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Issue 4 – Sunday, January 16, 2011 • An Of! cial Publication of the Canadian Association.

Coach Rick Lang, upper left, rejoices with Team North America after final-end drama in Saturday night’s ‘B’ skins games ensured victory in Continental Cup VII. aworld of Dominant Can-Am gang clinches victory North America 217 over Team World on Day 3 at the Continental Cup hurt World 73 Coming Right Up…Another Cup! Full Event Passes Are On Sale Now

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SATURDAY SNAPSHOTS: Left, ’s laments one that got away during a morning ‘A’ mixed skins game. Above, Marc Kennedy celebrates a great shot during afternoon singles matches. Right, Ben Hebert hams it up on the ice.

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The North American bench erupts Saturday night after final-end victories in the ‘B’ skins games pushed the team past the 201 points needed to clinch victory at the seventh Continental Cup.

Sealing the deal!

Larry Wood the 2003 event in his home Morning Cup Editor Final-end thefts clinch city. “We gave that one away North American victory and it wasn’t very much n the end, it was the fun. So it’s good to get one cakewalk that appeared Morris, skipping a North dence and picked up a roll. back,” he allowed. Ito be developing from American mixed skins After that the only pressure “It’s too bad in the sense the start. entry, out-drew David was to attend to our own that it’s a premature ending, Team North America Murdoch of to the team and continue the good but on the other hand it got refused to let down Satur- button on a  nal-end car- play.” really exciting in the last day night at Servus Credit ryover to steal yet another From Thursday’s very couple of ends tonight with Union Place, erupting in go-ahead nine-point skin.  rst group of endeavours everything going down to the late going for a sweep In the end, it was Jones that led to a 42-12 lead, the last rocks like that so I of three 30-point skins at (, Jill Of cer, the 24-player Amerk squad thought it was fantastic.” the World Financial Group Dawn Askin) 22-8 over never was really tested until Rookie team captain Neil Continental Cup. Ott, Koe (Blake MacDon- Saturday night, when Team Harrison of Newmarket, With the pendulum ald, Carter Rycroft, Nolan World players exhibited Ont., lauded the competi- seeming to slowly swing in Thiessen) 21-9 over Edin some improvement and tions as “a great experience. Team World’s favour, the and Morris (Ann Swis- showed signs of prolonging “It’s fun and something home side managed to steal shelm, Marc Kennedy, the issue heading into the you’re not going to experi- an amazing 40 points on the Nina Spatola) 19-11 over  nal exchanges. ence very often, so once  nal ends of three matches Murdoch. “It was some tough last was great,” he said. which more than cata- Heading into today’s  nal minutes for us,” admitted “I don’t think there was pulted Team North America 55-point skins tests, the World coach Peja Lindholm anything we inspired in Amerks held a 217-73 lead, of Sweden. them (the players); we just beyond the point of no Above: Sorry, Mr. Edin, tried not to give them any return and into the winner’s a spread of 16 points more “It was devastating for us. but all signs point more reason to be nervous bracket for the fourth time. than necessary to clinch the They were a lot better than to a North American Canadian champion Jen- Cup victory. us; we just have to accept than they had to be. They’re whitewash by the time nifer Jones of Winnipeg, “Of course we didn’t that. We just didn’t perform all experienced players and tonight’s proceedings who had been blanked for expect this,” admitted Team as well as I know we can. it was certainly their doing, are through. seven ends, stole a 22-point North America coach Rick “When we are on the top not ours.” Right: Andrea skin in the last end against Lang of Thunder Bay, Ont., level of our games we play Ott missed both her draw Schoepp of Germany Mirjam Ott’s Swiss team afterward. really well, shots in the isn’t impressed over from Davos. ’s “But, you know, it started but there “It was devastating  nal end a 20-0 ‘A’ women’s Edmonton unit stole nine early. We just set the tone were too for us. They were against Jones, skins game loss points to subdue Niklas the very  rst day when we many errors a lot better than who essen- to Edin of Sweden. And John dominated, got some con - here. us; we just have to tially played of the United States. “Our goal a clean house was to keep accept that” and forced scoreboard but we got the the Cup alive Team World coach her foe to 22 points at the end. until the Peja Lindholm play a precise “Everybody went out “It was a close game and last game last draw to a there and did their thing and I was surprised the way his (today) but corner of the we are pretty happy we won last one worked out.” we couldn’t do that so it is button for the win. it tonight.” Edin tried to dislodge a tough. I haven’t had time to “We made some good Koe trailed Edin 9-6 after cluster and force a carry- tell the team yet — but the shots in that last end and six ends but picked up 15 over with his last rock but new goal is to win the last both teams were rushed points with skins in the left his opponent with the day!” for time but it just went seventh and eighth ends. theft of shot rock. The victory erased a our way,” assessed Jones, “We were a part of this “It was just nice to lock it coaching defeat for Lang at of Team Canada in the two years ago and lost up because, two years ago, upcoming Scotties Tourna- so it’s nice to come back we were brutal,” recalled and Kevin ment of Hearts next month. and contribute to a win,” Koe. Martin, winners of “We were feeling like we remarked Koe. Olympic gold last year couldn’t get anything going As the  nal end pro- at Vancouver, celebrate and you don’t like look- gressed, Koe’s points turned Please see DEAL, another big victory. ing at those zeroes on the out to be the clinchers. Page 5 Page 4 2011 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling - Morning Cup Oly medal hope’s no skin off our nose

