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In The Rings: Gushue likes change that rules out three-player curling teams
The new regulations let teams seek relief for extenuating circumstances, while a player who leaves can be absent for only two consecutive ends.
- Curling Canada implemented a new regulation requiring teams to start championship games with four players, banning three-player squads while including a relief mechanism for extenuating circumstances.
- Retired skip Brad Gushue, high-performance director for USA Curling, supported the change, saying, "I think the main part of the decision was really just the optics." He argued playing with fewer than four players undermines professional image.
- Playing as a trio presents strategic challenges, Gushue noted, stating, " challenge is you don't have another set of eyes out there to read the ice, to read the weight, to give you another opinion on strategy."
- Curling Canada chief executive officer Nolan Thiessen stated the move aligns with World Curling standards, saying, "I know the World Curling athlete council was behind this change." The rule protects the sport's intended four-player format.
- The regulation addresses past instances where teams competed as trios, notably when Tyler Smith's Prince Edward Island team used three players at the Brier last season. Previously, some teams entered tour events with three-player sides.
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In The Rings: Gushue likes change that rules out three-player curling teams
The three-versus-four player debate has been a hot topic for years in curling circles. World Curling has done its part to settle the matter, and Curling Canada is on board too.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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