33 Facts About Brad Gushue

Brad Gushue represented Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics, where he won a bronze medal.

At the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier, Brad Gushue set a new record for Brier game wins as a skip, breaking a three-way tie with previous record-holders Russ Howard and Kevin Martin.

Brad Gushue is a six-time provincial junior curling champion in his home province of Newfoundland, the last five as skip.

Brad Gushue finished with a bronze medal at the 1999 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, a silver medal at the 2000 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, and in 2001, he not only won the 2001 Canadian Juniors but the team would go on to win the World Junior Championships as well.

Brad Gushue was the alternate for John Morris at the 1998 World Junior Championships, which Morris won.

In May 2005, Brad Gushue brought in former world champion Russ Howard as fifth man on the team to bring experience and advice for the Canadian Olympic trials.

In 2007, Brad Gushue replaced Mike Adam with Chris Schille as second.

Brad Gushue failed to make it out of the 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials pre-qualifying tournament, where they won just one game.

Brad Gushue teamed up with Val Sweeting at the 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials, finishing as runner-up.

In 2020, Gushue played with his eldest daughter Hayley at the Newfoundland and Labrador mixed doubles championship.

In 2022, Brad Gushue announced that their second Brett Gallant would be departing the team due to him moving out of Newfoundland.

Brad Gushue has played in 21 Briers, Canada's national men's curling championship, more than any other curler, and has won the event six times, equalling the most ever with teammates Mark Nichols and Geoff Walker and Albertan Randy Ferbey.

In 2004, Brad Gushue was named the All Star skip at the Brier for the first time.

Brad Gushue won the 2007 provincial championship, defeating Trent Skanes in the final.

At the 2008 Tim Hortons Brier, Brad Gushue's team failed to make the playoffs, losing a tie-breaker to British Columbia's Bob Ursel.

At the 2009 Brier, Team Brad Gushue performed strongly, ending the round robin in 3rd place.

Brad Gushue won the Ford Hot Shots skills competition at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier.

Brad Gushue finally made his second Brier final nine years after his loss to Glenn Howard in the 2007 Brier final, advancing by defeating his longtime nemesis Brad Jacobs in the 1v2 game, but as the favourite would fall to Kevin Koe who had come all the way from the 3v4 game.

On March 5,2018, early in the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier, Brad Gushue skipped the 114th win of his Brier career, breaking a three-way tie for the most Brier game wins as a skip with previous record-holders Russ Howard and Kevin Martin.

Brad Gushue, who was skipping Team Canada as defending champions would go on to win the event, claiming his second straight Brier title.

Brad Gushue represented Team Canada at the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier.

Brad Gushue won the Tankard for the 15th time and represented his province at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier.

Brad Gushue won three straight games in the playoffs to claim his third Brier championship, defeating Bottcher in the final.

Brad Gushue represented Canada at the 2018 World Men's Curling Championship.

Brad Gushue won the next event, the 2017 Masters of Curling, defeating Edin in the final.

Brad Gushue won his 10th slam at the end of the season, defeating Glenn Howard at the 2018 Humpty's Champions Cup.

Brad Gushue did not win another Slam until 2021, winning The National by defeating Scotland's Bruce Mouat in the final.

Brad Gushue won his 13th Slam at the end of that season, defeating Koe in the final of the 2022 Champions Cup.

Brad Gushue won his 14th Slam at the 2022 National, defeating Niklas Edin in the final, and won his 15th Slam at the 2024 Players' Championship, beating Joel Retornaz of Italy.

Brad Gushue is the son of Ray and Maureen and began curling in 1989.

Brad Gushue is currently a business owner, co-owning an Orangetheory Fitness Studio in St John's with teammate Mark Nichols.

In 2006, Gushue co-authored a book with Alex J Walling titled Golden Gushue: a Curling Story, which offers a behind-the-scenes look at the rise of his team to Olympic gold.

Brad Gushue has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Memorial University and completed a Master of Business Administration from Queen's University in 2022.