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The Continental Cup of Curling is a curling tournament held annually between teams from North America against teams from Europe. Each side is represented by six teams (three women's teams and three men's teams), and compete using a unique points system. The tournament is modeled after golf's Ryder Cup. The event is held at the beginning of the curling season and is not held in the same season as the Olympics. Curling is a precision team sport similar to bowls or bocce, played on a rectangular sheet of prepared ice by two teams of four players each, using heavy polished granite stones which they slide down the ice towards a target area called the house. ...
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Playing Format
Each side is represented by six teams - for the North Americans, four (two of each gender) are determined by the Canadian Curling Association based on recent participation at either the Canada Cup of Curling, the World Curling Championship, or the Olympic Winter Games. The other two North American teams are determined by the United States Curling Association. The World Curling Federation determines the six rinks representing Europe for the event. The Canadian Curling Association (CCA) is a Canadian organization responsible for encouraging and facilitating growth and development of the sport of curling. ...
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There are four main competitions for the event, and for either side to claim the Continental Cup, 201 points must be attained from these competitions.
Mixed Doubles The first event is the mixed doubles event, a six-end game with two rocks in play at the start of each end (one for each team). Each team consists of two sweepers and two throwers, of which one man and one woman is to play each position. There are six mixed doubles matches, with six points given for a win in each match (or three points for both teams in the event of a tie after six ends). All 24 players on each side must play in either a sweeping or a throwing role.
At the start of each end, two rocks, one for each team, starts in play - one inside the house and the other guarding. Five rocks are played per team, with scoring performed as normal. One thrower must throw the first and last stones of each end, while the other thrower must throw the three in between.
There is an additional concept, known as the option, given to one of the teams. The option is given to the team which did not score in the previous end (or randomly determined in the first end), and switches teams in the event of a blank end. The team with the option has the option to select which of the two rocks in play is theirs, with the hammer going to the team with the rock in the house.
Singles The singles compeition is akin to the skills competitions found in ice hockey. There are twelve singles matches (six women's and six men's), with two points given to the winner of each match. Eight bonus points are also awarded to the team with the better aggregate score for the singles events. Although only twelve players from each team throw stones in the competition, all 24 players must participate in some capacity, the non-throwers being given sweeping or skipping duties. Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...
Each singles match is determined based on a points system, with the thrower with the higher score winning the event. Up to five points can be scored in each of six different shots:
- the hit-and-stay
- the draw to the button
- the draw through a port
- the raise
- the hit-and-roll
- the double takeout
Teams The team portion of the Continental Cup is highlighted by twelve regular curling games (with each rink playing twice), with six points awarded to the winner (three for each team if the game remains tied through ten ends).
Skins The final event, and the event worth the most amount of points, is the skins portion. Up to 260 points can be claimed in this event, meaning that neither team can clinch the Continental Cup until the skins games are played.
There are six skins games, three men's and three women's, with the three games worth 30, 40, and 60 points. The points are distributed in an uneven manner through each of the eight ends. In order for a team to claim a skin (and the accumulated points), the team must either score at least two points with the hammer or force a steal without. If after eight ends there remains points to be claimed, a draw to the button determines which team will get the accumulated points.
List of Continental Cups | Year | Venue | Score |
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 | | 2002 | Regina, Saskatchewan | 207-193 North America |
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Waye, Nancy Delahunt
Patti Lank, Erika Brown, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson
Kelley Law, Julie Skinner, Georgina Wheatcroft, Diane Dezura
Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett
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From left to right: Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque; in their Team Alberta Brier coats David Nedohin (born December 20, 1973) is a Canadian curler, playing as the third on the Randy Ferbey curling team from Edmonton, Alberta. ...
From left to right: Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque; in their Team Alberta Brier coats Randy Ferbey (born May 30, 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. ...
Team Ferbey with Pfiefer second from right Scott Pfeifer (born January 5, 1977 in St. ...
From left to right: Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque; in their Team Alberta Brier coats Marcel Rocque (born June 22, 1971 in St. ...
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Colleen Jones (born December 16, 1959 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) is the most successful Canadian womens skip in curling history. ...
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Kelley Law (left) with teammate Georgina Wheatcroft Kelley Law (born January 11, 1966) formerly known as Kelley Atkins and Kelley Owen is a Canadian curler from Coquitlam, British Columbia. ...