suggests that TV numbers Is mixed skins curling’s show that curling, indeed, is “a good thing”.” ‘perfect third discipline’? “I think we have to be careful about changing the game too much,” he says. curling nations and current- good choices for the Olym- “I know everybody’s trying ly has No. 4 on the schedule pics. These games are a lot to make it as big and as in 2011. of fun but they aren’t going popular as it possibly can But the WCF hasn’t been to get us in the Olympics. be, but there’s only so much hasty to promote mixed “If I was looking for a market for it. doubles as a possible third curling event, and I “The sport is good to Olympic discipline. And think we need another one,  ll big stadiums over here LARRY WOOD that could be on account of the perfect compromise is but at the end of the day, Morning Cup Editor criticism in many quarters, mixed skins. elsewhere in the world, it’s primarily based on the “Yeah. I think that’s the probably not going to get problem of having a player perfect third discipline. eriously. Do we need really big.” throw a rock, then chase it Skins is a good game, more Olympic medal Take the possibility of a down the ice to sweep it. anyway. I’d prefer skins to presentations in curl- Continental Cup ever be- S Canvassing players at the a mixed team game. ing? ing staged across the large Servus this week produces “I’m sold on mixed skins That, Horatio, is the ques- pond. a myriad of responses. and it would be big on TV. tion. “Will this  y overseas? I loves mixed You have lots of rocks in The current World Finan- don’t know. In Switzerland doubles. Susan O’Connor, play, you have sweeping, cial Group Continental Cup or Scotland you’d probably who played in the  rst you have girls and boys. A was designed with possible draw 1,000 for a weekend. world championship in lot of Olympic sports are new Olympic curling disci- But that’s absolute max.” 2008, says it has nothing going mixed and they’re plines in mind. Yikes! to do with the game of really popular on TV. To begin with, singles. Murdoch agrees the skins curling. “Skins is a lot more inter- Then, mixed doubles. Trou- format requires massive takes a esting than mixed doubles ble is, these events may promotion, even in North different route. He doesn’t which is great to play but be fun-based and ideal for America. see doubles or singles as far less enjoyable to watch. something like the competi- having Olympic potential. Curling needs the noise. It tion winding down today But he’s high-as-the-sky needs the shouting. You’ll at the Servus Credit Union Please see WOOD, on skins, and more particu- get more rocks in play Place but they haven’t Page 7 larly, mixed skins. with skins that what you’d met with wild acceptance “Mixed doubles?” Mur- normally see.” around the globe. doch repeats a question. The skip of the 2009 What’ll be the new The World Curling “Nah. Everything goes to world champion team Olympic curling Federation jumped all over the middle. No sweeping. from Scotland is cautious, discipline? Mixed the idea of a world mixed No noise. Singles? Same though, about jumping doubles, at right? doubles event which would thing there. No real excite- into anything that severely Singles? How about have appeal with minor ment. Neither are likely alters a good thing, and he mixed skins?

