Mark Nichols (curler)

Mark Nichols File:CanadianCurlingTeam.jpg Brad Gushue and his Olympic Team. (Nichols is 2nd from the Right) Team Gushue Alternate Mike Adam Lead Jamie Korab Second Stones Russ Howard Third Mark Nichols Fourth Stones Brad Gushue Club St. John's Curling Club, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Olympic medal record 2006 Turin Men's Curling

Mark Nichols (born on January 1, 1980 in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian curler.

Nichols currently plays third for Brad Gushue's team which is representing Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Nichols has played third for Gushue since 1999. With Gushue, Nichols has been to three Canadian Junior Curling Championships (winning in 2001) and three Briers (2003, 2004, 2005). He won the World Junior Curling Championships in 2001 with Gushue as well. He also won Gold in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, at which he threw a spectacular shot - running back a guard onto to another stone which picked another rock that was sitting in a dead zone - in the 6th end of the final against Finland, helping Canada to score 6. See that shot on youtube.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBMIS_3gdEU

Mark Nichols also skipped team Newfoundland and Labrador with team mates Shelley Nichols, Brent Hamilton and Jennifer Guzzwell to a Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in 2005.

Nichols is currently a student.

Awards

• WJCC All-Star Third - 2001