▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁World ▁Championships , ▁again ▁with ▁three ▁losses . ▁He ▁defeated ▁Patrick ▁H ür lim ann ▁of ▁Switzerland ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁Ryan ▁was ▁nick named ▁the ▁Ryan ▁Express ▁for ▁his ▁team ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁pe el ▁rocks ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁many ▁low ▁scoring ▁games , ▁but ▁gave ▁the ▁team ▁two ▁straight ▁B rier ▁champion ships . ▁This ▁strategy ▁was ▁perce ived ▁as ▁b oring , ▁and ▁el ic ited ▁je ering ▁from ▁crow ds , ▁and ▁forced ▁the ▁rules ▁of ▁cur ling ▁to ▁be ▁changed ▁with ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁free ▁guard ▁zone . ▁▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁would ▁be ▁Ryan ' s ▁next ▁B rier ▁appearance . ▁This ▁time ▁Ryan ▁had ▁moved ▁from ▁Ed mont on , ▁Al berta ▁to ▁Kel own a , ▁British ▁Columbia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Ryan ▁played ▁third ▁for ▁Rick ▁Fol k ▁which ▁lost ▁the ▁final ▁to ▁Russ ▁Howard ▁from ▁Ontario . ▁Ryan ▁and ▁Fol k ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Lab att ▁B rier ▁where ▁they ▁won , ▁getting ▁their ▁reven ge ▁against ▁Howard ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁World ▁Championships , ▁Ryan ▁would ▁win ▁his ▁second ▁World ▁Championships , ▁as ▁their ▁team ▁defeated ▁Jan - O lov ▁Nä ss én ▁of ▁Sweden ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁Ryan ▁and ▁Fol k ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁B rier ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁however ▁they ▁finished ▁ 6 - 5 . ▁