Gushue not feeling pressure at Canadian men’s curling championship
REGINA — If Brad Gushue doesn’t seem like he’s feeling pressure at the Canadian men’s curling championship, that’s because he isn’t compared to a year ago.
The skip was under a relentless spotlight in his hometown of St. John’s, N.L., as he tried to win his first national title after 13 tries and a pair of runner-up finishes.
Gushue, third Mark Nichols and front end Brett Gallant and Geoff Walker produced the storybook ending by winning the Tim Hortons Brier at Mile One Centre.
Gushue and Nichols won Olympic gold in 2006, but the 37-year-old Gushue says nothing in his curling career felt as stressful as trying to win that breakthrough Brier at home.