Canadian curler (born 1980)
Mark Nichols |
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Born | (1980-01-01) January 1, 1980 (age 44)
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Curling club | St. John's CC,[1] St. John's, NL |
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Skip | Brad Gushue |
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Third | Mark Nichols |
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Second | Brendan Bottcher |
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Lead | Geoff Walker |
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Alternate | Adam Casey |
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Member Association | Newfoundland and Labrador (1995–2012; 2014–present) Manitoba (2012–2014) |
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Brier appearances | 20 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) |
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World Championship appearances | 5 (2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024) |
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Pan Continental Championship appearances | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) |
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Olympic appearances | 2 (2006, 2022) |
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Top CTRS ranking | 1st (2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24) |
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Grand Slam victories | 16 (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') |
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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. He also won a World Championship with Gushue in 2017.