with previous record-holders Russ Howard and Kevin Martin.[4]
Career
[edit]Gushue is a six-time (1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) provincial junior curling champion in his home province of Newfoundland, the last five as skip. He finished with a bronze medal at the 1999 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, a silver medal at the 2000 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, and in 2001, he not only won the 2001 Canadian Juniors but the team would go on to win the World Junior Championships as well. Gushue was also the alternate for John Morris at the 1998 World Junior Championships, which Morris won.
After his outstanding career as a junior, Gushue made an impressive transition into men's curling, and his team quickly became a competitive force. After finishing in 4th place in the 2002 Newfoundland and Labrador provincials, Gushue would then win the provincial tankard the following year, and qualify for the 2003 Nokia Brier, where he finished with a 6–5 record. By the 2004 Nokia Brier, Gushue proved not only was he one of the best curlers in Newfoundland, but one of the best in Canada, when his team finished with an 8–4 record. The following year, Gushue qualified for the 2005 Tim Hortons Brier, where his team once again finished 6–5.
In May 2005, Gushue brought in former world champion Russ Howard as fifth man on the team to bring experience and advice for the Canadian Olympic trials. Shortly afterward, second Mike Adam volunteered to step aside for Howard, as the team felt that Howard's skills and experience gave them the best chance to make it to the Olympics. Howard, playing as second, was given the right to call the team's shots as a skip would but would defer to Gushue for the final word on calls. (Under international rules, Howard was nominally the skip, holding the broom in the house and sweeping opponents' stones behind the tee line.) The personnel change was a success, as Gushue defeated Jeff Stoughton's team in the Olympic trials final on December 11, 2005, qualifying him to represent Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. At the Olympics, he defeated surprise finalist Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi to win the gold medal.[5]
With his teammates, Gushue became the first Newfoundlander ever to win an Olympic gold medal. Before the gold medal match, a provincial order allowed for the closure of all schools at noon that day, one hour before local coverage of the event began.[6]
In 2007, Gushue replaced Mike Adam with Chris Schille as second. A month following their runner-up finish at the 2007 Tim Hortons Brier in Hamilton, Gushue announced that Jamie Korab, a longtime teammate, was also cut from the team. Despite a strong Brier appearance and season, Gushue said that the team seemed to lack a needed chemistry and that Korab's departure was a group decision.[7] In 2008, David Noftall assumed the lead position, but this did not prove to be a winning combination.
In April 2008, Gushue replaced his front-end for the sixth straight year: Jamie Korab rejoined the team as lead and Ryan Fry joined the team at second.[8] Gushue failed to make it out of the 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials pre-qualifying tournament, where they won just one game.
In April 2010, Randy Ferbey joined Gushue's team holding the broom but throwing third rocks. Gushue continued to throw last rocks.[9] Mark Nichols moved from third to second position and Ryan Fry played lead. Jamie Korab decided to take a year or two off. In their first event as a team, the rink lost to Thomas Lips in the final of the 2010 Baden Masters.
On February 9, 2011, Randy Ferbey announced that he was no longer curling with the Gushue team. He stated, "I was done curling with them in Oshawa (The BDO Canadian Open Grand Slam Event).[10]
For the 2011–12 season, Gushue put together a team of Ryan Fry, Geoff Walker of Alberta, and Adam Casey of PEI.
Gushue played in the 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials – Road to the Roar and just missed out on advancing to the 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, losing to the eventual Olympic gold medallist Brad Jacobs rink in the final qualifying game. He would still be at the Olympic Trials as the alternate for Kevin Martin's team, winning a bronze medal as the alternate.
At the 2015 GSOC Tour Challenge, the team turned heads when they debuted a new sweeping technique with just one sweeper, as opposed to the traditional two. This was a result of adopting new brush heads which could dramatically alter the trajectory of rocks. These innovations ultimately resulted in the "broomgate" scandal of the 2015–16 season.[11][12]
He teamed up with Val Sweeting at the 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials, finishing as runner-up.
In 2020, Gushue played with his eldest daughter Hayley at the Newfoundland and Labrador mixed doubles championship. The duo made it to the final, earning the silver medal. He would team up with his youngest daughter, Marissa, for the 2024 mixed doubles championship. They would also make the final, earning him another provincial silver medal.
