CBC.CA – Torino 2006 – Curling – Headlines – Gushue controls playoff destiny
Last Updated: Sun Feb 19 16:59:53 EST 2006
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Brad Gushue of St. John’s easily humbled New Zealand 9-1 in seven ends on Sunday. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Canada’s Brad Gushue is breathing a bit easier in the men’s curling competition at the Torino Olympic Winter Games.
Gushue, who curls out of St. John’s, needed just seven ends Sunday to beat Sean Becker of New Zealand 9-1 at Pinerolo, Italy.
Gushue improved to 5-3 overall through 11 draws and currently sits fourth behind Finland (7-2), Great Britain (6-3) and the United States (6-2), all three of whom have qualified for the playoffs.
The top four teams advance to the medal round with first-ranked rink facing the fourth and the second taking on the third.
Canada can advance with a win over the U.S. on Monday. Should Canada lose, they will be tied with Norway (5-4) and the winner of Monday’s Switzerland-Italy contest.
If necessary, a tie-breaker to determine the final playoff spot would be held on Tuesday.
Gushue scored single points in first, second and fourth ends before blowing it open with back-to-back threes in the sixth and seventh.
Becker, still winless at 0-8, counted one in the fifth.
with files from CP Online
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