Canada’s Brad Gushue defeated the Czech Republic’s Lukas Klima 9-8 in an extra end on Saturday at the world men’s curling championship in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
Gushue, from St. John’s, made a hit-and-stick for the victory in the round-robin opener at the IWC Arena.
His team of Mark Nichols, E.J. Harnden and Geoff Walker returned to the ice a short time later and posted an 8-5 win over Germany’s Marc Muskatewitz.
WATCH l Gushue downs Germany to improve to 2-0 at men’s curling worlds:
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Canada’s Brad Gushue beats Marc Muskatewitz of Germany 8-5 at the World Men’s Curling Championship. The Canadian team improves to 2-0 after defeating the Czech Republic earlier in the day.
Gushue will next face defending champion Bruce Mouat of Scotland, who posted a 10-3 victory over South Korea’s Park Jong-duk.
In other early games, American John Shuster opened with a 5-3 win over Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller and Sweden’s Niklas Edin dumped Wouter Goesgens of the Netherlands 8-1.
The top six teams in the 13-team field will qualify for the weekend playoffs. Canada is looking for its first gold medal at this event since Gushue’s 2017 title in Edmonton.
WATCH l Gushue opens with victory over Czechs in extra end:
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Canada’s Brad Gushue defeats Lukas Klima of the Czech Republic 9-8 in the opening draw at the World Men’s Curling Championship.