Georgina Wheatcroft (born November 30, 1965 in Nanaimo, British Columbia as Georgina Hawkes) is a Canadian curler. ...
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Kevin Martin (left) with teammate Carter Rycroft Kevin Martin (born July 31, 1966) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. ...
Donald J. Walchuk (born March 6, 1963 in Melville, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. ...
Carter Rycroft (right) with Kevin Martin Carter Rycroft (born August 29, 1977 in Grande Prairie, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. ...
Team Martin with Don Barlett at right Donald Don Bartlett (born April 1, 1960 in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. ...
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Luzia Ebnöther, Carmen Küng, Tanya Frei, Nadia Röthlisberger
Elisabet Gustafson, Katarina Nyberg, Louise Marmont, Elisabeth Persson
Peja Lindholm, Tomas Nordin, Magnus Swartling, Peter Narup
Hammy McMillan, Norman Brown, Hugh Aitken, Roger McIntyre
Rhona Martin, Debbie Knox, Fiona MacDonald, Janice Rankin
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Peja Lindholm (often anglicized as Peter Lindholm) is a Swedish curler from Östersund, Sweden. ...
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Rhona Martin is a Scottish curler who has skipped the Scotland womens team at both the European and World Championships, but is most famous as the skip of the unified Great Britain team that claimed the gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games in 2002. ...
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Pål Trulsen (second from the right) and his team Pål Trulsen (born April 19, 1962 in Drøbak, Norway) is a Norwegian curler from Hosle in Bærum, and was the 2002 Olympic curling mens champion. ...
Lars Vågberg (born June 30, 1967 in Sollefteå, Sweden) is a Norwegian curler from Bærum. ...
Flemming Davanger (born April 1, 1963 in Bergen) is a Norwegian curler from Bærum. ...
Bent Ã…nund Ramsfjell (born November 30, 1967 in Oslo) is a Norwegian curler from Asker. ...
| | 2003 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | 208-179 Europe |
Mark Dacey, Bruce Lohnes, Rob Harris, Andrew Gibson
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Pete Fenson, Eric Fenson, Shawn Rojeski, John Shuster
Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Waye, Nancy Delahunt
Debbie McCormick, Allison Pottinger, Anne Swisshelm Silver, Tracy Sachtjen
Sherry Middaugh, Kirsten Wall, Andrea Lawes, Sheri Cordina Thunder Bay (48°23′N 89°15′W, time zone EST) is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. ...
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Mark Dacey (born June 22, 1966) is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia, but originally from Saskatchewan. ...
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From left to right: Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque; in their Team Alberta Brier coats David Nedohin (born December 20, 1973) is a Canadian curler, playing as the third on the Randy Ferbey curling team from Edmonton, Alberta. ...
From left to right: Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque; in their Team Alberta Brier coats Randy Ferbey (born May 30, 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. ...
Team Ferbey with Pfiefer second from right Scott Pfeifer (born January 5, 1977 in St. ...
From left to right: Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque; in their Team Alberta Brier coats Marcel Rocque (born June 22, 1971 in St. ...
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Pete Fenson (born February 29, 1968 in Bemidji, Minnesota) is an American curler, skip of the mens rink representing the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. ...
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Colleen Jones (born December 16, 1959 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) is the most successful Canadian womens skip in curling history. ...
Team Colleen Jones. ...
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Debbie (far left) and her team Debbie McCormick (born January 8, 1974 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada as Debbie Henry) is an American curler from Rio, Wisconsin. ...
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Sherry Middaugh (born October 11, 1966 in Rosetown, Saskatchewan as Sherry Hamel) is a Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario. ...
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Peja Lindholm, Tomas Nordin, Magnus Swartling, Peter Narup
Jackie Lockhart, Shelia Swan, Katriona Fairweather, Ann Laird
Hammy McMillan, Norman Brown, Hugh Aitken, Roger McIntyre
Dordi Nordby, Hanne Woods, Marianne Haslum, Camilla Holth
Anette Norberg, Eva Lund, Cathrine Norberg, Helena Lingham
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Peja Lindholm (often anglicized as Peter Lindholm) is a Swedish curler from Östersund, Sweden. ...
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Jacqueline Jackie Lockhart (born March 22, 1965, Stonehaven, Kincardine and Mearns, as Jacqueline Steele) is a Scottish curler who has competed prolifically in major international competitions for Scotland, and for the Great Britain team that competes at the Olympic Winter Games. ...
