Team Gushue

From The CBC Torino 2006 – The Olympic Games Site

Brad Gushue - Curling - men’s skip

Birthdate: June 16, 1980
Birthplace: St. John’s
Hometown: St. John’s

Olympic Outlook

Under Russ Howard’s guidance, the 25-year-old Gushue matured by leaps and bounds at the Canadian curling trials, winning nine of ten matches against an extremely deep field. His rink will arrive in Turin as favourites to win Canada’s first Olympic gold medal in men’s curling.

Season Highlights

* Won Canadian men’s curling trials as skip
* Third at World Curling Tour Oslo Cup as skip

Career Highlights

* Won 2004 Canada Cup East as skip
* Won 2001 Canadian junior championships as skip
* Skipped Newfoundland and Labrador in three Briers (2003-2005)
* Skipped Newfoundland in five Canadian junior championships (1996, 1998-2001)

Quotations

“They’re five of my best friends in the world, and if we weren’t curling, we’d still be best friends. This is incredible to share it with them.”
- Gushue on winning the 2005 Canadian curling trials with his close-knit teammates.

Noteworthy

At 25, Gushue will be the youngest man to skip a Canadian rink at the Olympics since curling became a full medal sport in 1998. Mike Harris was 31 and Kevin Martin 36 when they skipped Canada to silver medals in1998 and 2002, respectively.

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