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Morris and Murdoch From Page 3 Christoffer Svae, Havard waged an intriguing mixed Vad Petersson) 21-19 over doubles duel with the Scot Koe and world champion controlling the issue until Andrea Schoepp (Monika the last end when Morris DEAL Wagner, , took advantage of the car- North American team was Stella Heiss) 15-14 over ryover draw to the pot. close to immaculate. of . Murdoch appeared to Take Kevin Martin’s A sixth match — Ott vs. have generated winning Olympic gold-medal win- Jones — was deadlocked at momentum in the sixth end ning lineup in singles play. 16 points apiece. when he executed a last- Of six shots played, Martin The North Americans rock double-kill that was and his men were perfect in won two of three morning SWEEP THE NATION inches away from produc-  ve, scoring less than the skins matches, two of them ing an eight-ender, unheard maximum  ve points only shutouts, to pretty much of in skins play or any sort in the hit-and-roll shot. seal the deal. MORE THAN A GAME. of curling at the elite level. The  nal count in singles: “I think they pretty much Earlier Saturday, the Martin (Morris, Kennedy, nailed the cof n shut when HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO SWEEP UP ON winners racked up a 22-10 Ben Hebert) blitzed Mur- we suffered those two point advantage in singles doch’s all-star lineup 27-16 blankings,” said Murdoch. AN AMAZING OFFER! competition, moving to while U.S. champion Pete Murdoch won a big within 46 of the magic win- Fenson’s Bemidji, Minn., 12-point skin against North Purchase your full, week-long pass for the 2012 Scotties Tournament ning number of 201. crew (Shawn Rojeski, Joe America’s dur- of Hearts, the Tim Hortons Brier, or the Women’s World Championships, “I don’t know what’s Polo, Ryan Brunt) de- ing the eighth and  nal end. and you will be automatically enrolled in the Season of Champions happening,” moaned World feated Edin’s Swedes 21-18 But, elsewhere, Brown captain Pal Trulsen, who and Erika Brown’s U.S. of Madison, Wis., blanked Rewards Program for FREE. This amazing offer has a $25.00 value. led the World to a victory women’s champs (Spatola, Schoepp, picking up all 20 two years ago at Camrose. Swisshelm, Laura Hallisey) points available. And Koe Alternatively, watch our website in February for details and an “We’re just not with it defeated Bingyu Wang of gave the same treatment opportunity to join the Season of Champions Rewards Program this year. In curling, that China 11-10. to the World squad led by for $25.00. happens some times.” The World team received Norway’s Thomas Ulsrud. Here are some examples of the great benefits you will receive The  nal analysis is more victories from Thomas Hence, the war is over but when you join the Season of Champions Rewards Program: likely to show that the Ulsrud (Torger Nergaard, the battles continue today. • Savings on roadside assistance • Free travel insurance • Best prices on cars, hotels and airfare • Pharmaceutical and drug discounts Morning Editor: • Front of the line advance tickets to all Season of Champions events Larry Wood Most importantly, all proceeds from the Season of Champions Rewards Program will be used to support the continued growth of the sport of curling in Canada. Associate Editor: Get in the game and become a member of the Todd Kimberley Seasons of Champions Rewards Program today!