In 2022, Gushue announced that their second Brett Gallant would be departing the team due to him moving out of Newfoundland.[13]
Brier appearances
[edit]Gushue has played in 21 Briers, Canada's national men's curling championship, more than any other curler, and has won the event six times, equalling the most ever with teammates Mark Nichols and Geoff Walker and Albertan Randy Ferbey. Gushue has represented his native Newfoundland and Labrador at every Brier except in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2024, where as defending champion, his rink was designated Team Canada, and at the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier, when he was the Wild Card 1 team, as the team missed the Newfoundland and Labrador playdowns as they were at the Olympics. Since his first showing at the Brier in 2003, he has played in the event every year since, except in 2006, when he was unable to participate due to being at the Olympics in Italy. In 2004, Gushue was named the All Star skip at the Brier for the first time.
Gushue won the 2007 provincial championship, defeating Trent Skanes in the final. Gushue seemed ready to add a Brier title to his Olympic Gold, finishing the round robin of the 2007 Tim Hortons Brier with a strong 8–3 record for 2nd place, earning himself a spot in the 1v2 Page Playoff game, where he beat Ontario's Glenn Howard (who he had lost to in the round robin) with a calm, measured performance. Critics said he could not muster without Russ any longer with him to tame his overly aggressive tendencies. His team thus advanced to the final, where they would have a rematch with Howard, and this time would lose, in a game that would turn when in the 7th end tied 5-5 and with hammer, rather than taking 1, Brad tried an extremely difficult (many said impossible) shot for 3 or 4, which he would miss to give up a crucial steal of 2, firmly handing the momentum over to the Howard side. This choice led to many of his critics again questioning his brash nature of wanting to go for the boldest shots unnecessarily at times and questioning if he could ever win again without strategic mastermind Russ Howard still at his side.
Gushue won his second straight provincial title, defeating Labrador City's Keith Ryan in the 2008 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard. At the 2008 Tim Hortons Brier, Gushue's team failed to make the playoffs, losing a tie-breaker to British Columbia's Bob Ursel.[14]
At the 2009 Brier, Team Gushue performed strongly, ending the round robin in 3rd place. However, a loss in the 3v4 game to eventual runner-up Jeff Stoughton left him finishing the event in 4th place.
In 2010 Gushue would again be a playoff team, ending the round robin in 4th place. However, he would lose to eventual winner Kevin Koe in the 3v4 game, for the 2nd straight year finishing in 4th place.
During the 2011 Tim Horton's Brier event in London, The Gushue Rink won the first-ever Brier bronze medal game, defeating Kevin Martin (Alberta) 10–5. He had an excellent round robin, for the first time in his career, finishing the round robin in 1st place at 9-2 (Jeff Stoughton and Kevin Martin were also 9-2 but had lost their round robin meetings with Gushue). He would lose both the 1v2 game to Stoughton and the semifinal to Glenn Howard. Still, this would be his first podium finish at the Brier since his silver in 2007 and his second medal overall.
Gushue missed the playoffs at the 2012 Tim Hortons Brier, posting a 5–6 record.
At the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier, his rink made the playoffs again after an 8-3 round robin record. However, the team would lose in the 3v4 Page Playoff game against Northern Ontario, and then they would fall again in the bronze medal game to Ontario, settling for 4th place.
At the 2014 Tim Hortons Brier, Gushue missed the playoffs for the 2nd time in 3 Briers, posting a 6–5 record.
At the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier, Gushue would have a great round-robin, finishing 2nd at 9–2, including making the shot of the week to win in an extra end against Alberta. Said shot earned him an appearance on TSN SportsCentre's "1v1" segment and ultimately became the first athlete to retire as 1v1 Champion, winning the fan vote ten times in a row against other spectacular plays in the world of sports. In the playoffs, Gushue would lose both the 1v2 game to the 2014 Olympic and 2013 Brier Champion, Brad Jacobs, and the semifinal to eventual winner Pat Simmons. In the bronze medal game against Steve Laycock's Saskatchewan team, Gushue would lose in an extra end when he missed a difficult runback shot.
