By Jonathan Brazeau

Brad Gushue has traded in his curling brush for a microphone.

Gushue, who retired from competition last March, has joined the Grand Slam of Curling's broadcast team for the 2026-27 season, the series announced Monday.

The 46-year-old from St. John's, N.L., represented Canada twice at the Olympic Winter Games, capturing gold and bronze medals, and won a record six Brier titles as a skip. He also claimed one gold and four silver medals at the World Men’s Curling Championship plus 15 Grand Slam of Curling titles during his illustrious career.

Gushue, who has contributed to Sportsnet's broadcast coverage in the past, was also recently named high performance director of USA Curling.

He also isn't the only world champion and Olympian joining the Grand Slam of Curling booth. The series has added Joanne Courtney to its broadcast team as well.

Courtney won Canadian and world titles in 2017 while playing second for skip Rachel Homan and represented Canada at the Olympic Winter Games the following year. She also earned eight Grand Slam of Curling titles with Team Homan. Since stepping back from competitive curling in 2022, Courtney has worked as an on-air analyst and is a must-follow on social media with informative and engaging videos explaining the ins and outs of the sport.

Joining Gushue and Courtney as analysts in the broadcast booth are Olympic gold medallist Jennifer Jones and three-time world champion Brent Laing. Jones has been part of the GSOC broadcast team since retiring in 2024, while Laing has provided commentary for GSOC games on Rock Channel for the past two seasons.

John Cullen and Darren Dupont will serve as hosts and play-by-play announcers.

Featuring the top men's and women's teams from around the globe, the five-stop tour kicks off with the GSOC Co-op Invitational, Oct. 13-18, at Victoria's Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.

Sportsnet and CBC will provide live television coverage of the Grand Slam of Curling in Canada. Sportsnet will air three draws daily from Tuesday to Friday during each event week, plus Sunday’s championship finals. Saturday’s playoff coverage shifts to CBC, the free CBC Gem streaming service, and Sportsnet+. CBC will also air select finals during the season.

American fans can watch all the action live on ESPN+ on the ESPN App.

Morning games (Tuesday-Saturday) will be live-streamed on Rock Channel.