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“They play a TV event It could be the WCF From Page 4 if it ever gets as far as the today and that was fun, for and they play it here,” he already has been informed Olympics. But for an event sure.” says. “We need to have a of such by like the Continental Cup, I Q 2010 Olympic gold Slam event that’s totally panjandrums. think you need some differ- medallist Kevin Martin skins. We need to introduce But the beat goes on . . . WOOD: ent games and it’s a lot of — “I think there’s more the concept to the European If curling was to truly fun. The players really like strategy to mixed doubles tour.” campaign for a third disci- playing it. I think a normal and the  tness level of The genial Scot makes pline, your choice would No additional arena curling game with mixed the player throwing the some points. But current be . . . ? teams would probably be middle three stones has to Team World captain Pål Q Cheryl Bernard, 2010 better but . . . the doubles is be extreme. Unlike curling, Trulsen of Norway, the silver medallist — “Mixed required for singles an interesting game.” where you have to sweep a 2002 gold-medal winner, doubles, for sure. But if you add to the list of athletes. order to make it an event Q 2010 Euro champion couple hard, you don’t have makes some others. gave me three choices, I “I don’t know if singles is that anybody would want Thomas Ulsrud — “I think to throw again right away. “Singles is the only one take mixed teams. Singles watchable. And you can’t to watch. But I don’t like something was going to be You sweep hard for about of these ideas that will  y takes time and I don’t know get near the quality of sho- the throwing-and-running there it should be mixed 30 seconds and that brings for one simple reason,” he what the fans would think tmaking in mixed doubles aspect of mixed doubles. I teams. your heart rate up to about says. “Any of the others of it. There are too many because you don’t have the would prefer a third team “I’m not used to the 190. The other team throws. require the organizing com- breaks during which people sweepers. We were pretty event — mixed teams. mixed doubles (who is?) You’re back in the hack mittee to produce another don’t know what’s hap- pathetic trying to play the Q World men’s champion but I don’t like playing again inside of 45 seconds ice arena.” pening. There needs to be game without sweepers. Kevin Koe — “I’d choose rocks without sweepers. and you have to have that That’s a massive con- a scoreboard that indicates You might  ddle with a mixed doubles over singles. That can make you look heart rate back down again. sideration. The Olympics what’s happening. I agree, singles event — it certain It takes some getting-used- silly sometimes, missing You throw another rock need two for hockey, one singles is indicative of the emphasized the skills of to but it’s a good game and easy shots. Singles is better and you’re sweeping hard for speed skating, one for basic, straight-out skills of the game — and maybe en- I think it will come along. because there is sweeping. again. Then you have to  gure skating and one for the game. But I’m a con- hance it with a scoreboard Actually, I’d be surprised I played mixed team earlier bring it back down again. curling. What chance has verted mixed-doubles girl or far more explanation in- It might be impossible to curling of wheedling the now, though. I loved it. And volving what’s happening. do that. use of another arena in I said I never want to have “But you have to have “But I think mixed order to realize a third set anything to do with it.” sweeping in any curling doubles is worth looking at. of Olympic medals? Q U.S. women’s cham- event and it can’t be from the I sure like it. But you really Alpine skiing offers med- pion skip Erika Brown hogline in. It has to be from need a good ice surface to als galore but needs only — “Mixed doubles, but I’d one end to the other. And play it. A tremendous ice one hill. Swimming boasts like it morphed a little more that’s what makes all the surface allows you to make a huge medal haul every to make it more like mixed shots. I mean, why would every shot. Play it on bad four years and needs only teams. I think it’s closer to you want to watch people go ice and it would be brutal, one pool. the real thing. I don’t like out there and . . . miss?” a disaster. It’s a great game “But I like singles,” says the lack of sweeping. A QSwiss champion on good ice. Trulsen, “And just think. player throwing and then Mirjam Ott — “I would Singles? No. Mixed You could it up to a running up the ice to sweep prefer mixed teams. We teams? That might not be lot of nations. The more the is a little awkward. I do play mixed championships outside the realm of possibil- merrier.” like the singles from the in Switzerland. They play ity. But mixed doubles, man. Problem there, Pål? Sort standpoint you have your mixed in Canada. This That’s a good game. There’s of defeats the elitist idea of sweepers. And I guess you is the game. The other so much strategy involved. an Olympian, doesn’t it? could have the same teams formats, they are not curl- But, like I said, you need this “That additional arena, playing in another Olym- ing. De nitely not singles. Erika Brown: ice surface. Bad ice? Can though,” he reiterates. pic event if they wanted There is too much dead Would like to see you imagine? The rock at the “That could be a big prob- to restrict the number of time. Too much stand- a mixed format back of the button might be lem. I don’t think you’d get athletes. Or they could just ing around. They would at the Olympics. the one that scores.” it in many places.” go with mixed teams and have to work on singles in Double yikes! Page 8 2011 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling - Morning Cup

CONTINENTAL CUP FLASHBACK: CAMROSE 2008 Bloomin’ big win for World Thomas Ulsrud’s fourth-end heroics in the final skins game in the Rose City wrapped up the World’s victory in Camrose.

