Sweden defeats Canada for gold at men's curling worlds
LAS VEGAS — Canada's Brad Gushue settled for the silver medal at the world men's curling championship after dropping an 8-6 decision to Sweden's Niklas Edin.
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Sweden and Canada book places in World Curling Championship final
Defending champions Sweden kept their bid for another gold medal in the LGT World Men's Curling Championships on track by beating Italy 8-4 in the semi-finals. Sweden will be facing rivals Canada in Sunday's clash for the world title, while Italy and hosts USA will battle it out for bronze. Ad/> Saturday's semi-final saw Sweden wipe the floor with a struggling Italy, opening the scoring in the second end when skip Niklas Edin played a hit for two points.
Canada's Gushue to face host Americans in semi at world men's curling championship
LAS VEGAS — Canada's Brad Gushue will face American Korey Dropkin on Saturday night in semifinal play at the world men's curling championship.
Scotland battle into World Championship knockout stages to tee up Saturday showdown in Las Vegas after Switzerland win
Scotland skip Kyle Waddell reckons his rink are finally doing themselves justice on the big stage after battling through to the World Curling Championship knockout stages in Las Vegas. The Scots were sunk 8-6 by Canada in Friday's morning session before bouncing back to down Switzerland 9-7 and claim a fourth-place finish in the group. Ad/> Canada and Olympic champions Sweden grabbed the top two places – securing automatic progression to the semi-finals – while Italy, USA and Switzerland join Scotland in Saturday's knockout qualification.
Scotland battle into World Championship knockout stages to tee up Saturday showdown in Las Vegas
Scotland skip Kyle Waddell reckons his rink are finally doing themselves justice on the big stage after battling through to the Wold Curling Championship knockout stages in Las Vegas. The Scots were sunk 8-6 by Canada in Friday's morning session before bouncing back to down Switzerland 9-7 and claim a fourth-place finish in the group. Ad/> Canada and Olympic champions Sweden grabbed the top two places – securing automatic progression to the semi-finals – while Italy, USA and Switzerland join Scotland in Saturday's knockout qualification.
Canada's Gushue secures semis berth with win over Scotland at curling worlds
LAS VEGAS — Canada's Brad Gushue beat Scotland's Kyle Waddell 8-6 on Friday to secure a semifinal berth at the world men's curling championship.
Canada's Gushue falls to Sweden's Edin at world men's curling championship
LAS VEGAS — Canada skip Brad Gushue got the match he wanted at the world men's curling championship, if not the result.
Canada's Gushue remains perfect at men's curling worlds with win over Germany
Brad Gushue and Canada remained undefeated at the world men's curling championship with an 11-7 win over Germany on Tuesday.