Shake-up for Team Gushue, Korab back in April 21, 2008 When you win an Olympic gold medal, you have to be happy with your team. If you follow up that gold medal with an appearance at the Tim Hortons Brier final, most people wouldn't change anything. But change things is excactly what Brad Gushue did when he shocked the curling world by cutting all-star Jamie Korab from his team. After having an absolutely disappointing season this year, Gushue has decided to swallow his pride and welcome back Korab with open arms. In the 2006 winter Olympics, Gushue took the gold medal for Canada with Jamie Korab in the line up. In 2007, Brad Gushe's Newfoundland team (also with Korab) made it all the way to the Brier Final. When Korab was cut to the team after Gushue claimed the "chemistry wasn't right", Gushue's new team failed to make the playoffs in the 2008 Tim Hortons Brier. This past week at the TYLENOL Players' Championship, Gushue once again failed to qualify for the playoffs.

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Jamie Korab also played in this tournament, but as a member of Wayne Middaugh's team. In fact, Gushue watched Korab play a perfect 100% game with Middaugh. A game that seems to have impressed Gushue, who announced today that next season his team will see a new front-end. Both Chris Schille (second) and David Noftall (lead) will not be on Team Gushue next year. Instead, the lead stones will be thrown by Korab again. The second position will be filled by Ryan Fry. Fry is the 29 year-old third from Winnipeg who played for Jeff Stoughton this season.

Gushue took a lot of heat when it was announced that Korab was cut from the team. Gushue said, "Last year, I was unfairly criticized for a situation people knew very little about. I've been wide open about this, so if they want to criticize me, then go right ahead."

During the TYLENOL Players' Championship, Brad Gushue said "We'd like to get back to the oylmpics. That's a big goal of ours."

After being in a bit of a slump this season, it looks like Gushue feels that the best way to get back to the Olympics is to rebuild the team that brought him there the first time.