Morning Cup staff After the teams traded we’re going to get some were Scotland’s David four-point skins in the  rst chances, but not many Murdoch, Ewan MacDon- two ends, it meant that Mar- against Kevin, so we’ll take ald and Euan Byers and eam World evened tin had to sweep the game’s the  rst one. Switzerland’s Mirjam Ott, the score with North remainder points. But after “After that, it was tough Valeria Spälty and Janine TAmerica at three wins a third-end carryover, when to stay focused. But this is Greiner. apiece, by taking the sixth Martin couldn’t count a beautiful. I just hope it (the World captain Pål Trulsen Continental Cup, presented deuce on a hit, it was left to Cup) comes back. This is was a previous two-time by Monsanto, 208-192 in Ulsrud for the fourth-end the best experience I’ve had winner as a player while mid-December 2008 at heroics. in my curling career.” World coach Lindholm was Camrose. With hammer, he made It was suggested later in a member of the winning The end came early in the an incredible triple-raise the season that the event team in 2003. 55-point men’s skins game takeout with his last stone, would, indeed, return for The  rst event in curling’s between Norway’s Thomas removing a Martin rock the 2010-11 campaign. Season of Champions, the Ulsrud and Canada’s Kevin biting the button and stick- The last four ends of the Continental Cup involves Martin, the then-reigning ing his shooter for a deuce  nal match simply consti- team games (72 points), world champion. and the 11-point skin. That tuted a formality, as Martin mixed doubles (36 points), Team World entered the elevated the World total to eventually prevailed 40-15. singles (32 points) and  nal game needing only 208, seven more than nec- “We couldn’t play our skins (men’s, women’s eight points to claim the essary to claim the Cup. normal skins game, we and mixed). The  rst side title, leading North Ameri- On his clinching shot, were in a situation where to score 201 points is the ca, 193-152, after Sweden’s Ulsrud said: “That was a we couldn’t miss many,” winner. Each member of defeated nice way to win it. That was said Martin, who was a the winning team received Canada’s Jennifer Jones 41- probably a tough shot. I’m member of the winning Peja Lindholm. Among those on the $2,000 while each losing 14 in the 55-point women’s guessing maybe one out of North America side at the “We had to play real victorious World roster, it team member got $1,400. skins game.  ve I make in practice inaugural Cup in 2002, defensive and go as long as was the third Cup win for Hence Martin’s unenvi- maybe not even that. when the men’s skins game we could and try to survive. Sweden’s Anette Norberg, able task was to either take “So it was just a beauti- went down to last rock But he (Ulsrud) made a and Anna Please see BLOOM, skins or force carryovers. ful feeling. I told the guys between him and Sweden’s great shot to take it.” Svärd. Dual Cup winners Page 12

