December 4th, 2024

Hometown favourite Gushue beats Carruthers at Grand Slam’s Kioti National


By The Canadian Press on November 27, 2024.

Team Manitoba-Lawes skip Kaitlyn Lawes encourages her teammates as they play Team Alberta in qualifications at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Brad Gushue thrilled a near-capacity crowd Wednesday afternoon by posting a 6-3 victory over Winnipeg’s Reid Carruthers at the Kioti National.

The teams shook hands after Carruthers made a draw for a single in the seventh end.

Gushue, from St. John’s, N.L., improved to 2-0 in round-robin play at the Mary Brown’s Centre. It’s the first major curling event in the city since 2017, when Gushue won his first career national men’s championship.

Earlier, Winnipeg’s Kaitlyn Lawes made a game-winning draw to the button for a 5-4 victory over Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni. It’s Lawes’ first competition since she returned from maternity leave.

Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg defeated South Korea’s Eun-Ji Gim 6-2 and Japan’s Momoha Tabata beat Xenia Schwaller 6-4. Satsuki Fujisawa topped Sayaka Yoshimura 6-3 in an all-Japanese matchup.

Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen defeated Switzerland’s Marco Hoesli 5-2 and Ottawa’s Rachel Homan beat Christina Black of Halifax 6-3.

Germany’s Marc Muskatewitz outscored Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller 8-6 and Scotland’s Ross Whyte dumped Switzerland’s Michael Brunner 7-2.

The four-draw day will wrap with an evening session. Competition at the Grand Slam of Curling event continues through Sunday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 27, 2024.

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