Mark Nichols (curler)

Mark Nichols
Curler
Mark Nichols at the March 2018 Elite 10 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Born (1980-01-01) January 1, 1980 (age 44)
Labrador City, Newfoundland, Canada
Team
Curling clubSt. John's CC,[1]
St. John's, NL
SkipBrad Gushue
ThirdMark Nichols
SecondBrendan Bottcher
LeadGeoff Walker
AlternateAdam Casey
Curling career
Member Association Newfoundland and Labrador (1995–2012; 2014–present)
 Manitoba (2012–2014)
Brier appearances20 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
World Championship
appearances		5 (2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Pan Continental Championship
appearances		3 (2022, 2023, 2024)
Olympic
appearances		2 (2006, 2022)
Top CTRS ranking1st (2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24)
Grand Slam victories16 (2010 National (Jan.), 2013 National, 2014 Masters, 2014 Canadian Open, 2015 National, 2016 Elite 10, 2016 Players', 2017 Canadian Open, 2017 Tour Challenge, 2017 Masters, 2018 Champions Cup, 2018 Elite 10 (Sept.), 2021 National, 2022 Champions Cup, 2022 National, 2024 Players')
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing  Canada
Winter Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Edmonton
Silver medal – second place 2018 Las Vegas
Silver medal – second place 2022 Las Vegas
Silver medal – second place 2023 Ottawa
Silver medal – second place 2024 Schaffhausen
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Ogden
Pan Continental Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Calgary
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kelowna
The Brier
Gold medal – first place 2018 Regina
Gold medal – first place 2023 London
Gold medal – first place 2024 Regina
Representing  Newfoundland and Labrador
Canadian Olympic Trials
Gold medal – first place 2005 Halifax
Gold medal – first place 2021 Saskatoon
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ottawa
The Brier
Gold medal – first place 2017 St. John's
Gold medal – first place 2020 Kingston
Silver medal – second place 2007 Hamilton
Silver medal – second place 2016 Ottawa
Bronze medal – third place 2011 London
Representing  Manitoba
The Brier
Silver medal – second place 2013 Edmonton
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Kamloops
Representing Newfoundland and Labrador Wild Card
The Brier
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lethbridge

Mark Nichols, ONL (born January 1, 1980) is a Canadian curler from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[2] He currently plays third for the Brad Gushue rink. Nichols is a former Olympic champion curler, having played third for Team Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where the team won a gold medal.[3] He also won a World Championship with Gushue in 2017.

  1. ^ "Curling Canada | Curling Scores on Curling.ca".
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mark Nichols". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.