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Einarson, Gushue to represent Canada at Pan Continental Curling Championship
Kerri Einarson and Brad Gushue will skip Canada's teams at the upcoming Pan Continental Curling Championships.
Einarson, Homan set up finals clash after semifinal wins at PointsBet Invitational
Kerri Einarson and Rachel Homan are set to clash in a battle of the top seeds on Sunday in Oakville, Ont.
How this Calgary retirement home 'adopted' a young curling team from New Zealand
Bertha Esplen says she's a dedicated Brad Gushue fan, but now she has a new, second-favourite team.
Team Mouat and Scotland win gold at Curling World Champions, defeating hosts Canada 9-3
Team Mouat left their best performance until last as they over powered hosts Canada and soared to a flawless World Championship victory in Ottawa. Scotland clinched a 9-3 win over their opponents in a high-stakes final showdown, with the winning rink all shooting at over 90 per cent accuracy. Ad Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan started on the right foot and never let Canada hold a stake in the game, grabbing victory in just eight ends.
Scotland are crowned Curling World Champions
Team Mouat left their best performance until last as they over powered hosts Canada and soared to a flawless World Championship victory in Ottawa. Scotland clinched a 9-3 win over their opponents in a high-stakes final showdown, with the winning rink all shooting at over 90 per cent accuracy. Ad Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan started on the right foot and never let Canada hold a stake in the game, grabbing victory in just eight ends.
Canada's Gushue falls to Scotland's Mouat in gold-medal game at men's curling worlds
There was no elation in front of a home crowd for Canada's Brad Gushue this time around.
Scotland and Canada to play for gold at men's World Curling Championships final in Ottawa
Scotland survived a nail-biting extra end thriller against Italy to reach the World Curling Championships final. Team Mouat edged a 9-8 victory over their semi-final opposition to set up a tense gold medal match against host nation Canada, who beat a previously undefeated Switzerland 7-5.