Gushue, Homan Keep Team Canada Unbeaten at PCCC
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By Doug Hirdle
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Summary:
- Team Gushe secured a place in the final four of the 2024 Pan Continental Curling Championships with Japan win
- Brad Gushue kept his perfect record, previously winning the North American battle by defeating John Shuster 7-5
- Rachel Homan moved to 4-0 following a 9-2 win against New Zealand.
Tuesday was a stellar day for Team Gushe at the Pan Continental Curling Championship.
Canada’s Brad Gushue (44) defeated American John Shuster (41) 7-5 on Tuesday to keep his unbeaten record at the Pan Continental Curling Championship.
Team Gushe Moved from 4-0 to 5-0 On the Same Day
The 2006 Winter Olympics gold medalist born in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, pulled ahead with a single in the ninth end and sealed the win by stealing a point in the 10th, moving him to 4-0 in the first game of the day against his American counterpart.
Gushue, with teammates vice Mark Nichols (44), second Brendan Bottcher (32), and lead Geoff Walker (38), who all recently won Silver at the same event this year losing out to Sweden. Next faced Japan in the evening draw at the Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex.
The Canadians clinched a spot in the final four after defeating the Japanese team (3-2) 7-5, reaching 5-0.
China’s Team Xiaoming Xu (4-1) and Team John Shuster from the United States (4-1) also secured playoff spots after facing off in the evening game, with the Americans emerging victorious, 8-6.
We want to get hammer throughout the playoffs. We also just want to get better and better and gel some more with this lineup
Women’s Team Secured 9-2 Win Over New Zealand
Meanwhile, the women’s draw resumed Tuesday afternoon. The Canadian team, skipped by Ottawa’s Rachel Homan (4-0), swiftly secured a 9-2 win over New Zealand’s Chelsea Suddens, completing the game in only six ends.
Later that evening, the 35-year-old improved to 5-0 with a hard-fought 7-5 victory over Japan.
Homan’s team scored two points in both the first and third ends, then traded singles with Japan’s skip, Miyu Ueno (23), who fell to 3-2.
While Canada’s men’s team has an automatic berth in the 2025 World Championships as host, Homan needs a top-four finish to secure a spot for Canada in the women’s playdowns.