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a Canadian curling cham- first major CCA Morning Cup staff pionship since way back in 1957, when Alberta’s Matt Season of Champions Baldwin won the Macdon- curling action continues ald Brier. Red Deer, on the other championship in Calgary from Jan. 29 through Feb. 6 with the hand, hosted the 2004 Edmonton’s Kevin Koe: 2011 M&M Meat Shops Scotties and the 1994 Defending Brier, and Morning Cup staff  t to host this important Garvey of Kamloops. Canadian Juniors at the Labatt Brier. And Char- world men’s, champion. event. It will mark the  rst The event again will offer North Hill Commu- lottetown last hosted the time the CCA has ever a total purse of $150,000, nity Curling Club and the Scotties in 1999. Centre in London, Ont. ranbrook, B.C., will brought a major champion- split equally between the Glencoe Club. Veteran curling adminis- In 2012, the Brier will be the site of the ship to Cranbrook.” men and women. First TSN will televise both trator Ken Thompson will return to Saskatoon, and C2011 Canada Cup of Adds host-committee place is worth $25,000. the women’s and men’s be the committee chair the Credit Union Centre Curling, the Canadian Curl- chair Tracey Amy: “We are The winners of the 2010  nals. The winners will from the Kingston event. (formerly ing Association (CCA) has excited about the opportu- Canada Cup, 2011 Scot- then represent Canada at Heading the Charlottetown Place). And in 2013? Ru- announced. nity for Cranbrook to host ties Tournament of Hearts the World Juniors in Perth, organizing committee is mour has it that Edmonton The 20-team event will such a world class event as in Charlottetown and 2011 Scotland, from March 5 noted Island curler Kim is in the running to host be played from Nov. 30 the Canada Cup. This will Tim Hortons Brier in Lon- to 13. Dolan. the event. to Dec. 4 at the 4,600-seat have a major economic don will earn invitations to Sites for the next three Provincial playdowns Esbjerg, Denmark, Cranbrook Recreation impact on the area and the 2011 Canada Cup. The renewals of the Scotties to determine the Scot- will be the site of the Complex (Rec Plex), home revive the sport of curling remaining 16 teams (eight Tournament Of Hearts ties opposition for Team 2011 Capital One World of the Kootenay Ice of the in Cranbrook. The  ve-day men’s and eight women’s) have been announced by Canada’s Jennifer Jones of Women’s championship, Western Hockey League. event at the Rec Plex will will qualify via the Cana- the Canadian Curling As- Winnipeg will be played March 18 to 27. Similar to the current need approximately 250- dian Team Ranking System sociation. the last two weeks of this The 2011 Ford World format, the Canada Cup 300 volunteers. There will (CTRS). The 2011 event is slated month. Men’s event goes in Re- will be contested as the  rst be an entertainment Patch In addition to returning for Charlottetown, P.E.I., In fact, the B.C. Scotties gina, April 2 to 11. event in the CCA’s 2011-12 at the curling club where as defending champions for Feb. 19 through 27 at the tournament commences Lethbridge will be the Season of Champions. fans can party the night the 2012 Canada Cup (at a Civic Centre. Monday at the Clover- site of the 2012 Ford Says Greg Stremlaw, away.” site to be announced), the Red Deer’s Centrium dale Curling Club and the World women’s while CEO of the CCA: “The Ca- Curling events previ- 2011 Canada Cup winners will be the site of the action in Newfoundland/ Basel, Switzerland, will nadian Curling Association ously hosted by Cranbrook also will qualify to be part 2012 Scotties (Feb.18-26) Labrador will start later host the 2012 World men’s prides itself on trying to include the 1997 Safeway of a pool of teams eligible while Kingston, Ont., (the next week at the Bally skirmish.  nd great locations to host Select B.C. men’s provin- for the 2013 Tim Hortons K-Rock Centre) will host Haly in St. John’s. The 2012 M&M Cana- our major championships cials won by Barry McPhee Canadian Curling Trials, the 2013 competition from The Tim Horton’s Brier dian Junior will be played and after our site reviews of of Kamloops, the 1997 which will determine Can- Feb. 16 to 24. for 2011 goes from March in Napanee, Ont., from the Kootenay region, Cran- McCain/TSN Skins Game ada’s representatives for Kingston has not hosted 5 to 13 at the John Labatt Feb. 4 to 12. brook seemed like a natural and the 1998 B.C. Scotties the 2014 Olympic Winter provincials won by Sue Games in Sochi, Russia. Page 10 The Party Linet Your guide to what’s goin’ on

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upThe successclose of every Season of Champions event comes down to the energy and enthusiasm of a dedicated team of volunteers. andOver the past four days, we’ve seen all that and more in the extraordinary contributions of more than 350 volunteers for the 2011p Worldersonal Financial Group Continental Cup. They’ve been on the job from early morning to the wee hours of the night – attending to every detail in dozens of different roles – ensuring fans and competitors alike make the very most of their experience in St. Albert. And, for many, their efforts date back to the beginning of the year. autographSo here’s a toast to the volunteers – we thank you all… for all you’ve done! sessions

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program Saturday’s winners – Ben Robinson of Edmonton junior and John Forbes from St. Albert The Final Showdown for Cool Curlers! starsAfter three days of competition in Keith’s Patch, it all comes down to The Saturday winners were Ben Robinson today’s six-team playoff for the 2011 World Financial Group Continental of Edmonton and John Forbes from Cup Cool Curling title. The !nals get underway today at 1:40 pm with St. Albert, earning the $100 daily prize the !nal at 2:40 pm. and a berth in the playdowns.