Gushue won the Ford Hot Shots skills competition at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier.[15] He finally made his second Brier final nine years after his loss to Glenn Howard in the 2007 Brier final, advancing by defeating his longtime nemesis Brad Jacobs in the 1v2 game, but as the favourite would fall to Kevin Koe who had come all the way from the 3v4 game. Both teams curled strongly in the final, with Team Gushue at 91% and Team Koe at 94%, but the main difference was at skip position, where Brad was a disappointing 81% vs the near-perfect 96% of Kevin Koe.
In 2017 he played the Brier in his home province, and there was high hype for him to finally break the 41-year-old drought since the last Newfoundland Brier win and, at long last, win his first Brier after numerous near misses. The previous Brier winners, Jack MacDuff and his teammates from 1976, were in the crowd during the Opening Ceremonies. Starting in shaky form at 3–2 with losses to both Mike McEwen and shockingly, the Northwest Territories (whose win over Gushue would be their only win of the entire round robin), Gushue found his form thereafter and reeled off six consecutive wins to end up at a 9–2 record and 2nd place after the round robin. For the third time in his career, he would advance to the final by virtue of winning the 1v2 Page Playoff game, this time over Mike McEwen who had come into the playoffs as the #1 seed (with an identical 9–2 record, broken by virtue of his round robin win over Gushue). In a rematch of the 2016 final, he would face Kevin Koe (now representing Team Canada), who, just as in 2016, had come through the 3–4 game to the final and who had overcome a big deficit (5-3 without hammer) in beating Mike McEwen in the semifinals. In the final, starting with near-flawless play, Gushue would jump to a 5–1 lead. However, the team began to struggle slightly, compared to Team Canada, and with Team Koe curling better in the second half of the game, managing to tie the game in the 9th, at 6-6. On his final shot of the 10th end, Gushue nearly came up short in a draw shot, needing to hit the 8 foot to win, but his sweepers were able to get it there for him to finally win his first Brier with a 7–6 triumph.
On March 5, 2018, early in the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier, Gushue skipped the 114th win of his Brier career, breaking a three-way tie for the most Brier game wins as a skip with previous record-holders Russ Howard and Kevin Martin. His first victory occurred on March 1, 2003, 15 years earlier.[4] Gushue, who was skipping Team Canada as defending champions would go on to win the event, claiming his second straight Brier title.
Gushue represented Team Canada once again at the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier. After finishing the round robin with a 9–2 record, the team lost the 3v4 Page Playoff game to Team Wild Card, skipped by Brendan Bottcher. The loss forced Gushue to play in the Newfoundland and Labardor Tankard for the first time since 2017. He won the Tankard for the 15th time and represented his province at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier. Gushue led his rink to an 8–3 record at the Brier. He won three straight games in the playoffs to claim his third Brier championship, defeating Bottcher (skipping Team Alberta) in the final. It would be Gushue's last game for nearly eight months, as the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[16] forcing the 2020 World Men's Curling Championship (which he qualified for as Brier champion) to be cancelled.
Despite not being able to represent Canada at the World Men's Curling Championship in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Team Gushue was designated as Team Canada at the 2021 Tim Hortons Brier, which was held Behind closed doors in a centralized "bubble" in Calgary, Alberta. After going 6–2 in the round robin, Team Gushue split their games in the championship pool, finishing with an 8–4 record and not advancing to the playoffs for the first time since 2014.[17]
Due to having represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Team Gushue got to bypass the Newfoundland and Labrador playdowns that year, and were allowed to play as the Wild Card #1 team at the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier. There, the team went through the pool play undefeated, but lost to Team Canada (skipped by Brendan Bottcher) in the championship round. This did not eliminate them however, and the team won all three of their games in the page playoffs, including winning the final against Alberta's Kevin Koe. This gave Gushue his fourth career Brier title, equalling the most ever for a skip with Ernie Richardson, Randy Ferbey, and Kevin Martin.
