 The 2006 Olympic gold medalist men's curling team, skipped by Brad Gushue, is based in St. John's at the Bally Haly Golf & Curling Club.Gushue and his team launched a campaign to return the Brier to the province for 2017, a successful bid.They would go on to win the Brier as well as representing Canada at the World Championships three weeks later going undefeated and winning the gold medal.