Olympic gold medallist Edin hands Canada's Gushue 1st loss at curling worlds

Canada's Brad Gushue suffered his first defeat in round-robin play at the world men's curling championship Wednesday, a 7-5 loss to Sweden's Niklas Edin

Gushue's record dropped to 6-1 but still led the table after the day's opening draw. Edin improved to 6-2.

After days of games with wild linescores, Wednesday's matchup between two of the world's top teams unfolded more like a chess match.

The first pair of the game didn't come until the seventh end. A Swedish come-around attempt was a tad heavy, allowing Gushue to score the deuce.

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Edin answered with a pair of his own in the eighth end to move back into the lead.

Gushue had a chance for two in the ninth, but missed on his last shot, giving Edin the hammer with the score tied 5-5 entering the final end.

Edin capped the win with a takeout on his last shot of the game.

Canada was scheduled to play Finland in the evening draw at the Orleans Arena.

Gushue won his fourth Brier title in six years at last month's national championship. He won Olympic bronze in February at the Beijing Games.

The St. John's skip won his lone world title in 2017.

Edin, a five-time world champion, beat Gushue in the playoffs in Beijing en route to a gold medal. The Swedish skip is the three-time defending world champ.