As defending champions, Gushue represented Team Canada at the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier with new second E. J. Harnden replacing Brett Gallant. The team lost just one game in pool play, and then won all three of their playoff games to claim the championship, where they beat Manitoba, skipped by Matt Dunstone. It was Gushue's fifth Brier title, a record for skips.
Gushue and company again represented Canada at the 2024 Montana's Brier. The team had a shakier start than in previous years, going 6–2 in pool play, losing to the Northwest Territories (Jamie Koe) and the host Saskatchewan team, skipped by Mike McEwen. The team swept the playoffs however, including winning the final against Saskatchewan in a re-match. It was Gushue's sixth Brier title, tying a record held by Randy Ferbey and Gushue's teammates Mark Nichols and Geoff Walker.
World Championship appearances
[edit]By winning the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Gushue also earned the right to represent Canada at the 2017 Ford World Men's Curling Championship. The team finished in first place by going undefeated in round robin play with an 11–0 record. They defeated team Sweden, skipped by Niklas Edin in the page playoff 1v2 game by a score of 7–4. Once again, they defeated Sweden, this time by a score of 4–2, in the gold medal game to claim the World title. Their performance at the World's earned them a spot in the 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.
Gushue once again represented Canada at the 2018 World Men's Curling Championship. They finished the round robin with a 9–3 record. In the playoffs, they knocked off the United States and Scotland to make it to the final, where they faced Sweden's Edin rink in a rematch of the 2017 final. This time, Edin got the better of Gushue, defeating Canada 7–3.
2022 Winter Olympics
[edit]Gushue's team qualified as the Canadian representatives for the 2022 Winter Olympics by winning the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, defeating Brad Jacobs 4–3 in the final.[18][19] The team would go onto win the bronze medal.[20][21][22]
Grand Slam record
[edit]Gushue's first Slam final was in 2005 when he finished second after losing to Kevin Martin in the final game of Players' Championship.
He would not make it past a quarterfinal of another Grand Slam until the 2008–2009 season, where he would have a strong Grand Slam season, reaching the semis of the Masters and the final of the National, where he lost to Wayne Middaugh.
In 2009–2010, he had an excellent Grand Slam season reaching the semis of the Masters, the finals of Players Championship, where he lost to Kevin Martin, and at The National facing Randy Ferbey in the final, Gushue won the game, earning his first Grand Slam title of his career.[23]
After a stretch of years of some unspectacular results in the Grand Slam events, he would have another strong season in 2013–2014 with two finals, losing in the finals of the National to Glenn Howard and the Canadian Open to Kevin Koe.
In the 2014–2015 season, Gushue had a spectacular season, winning both the Masters (over Mike McEwen in the final) and the Canadian Open (over Steve Laycock in the final) to win 2 Grand Slam events in the same season for the first time of his career.
Gushue would have another great season in 2015–2016, where he won The National over Reid Carruthers in the final, the Elite 10 also over Reid Carruthers in the final, and the Players Championships over Brad Jacobs in the final, both completing his career Grand Slam and being the first to win 3 Grand Slam events in the same season since Kevin Martin in the 2006–2007 season. This season featured 7 Grand Slam events for the first time in history, after having been 5 in 2014–2015 and 4 every other prior year in the history of the Grand Slam events.
Gushue won his 7th Grand Slam at the 2017 Meridian Canadian Open with an 8–3 win over the 2-time World Champion Niklas Edin of Sweden. The following season, he won his eighth career Slam by winning the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge over Slam-newcomers Steffen Walstad's rink from Norway. He won the next event, the 2017 Masters of Curling, defeating Edin in the final. He won his 10th slam at the end of the season, defeating Glenn Howard at the 2018 Humpty's Champions Cup. The following season, he won the 2018 Elite 10, defeating Carruthers in the final. He did not win another Slam until 2021, winning The National by defeating Scotland's Bruce Mouat in the final. He won his 13th Slam at the end of that season, defeating Koe in the final of the 2022 Champions Cup.
Gushue won his 14th Slam at the 2022 National, defeating Niklas Edin in the final, and won his 15th Slam at the 2024 Players' Championship, beating Joel Retornaz of Italy.
