Beaverlodge’s Geoff Walker claims Olympic bronze medal in men’s curling
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Beaverlodge’s Geoff Walker has won an Olympic bronze medal in men’s curling.
Walker and the Canadian team capitalized on a missed final shot by American and reigning Olympic champion John Shuster in the second-to-last end that turned a one-point edge into an insurmountable 8-5 lead.
The Americans took a 5-4 lead with two points in the sixth, then Canada scored two in the eighth to take the lead. With the United States holding the last-rock advantage in the ninth, Shuster tried to knock loose two Canadian rocks in the scoring area but missed.
That gave skip Brad Gushue and the Canadians two points, with one end to go. Canada’s third-to-last shot cleared all of the American rocks out of the target area, leaving no chance for the U.S. to tie the match, and Shuster immediately conceded.
