Canada skip Brad Gushue delivers a stone against Sweden during their gold medal game at the World Men's Curling Championships in Las Vegas, April 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-John LocherCanada's Brad Gushue settled for silver at the world men's curling championship on Sunday after dropping an 8-6 decision to Sweden's Niklas Edin at the Orleans Arena.
Gushue and his St. John's-based team of Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant and Geoff Walker had the first seed and opened the game with hammer. Gushue, who won Olympic bronze in Beijing, was looking to win his second career world title after topping Edin in the 2017 final at Edmonton. Edin won the rematch a year later at this same Las Vegas venue.
The teams know each other well since the skips first played each other in 2011. Gushue entered with a 21-10 edge in all-time meetings but Edin had won the last three games, including once here and twice in Beijing. He raised his arms in the air as his stone passed the far hogline before missing its target. That allowed Edin to make a hit and stay for two.
Edin, who beat Mouat in the Olympic final, pulled even with a steal in the fourth end. Sweden sat three in the fifth end to force Gushue to draw for a single and 4-3 lead entering the mid-game break.
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