HALIFAX - Brad Gushue improved to 3-0 at the 2025 Montana's Canadian Curling Trials with a 5-3 win over John Epping in Monday's opening draw.

Gushue's team from St. John's N.L., won the low-scoring contest by stealing a point in the third and sixth ends. Gushue's rink also took care of the rock with the hammer by not giving up a steal to Epping's Toronto-based team.

Gushue, the 2006 Olympic champion, is hoping to represent Canada at the Winter Games once again in his final competitive season.

He also led Canada to bronze at the 2022 Olympics.

Winnipeg's Matt Dunstone also improved to 3-0 with a 7-3 win over Saskatoon's Ryan Kleiter. Dunstone went up 5-1 after five ends and cruised to victory from there.

The winners of the men's and women's competitions at the curling trials will repre

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