マット・ダンストーン率いるマニトバチームは、2026年3月8日にニューファンドランド・ラブラドール州セント・ジョーンズで開催されたティム・ホートンズ・ブライアーの準決勝で、ブラッド・ジェイコブス率いるカナダチームを7-3で破った。この勝利は2025年ブライアー決勝とオリンピック予選での敗北を晴らすもので、ダンストーンは無敗のケビン・コーとの優勝戦に進出する。勝者はユタ州オグデンで開催される世界男子カーリング選手権にカナダ代表として臨む。
セント・ジョーンズのメアリー・ブラウンズ・センターでの準決勝で、マニトバのマット・ダンストーン、コールトン・ロット、E.J.ハーンデン、ライアン・ハーンデンが、ジェイコブスのチームメイト、マーク・ケネディ、ブレット・ガラント、ベン・ハーバートを下した。ジェイコブスのチームは2026年2月22日のイタリア・コルチナでのオリンピック金メダル獲得直後で、時差ボケ、疲労、病気（ジェイコブスの副鼻腔炎など）を乗り越え、ハイバートが初戦を欠場した中で試合に臨んだ。ジェイコブスのチームはスキップのジェイコブスを含む4人編成だ。
Xユーザーやカーリング記者らは、ダンストーン対ジェイコブスのブライアー準決勝での高品質なショットメイクを称賛し、ダンストーンの7-3（または6-3と報じられる）勝利を過去の敗北へのリベンジと見なした。無敗のコーとの3度目のタイトル挑戦への期待が高まっており、ついにダンストーンの時代が来るかどうかが話題だ。ダンストーンへの感情は主に肯定的で、マッチアップは中立的。
Curling at its finest—great shot making, right down to the last rock, Manitobas Matt Dunstone over Brad Jacobs 6-3 to advance to tonites Brier final against Alberta’s Kevin Koe. Is it finally Dunstone’s time???
— Bob Irving (@BobIrvingCJOB) 2026年3月8日
Matt Dunstone defeats defending champ Brad Jacobs 7-3 in the semifinal.
— Jonathan Brazeau (@JonathanBrazeau) 2026年3月8日
Dunstone vs. Koe Part 3 for the title. Will the third time be the charm for Dunstone or will Koe complete an undefeated run? #Brier2026 #curling
Dunstone wins 6-3. Lott deft touch on draw with first to pressure. Kennedy not sharp on either throw. Dunstone’s first nice draw, pushes Jacobs into high difficulty runback double attempt, which he makde, but MAN still shot. Dunstone hit+roll to sit two. Jacobs light with last.
— Marty Hastings (@MarTheReporter) 2026年3月8日
First notable mistake to Jacobs. Had a chance to blank, but caught too much of Dunstone’s rock, stuffed and hung around. Credit to Dunstone for putting pressure on Jacobs. The force gives Kamloops skip hammer in sixth, with Brier semifinal tied at 2-2.
— Marty Hastings (@MarTheReporter) 2026年3月8日
Lott gets away with a draw that was a tad heavy with his first. Kennedy makes a more costly mistake. Dunstone draws for two, game’s first deuce, to take 4-3 lead. Jacobs with hammer in nine. Brier semifinal.
— Marty Hastings (@MarTheReporter) 2026年3月8日
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Alberta's Kevin Koe defeated Manitoba's Matt Dunstone 9-7 in an extra end during the Page 1-2 playoff at the 2026 Montana’s Brier, securing a spot in Sunday's championship final. The 51-year-old skip, aiming for a record fifth Brier title, remains undefeated after 10 straight wins at the event in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Koe's team will face the winner of the semifinal between Dunstone and defending champion Brad Jacobs.
Manitoba's Matt Dunstone, at 30 the youngest winning skip in two decades, captured his first Canadian men's curling championship on March 10, 2026, defeating Alberta's Kevin Koe 6-3 in the Tim Hortons Brier final at Mary Brown's Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The victory ends Manitoba's 15-year title drought since 2011, marks Dunstone's third straight final appearance, and earns Team Manitoba a spot at the World Men’s Curling Championship in Ogden, Utah, from March 27 to April 6.
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Brad Gushue of Newfoundland and Labrador and Brad Jacobs of Team Canada advanced to a crucial elimination playoff at the 2026 Montana's Brier after rebounding from earlier losses on Friday. Gushue defeated Ontario's Jayden King 12-6, while Jacobs beat Manitoba's Braden Calvert 7-3 in evening qualifiers at the Mary Brown's Centre in St. John's. The winner of Saturday's "Battle of the Brads" will advance to Sunday's semifinal.
Alberta's Kevin Koe improved to 2-0 at the Montana's Brier with a 6-4 victory over Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen on March 1, 2026. Koe's team scored three points in the 10th end to secure the win after trailing earlier in the match. The national men's curling championship continues in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, until March 8.
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Less than a week after securing gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Canada's Brad Jacobs curling rink begins defending its Montana’s Brier title in St. John's, Newfoundland. The team, coached by Paul Webster, overcame a cheating controversy during the Games to claim victory over Great Britain. They face Prince Edward Island's Tyler Smith in their opening match on Friday evening.
Canada reclaimed the Olympic men's curling gold medal with a 9-6 victory over Great Britain in the final at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Skipped by Brad Jacobs, the Canadian team overcame early challenges and a strong performance from Bruce Mouat's British rink to secure their first title since 2014. Great Britain settled for a second consecutive silver medal, extending their wait for a men's curling gold since 1924.
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Canada's men's curling team defeated Great Britain 9-6 to win the Olympic gold medal in Milano Cortina. The victory marked the country's first title in the event since 2014 and came amid a resolved controversy over alleged rule violations. Skip Brad Jacobs addressed critics in a post-match statement.