Curling worlds

2022 - 4 - 10

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Canada settles for silver after loss to Sweden at world men's curling ... (Sportsnet.ca)

Sweden's Niklas Edin prevailed over Canada's Brad Gushue to capture gold at the world men's curling championship in Las Vegas.

Without Olympic silver medallist Bruce Mouat of Scotland in the field, Canada and Sweden were heavy favourites to make the final. "The ice was just so bad that it became a coin toss on every rock, " Gushue said. Gushue said there were two distinct ridges on the ice in his semifinal win a day earlier. "Every shot that we threw was a guess," Gushue said. " Niklas made more than we did and deserved to win. " They could have beat us on good ice. "Pardon my language, but what the (expletive) just happened?" But not in a world championship." " That's hard to swallow. " Edin, who won his first Olympic gold this season, kept the pressure on. "Just the worst ice I've ever curled on in a major championship," he said.

Sweden defeats Canada for gold at men's curling worlds (TSN)

LAS VEGAS — Canada's Brad Gushue didn't mince words after settling for silver on Sunday at the world men's curling championship.

"The ice was just so bad that it became a coin toss on every rock," Gushue said. Without Olympic silver medallist Bruce Mouat of Scotland in the field, Canada and Sweden were heavy favourites to make the final. "It's embarrassing for a player of my calibre to see two shots that far off when I'm really only taking six inches different ice," Gushue said. "Every shot that we threw was a guess," Gushue said. "Niklas made more than we did and deserved to win. Gushue said there were two distinct ridges on the ice in his semifinal win a day earlier. "They could have beat us on good ice. "Pardon my language, but what the (expletive) just happened?" But not in a world championship." Edin, who won his first Olympic gold this season, kept the pressure on. "Just the worst ice I've ever curled on in a major championship," he said. He forced Gushue to draw for one in the fifth end and scored two in the sixth after Gushue could only clear one stone on a double-takeout attempt.

Team Gushue settles for silver in last dance at world curling ... (NTV News)

Team Gushue came up short Sunday night as Canada lost 8-6 to Sweden in the world curling championship final in Las Vegas. Still, the world silver medal caps ...

Sweden scored two in the 10th to win its fourth world championship in a row. Plus skip Brad Gushue and third Mark Nichols had won Olympic gold back in 2006. Team Gushue already had a world championship, four Briers and an Olympic bronze medal to its credit.

Gushue, Canada settle for silver after bad ice plagues curling worlds ... (Woodstock Sentinel Review)

A well-deserved one after cramming a lifetime of curling achievements into a few months capped Sunday by a silver medal at the 2022 LGT World Men's Curling ...

After a deuce and steal in subsequent ends, Italy answered one the sixth by the Americans with a whopping count of six in the seventh end. The Italians set the tone in the first end, when skip Retornaz put his last stone through a port to score four, before the U.S. rebounded for two in the second and a steal of one in the third. That came a year after Team Gushue took gold over Edin in the 4-2 championship draw in Edmonton. But it didn’t do the job and gave Team Gushue just one to tie the game 5-5. Then came a ninth end that turned the game in Sweden’s favour. Sweden then went on to win the gold medal over Great Britain’s Bruce Mouat. When you’re in moments like this where it’s down to one sheet in a world championship, you want to go out and display what you’re able to do and make some shots and get the crowd roaring.” And this week has just been bang your head against the wall with how bad the ice has been.” It just took away a great experience for both of us. And I feel that decided the game (Sunday night), not the quality of the teams on the ice.” “Just shocked and disappointed at the conditions. “You had to guess at what it was going to do.

Canada's Gushue falls to Sweden's Edin in men's curling worlds ... (CBC.ca)

Niklas Edin claims the gold medal for Sweden at the world men's curling championship with an 8-6 victory over Canada's Brad Gushue who settles for silver.

Canada's Gushue takes silver at world curling playdowns as ... (moosejawtoday.com)

LAS VEGAS — Canada's Brad Gushue didn't mince words after settling for silver on Sunday at the world men's curling championship.

Without Olympic silver medallist Bruce Mouat of Scotland in the field, Canada and Sweden were heavy favourites to make the final. "It's embarrassing for a player of my calibre to see two shots that far off when I'm really only taking six inches different ice," Gushue said. "The ice was just so bad that it became a coin toss on every rock," Gushue said. "Every shot that we threw was a guess," Gushue said. Gushue said there were two distinct ridges on the ice in his semifinal win a day earlier. "Niklas made more than we did and deserved to win. "They could have beat us on good ice. "Pardon my language, but what the (expletive) just happened?" But not in a world championship." Edin, who won his first Olympic gold this season, kept the pressure on. "Just the worst ice I've ever curled on in a major championship," he said. He forced Gushue to draw for one in the fifth end and scored two in the sixth after Gushue could only clear one stone on a double-takeout attempt.

Canada's Brad Gushue got silver after a bad ice plague curling the ... (Eminetra Canada)

Canada's Skip Blood Gushoe will compete in the Swedish LGT World Men's Curling Championship Final at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 10, ...

And at this show? The first of these worlds was at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, where the Swedish Karlstad Edin team maintained Gushu, the third Mark Nichols, the second Brett Gallant, and Jeff Walker 5-3. Couldn’t, instead hit himself with four-foot, giving Edin a count of two and a win. But it didn’t do that job, and gave Team Gushoe just one to tie the game 4-4. However, Sweden drew beyond the next two ends. This is arguably rarely seen by the two best teams on the planet.