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Dordi Nordby, (born 8 April 1964 in Bærum, Norway), is a Norwegian right handed curler from Snarøya. ...
Haslum (2nd from left) and her team Marianne Haslum (born January 31, 1974 in Lillehammer, Norway) is a norwegian right handed curler. ...
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Anette Norberg (born November 12, 1966) is a Swedish curler from Härnösand. ...
Eva Lund (born 1 May 1971 in Stockholm, Sweden as Eva Eriksson) is a swedish curler. ...
Cathrine Lindahl (born February 26, 1970 in Härnösand as Cathrine Norberg) is a Swedish curler from Östersund. ...
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Pål Trulsen (second from the right) and his team Pål Trulsen (born April 19, 1962 in Drøbak, Norway) is a Norwegian curler from Hosle in Bærum, and was the 2002 Olympic curling mens champion. ...
Lars Vågberg (born June 30, 1967 in Sollefteå, Sweden) is a Norwegian curler from Bærum. ...
Flemming Davanger (born April 1, 1963 in Bergen) is a Norwegian curler from Bærum. ...
Bent Ã…nund Ramsfjell (born November 30, 1967 in Oslo) is a Norwegian curler from Asker. ...
| | 2004 | Medicine Hat, Alberta | 228-172 North America |
Mark Dacey, Bruce Lohnes, Rob Harris, Andrew Gibson
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Waye, Nancy Delahunt
Patti Lank, Erika Brown, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson
Marie-France Larouche, Karo Gagnon, Anne Lemay, Veronique Grégoire
Jason Larway, Doug Pottinger, Joel Larway, Bill Todhunter Medicine Hat, known to locals as the Hat, is a city of 56,048 (according to the 2005 municipal census) and is located in Census Division #1 and Cypress County in the southeastern part of the province of Alberta, Canada. ...
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Mark Dacey (born June 22, 1966) is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia, but originally from Saskatchewan. ...
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From left to right: Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque; in their Team Alberta Brier coats David Nedohin (born December 20, 1973) is a Canadian curler, playing as the third on the Randy Ferbey curling team from Edmonton, Alberta. ...
From left to right: Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque; in their Team Alberta Brier coats Randy Ferbey (born May 30, 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. ...
Team Ferbey with Pfiefer second from right Scott Pfeifer (born January 5, 1977 in St. ...
From left to right: Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque; in their Team Alberta Brier coats Marcel Rocque (born June 22, 1971 in St. ...
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Colleen Jones (born December 16, 1959 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) is the most successful Canadian womens skip in curling history. ...
Team Colleen Jones. ...
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Marie-France Larouche (born June 5, 1980) is a Canadian curler from Quebec. ...
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Luzia Ebnöther, Carmen Küng, Yvonne Schlunegger, Laurence Bidaud
Peja Lindholm, Tomas Nordin, Magnus Swartling, Peter Narup
David Murdoch, Craig Wilson, Neil Murdoch, Euan Byers
Dordi Nordby, Linn Githmark, Marianne Haslum, Camilla Holth
Anette Norberg, Eva Lund, Cathrine Lindahl, Anna Bergström
Sebastien Stock, Daniel Herbeg, Stephan Knoll, Patrick Hoffman Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ...
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Peja Lindholm (often anglicized as Peter Lindholm) is a Swedish curler from Östersund, Sweden. ...
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David Murdoch (left) and his team David Murdoch (born April 17, 1978) is a Scottish curler from Lockerbie. ...
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Dordi Nordby, (born 8 April 1964 in Bærum, Norway), is a Norwegian right handed curler from Snarøya. ...
Linn Githmark (born September 22, 1982 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian curler who has skipped her country to a world junior title, and also played in the Norway team that won a silver medal at the main world championships. ...
Haslum (2nd from left) and her team Marianne Haslum (born January 31, 1974 in Lillehammer, Norway) is a norwegian right handed curler. ...
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Anette Norberg (born November 12, 1966) is a Swedish curler from Härnösand. ...
Eva Lund (born 1 May 1971 in Stockholm, Sweden as Eva Eriksson) is a swedish curler. ...
Cathrine Lindahl (born February 26, 1970 in Härnösand as Cathrine Norberg) is a Swedish curler from Östersund. ...
Anna Svärd, (born 30 October 1973 in Sveg as Anna Bergström), is a Swedish Curler. ...
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