2017 World Men's Curling Championship
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The 2017 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2017 for sponsorship reasons) was a curling event that was held from April 1 to 9 at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.
2017 World Men's Curling Championship | |
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Host city | Edmonton, Alberta |
Arena | Northlands Coliseum |
Dates | April 1–9, 2017 |
Attendance | 85,214[1] |
Winner | Canada |
Curling club | Bally Haly G&CC & St. John's CC, St. John's |
Skip | Brad Gushue |
Third | Mark Nichols |
Second | Brett Gallant |
Lead | Geoff Walker |
Alternate | Thomas Sallows |
Coach | Jules Owchar |
Finalist | Sweden (Niklas Edin) |
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Canada won the title for the 36th time overall and the second consecutive year. Like Rachel Homan's team at the women's tournament, Brad Gushue and his teammates finished with a perfect 13–0 record, which included defeating eventual runner-up Niklas Edin of Sweden three times.[2] Switzerland won the bronze medal.
With the win, Gushue became the first skip in the history of the sport to win the world junior title, the Olympic gold medal, and the world men's title, and Canada became the first country ever to be in simultaneous possession of Olympic and World championships in both men's and women's curling.