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C | Champion |
F | Lost in Final |
SF | Lost in Semifinal |
QF | Lost in Quarterfinals |
R16 | Lost in the round of 16 |
Q | Did not advance to playoffs |
T2 | Played in Tier 2 event |
DNP | Did not participate in event |
N/A | Not a Grand Slam event that season |
Event | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
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Tour Challenge | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | F | DNP | C | QF | F | N/A | N/A | SF | SF | F |
Canadian Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | Q | Q | Q | Q | QF | Q | Q | Q | QF | F | C | F | C | Q | SF | SF | N/A | N/A | SF | SF | F |
The National | DNP | DNP | DNP | Q | QF | QF | Q | F | C | Q | SF | QF | F | Q | C | SF | QF | QF | SF | N/A | C | C | Q | |
Masters | Q | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Q | Q | SF | SF | QF | QF | Q | DNP | C | QF | DNP | C | QF | F | N/A | SF | QF | QF | |
Players' | DNP | Q | Q | F | Q | Q | Q | QF | F | DNP | Q | QF | SF | QF | C | SF | SF | QF | N/A | F | SF | SF | C | |
Champions Cup | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | SF | QF | C | QF | N/A | SF | C | F | N/A | N/A |
Elite 10 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | QF | C | Q | F | C | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Personal life
[edit]Gushue is the son of Ray and Maureen and began curling in 1989. In his youth, he also played golf.[24] Gushue is currently[when?] a business owner,[25] co-owning an Orangetheory Fitness Studio in St. John's with teammate Mark Nichols.[26] Gushue married Krista Tibbo on September 8, 2006.[27] They have two children, Hayley and Marissa.[28]
In 2006, Gushue co-authored a book with Alex J. Walling titled Golden Gushue: a Curling Story, which offers a behind-the-scenes look at the rise of his team to Olympic gold.[29]
Gushue is ambidextrous — while he curls and golfs right-handed, he writes with his left hand.[30]
Gushue has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Memorial University and completed a master's in business administration from Queen's University in 2022.[26]
Teams
[edit]Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
---|---|---|---|---|
1994–95 | Ryan Davis | Brett Reynolds | Brad Gushue | Colin Josephson |
1995–96 | Brad Gushue | Randy Turpin | Brett Reynolds | Colin Josephson |
1996–97 | Brad Gushue | Randy Turpin | Jamie Korab | Brett Reynolds |
1997–98 | Brad Gushue | Ryan Davis | Jason Davidge | Brett Reynolds |
1998–99 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Neal Blackmore | Steve Parsons |
1999–00 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Jamie Korab | Mike Adam |
2000–01 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Brent Hamilton | Mike Adam |
2001–02 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Paul Harvey | Gene Trickett |
2002–03 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Jamie Korab | Mark Ward |
2003–04 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Jamie Korab | Mark Ward |
2004–05 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Keith Ryan | Jamie Korab |
2005–06 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Mike Adam Russ Howard (skip) |
Jamie Korab |
2006–07 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Chris Schille | Jamie Korab |
2007–08 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Chris Schille | David Noftall |
2008–09 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Ryan Fry | Jamie Korab |
2009–10 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Ryan Fry | Jamie Korab |
2010–11[a] | Brad Gushue | Randy Ferbey (skip) | Mark Nichols | Ryan Fry |
2011[a] | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Ryan Fry | Jamie Danbrook |
2011–12 | Brad Gushue | Ryan Fry | Geoff Walker | Adam Casey |
2012 | Brad Gushue | Ryan Fry | Adam Casey | Geoff Walker |
2012–13 | Brad Gushue | Brett Gallant | Adam Casey | Geoff Walker |
2013–14 | Brad Gushue | Brett Gallant | Adam Casey | Geoff Walker |
2014–15 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Brett Gallant | Geoff Walker |
2015–16 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Brett Gallant | Geoff Walker |
2016–17 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Brett Gallant | Geoff Walker |
2017–18 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Brett Gallant | Geoff Walker |
2018–19 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Brett Gallant | Geoff Walker |
2019–20 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Brett Gallant | Geoff Walker |
2020–21 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Brett Gallant | Joel Krats[b] Ryan McNeil Lamswood[c] Geoff Walker |
2021–22 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | Brett Gallant | Geoff Walker |
2022–23 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | E. J. Harnden | Geoff Walker |
2023–24 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | E. J. Harnden | Geoff Walker |
2024–25 | Brad Gushue | Mark Nichols | E. J. Harnden (Sept.–Oct.) Brendan Bottcher (since Oct.) |
Geoff Walker |
Awards
[edit]- Canadian Junior Curling Championships: All-Star Skip - 2000 and 2001
- Brier: First Team All-Star, Skip - 2004, 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022
