Overview
- USA Curling announced Brad Gushue as its high-performance director, putting him in charge of athlete development and coach support across the program.
- Officials said he will work with men’s and women’s teams to identify talent, advance coach education, and foster a performance culture aimed at world and Olympic medals.
- Gushue will make his first trip in the role next week to take part in an emerging-talent showcase.
- Leaders framed the hire as a long-term push for the next Olympic cycles, with an eye on the 2034 Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
- Gushue, who retired in March after his final Brier, brings Olympic gold and bronze, a world title, and a record six Brier wins, and he says the move is professional rather than political.