Canada’s Brad Gushue completed a perfect 13-0 run through the world men’s curling championship in Edmonton with a 4-2 win over Sweden’s Niklas Edin in Sunday’s final.
Thanks for following along with our live blog. In case you missed it, here’s an end-by-end rundown of how it all went down:
10TH END
That does it. Gushue makes a great double takeout with his first skip stone to sit three counters. Edin’s first doesn’t curl up close enough and Gushue fires his last to send knock the Swedish stone through the port to run them out of rocks. CAN 4, SWE 2
9TH END
Clutch. Gushue draws fully into the four-foot circle for two as Canada’s patience pays off and they finally score the game’s first multi-point end. CAN 4, SWE 2
8TH END
Phew, Canada gets out of a jam. Gushue makes the double takeout and rolls his shooter away too for another blank. CAN 2, SWE 2
7TH END
More doughnuts on the scoreboard with a routine blank. CAN 2, SWE 2
6TH END
A blank and it’s back to the drawing board for Canada. CAN 2, SWE 2
5TH END
It’s singles going steady heading into the halftime break. Edin faces three counters, including a staggered pair sitting within the four-foot circle, and bumps off them for a point. CAN 2, SWE 2
4TH END
So close. Gushue needed to make a soft tap and roll to get a deuce, but his shooter spun too far. Edin’s counter catches his other stones and sticks around for second shot. Still, Canada pulls back into the lead by one. CAN 2, SWE 1
3RD END
Two can play at that game. Edin noses his first through the hole and Gushue makes him pay by hitting and rolling under cover. That forces Sweden to draw for a single and Edin lands on the lid. CAN 1, SWE 1
2ND END
Use the force, Nik. Sweden sits two counters and Canada doesn’t bite on the risky double chance. Instead, Gushue opts for just the open hit and a single. CAN 1, SWE 0
1ST END
Fittingly enough, Canada has red rocks and Sweden has the yellow stones. Gushue starts with the hammer thanks to defeating Edin in the Page 1-2 playoff game.
A straightforward blank on the board to start shouldn’t be surprising with teams feeling out the ice in the opener. CAN O, SWE O