- Brier: Second Team All-Star, Skip - 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2023 and 2024
- Brier: Hec Gervais Most Valuable Player Award - 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024
- World Men's Curling Championship: All-Star Skip - 2017, 2023 and 2024
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Ferbey left team mid-season
- ^ Krats replaced Walker in the 2020 Dave Jones Mayflower Cashspiel.[31]
- ^ McNeil Lamswood replaced Walker in the 2020 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic.[32]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sweeps and Stones: A Canadian Curling Story - Episode 5". www.youtube.com. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Points Bet Invitational Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brad Gushue". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "Gushue breaks Tim Hortons Brier career victories record". Curling Canada. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ "Gushue rink takes Torino gold". CBC News. February 24, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ "Burke closes schools for curling final". February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on July 6, 2007.
- ^ Short, Robin (April 5, 2007). "Korab cut". The Telegram. St. John's. Archived from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ "TSN Curling Report". Archived from the original on January 12, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
- ^ "Ferbey will throw third rocks". Edmonton Sun. April 6, 2010. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Ferbey done with Gushue". Canoe.com Sports. February 9, 2011. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ Kenn Oliver (September 18, 2015). "One for the money". Saltwire. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ "Five Years After Curling's Biggest Scandal". The Curling News. November 21, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ @TeamGushue (March 19, 2022). "Team Update" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "The 2008 Tim Hortons Brier". Curling Scoops. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008.
- ^ "Brad Gushue wins Ford Hot Shots Competition". Curling Canada. March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ "Gushue Sweeps First Event Since COVID Break". VOCM. November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ "2021 Tim Hortons Brier: Scores, schedule, standings". Sportsnet. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ "Gushue defeats Jacobs to earn Olympic spot". TSN. November 29, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (November 29, 2021). "Team Jones and Team Gushue officially join Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Korobanik, John (February 18, 2022). "Team Gushue wins men's curling bronze medal at Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ "Gushue, Canada beat USA to claim men's curling bronze". TSN. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ Boynton, Sean (February 18, 2022). "Canada takes bronze in men's curling at Beijing Olympics with 8-5 win over U.S." Global News. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ "First Grand Slam Title for Brad Gushue". Curling Scoops. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014.
- ^ "Brad Gushue". 2022 Winter Olympics.
- ^ "Tankard Times" (PDF). Time Hortons Brier. March 11, 2016. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2016.
- ^ a b Heroux, Devin (January 27, 2021). "Back to school: Brad Gushue pursuing master's degree amid chaotic curling season". CBC Sports. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Wedding Belles Decorating". Archived from the original on March 3, 2008.
Congratulations to Krista Tibbo & Brad Gushue on their Sept 8/06 wedding!!
- ^ Strong, Gregory (May 15, 2020). "Coronavirus causes Brad Gushue to press pause on curling, business ventures". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Gushue ready to be the prime target". The Globe and Mail. November 6, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ Heroux, Devin (April 3, 2017). "Brad Gushue is ambidextrous". CBC Sports. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ Strong, Gregory (October 30, 2020). "Canadian junior men's finalist Krats, 18, gets shot to fill in on Team Gushue". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ "Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic—Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Brad Gushue at World Curling
- Brad Gushue at Olympics.com
- Brad Gushue at Olympedia
- Brad Gushue at Team Canada
- Team Gushue
- Golden Dream (Team Gushue fan site)
- Canadian Curling Association (archived)
- Brad Gushue on Real Champions (archived)
- Brad Gushue at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics (archived)
- 1980 births
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- Canadian male curlers
- Curlers from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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- Olympic gold medalists for Canada
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- Businesspeople from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Canadian mixed doubles curling champions
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