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North America held a From Page 8 clinching skin. stormed back into conten- land’s Mirjam Ott. Team World that listed four 3-2 edge in Cup victories In the 12-point  nal end, tion, closing a 38-point gap When it was brought to skips, headed by Norway’s entering the 2008 edition, with a tonne of rocks in to just 14 heading into the the attention of of cials that Thomas Ulsrud, against a winning the inaugural Cup play and Norberg angling two  nal skins games. Team North America had North America squad which in 2002 in Regina, then BLOOM: for another steal, Jones tried In the 30-point skins, named ineligible lineups for had the reigning world renewals in Medicine Hat a tapback with her last brick Kevin Koe’s Edmonton both 20-point mixed skins champions Kevin Martin, in 2004 and 2007. to force a carryover (which team demolished Scot- games, it was ruled the as skip, and Jennifer Jones, World teams won in 2003 Roster would have been resolved land’s David Murdoch 28-2 point be equally divided, as third. in Thunder Bay and 2006 in by a draw to the button) but while Stefanie Lawton erasing North American The  nal score turned out Chilliwack. missed again and Norberg of Saskatoon registered a wins of 16-14 (men) and to be 16-14 for the World. The seventh end proved woes for added to the World total key double takeout in the 15-5 (women), which was The rules state that the the crucial turning point in with a 41-14 victory. seventh end, earning a skin won by North America, mixed skins lineups  elded the women’s skins  nale “I think the result was worth 16 points after three 15-5. by each team must be com- with Jones holding a 14-11 Can-Am better than how we played carryovers, which keyed The marquee Mixed Skins prised of two players who lead over Norberg, hold- it,” said Norberg, the 2006 a19-11 win over Switzer- game featured a lineup for are named in the 20-point ing the hammer with an squad Olympic gold medallist skins, two players named in 18-point carryover on the and two-time (2005, 2006) the 30-point skins and four line, and facing several a makeable triple-kill to world champion. players in the 55-point skin Norberg counters in the count at least two and take The previous evening, games. rings. the skin. completing Day Three North American braintrust Jones had two options: She tried the latter but of the four-day competi- Jim Waite and Russ How- Throw an open draw to missed, allowing Norberg tion, controversy reigned ard iced a 20-point lineup force another carryover or to steal and claim the as North America brie y which included three play- ers that had been named to compete in the 30-point skins, along with one player World 208, North America 192 named for the 55-point skins game. World Jialiang Zang (10). Harbin, Jennifer Jones (35), Cathy Its 30-point lineup listed (players and points scored) China. Total: 67. Overton-Clapham (17), Jill four players named for the David Murdoch (24), Ewan Of cer (17), Dawn Askin (31), MacDonald (14), Winnipeg, Canada. Total: 55-point skins game, mean- Anette Norberg (71), Kajsa (8), Euan Byers (8), Locker- 100. ing  ve players playing in Bergstrom (50), Cathrine bie, Scotland. Total: 54. (22), Ricjh Lindahl (53), Anna Svard 55-point games. Ruohonen (22), John Dunlop (60), Stockholm, Sweden. In earlier action, Team (22), Peter Annis (22), Madi- Total: 234. World dominated mixed North America son, Wis. U.S.A. Total: 88. Thomas Ulsrud (45), Torger (players and points scored) Debbie McCormick (13), doubles play 27-9, singles Nergard (27), Christoffer (10), Nicole 14-10 (22-10 including the Svae (31), Havard Vad Pe- Kevin Martin (73), John Mor- Joraanstad (10), Tracy tersson (21). Olso, Norway. winner’s eight-point bonus) ris (68), Marc Kennedy (70), Sachtjen (10), Madison, Wis., Total: 124. and women’s team matches Ben Hebert (52). Edmonton, U.S.A. Total: 43. Mirjam Ott (32), Carmen Canada. Total: 263. ( ve wins, one draw). Schaefer (39), Valeria Kevin Koe (28), Blake Mac- Mixed Doubles: World 27, Team North America men Spaelty (23), Donald (38), Carter Rycroft North America 9 (23), Davos, Switzerland. won four of their six team (28), Nolan Thiessen (28), Singles: World 22 (includ- Total: 117. matches. Edmonton, Canada. Total: ing 8 bonus points), North Bingyu Wang (43), Yin Liu 122. America 10 (28), Qingshuang Yue (22), Stefanie Lawton (25), Teams: World 45, North Jennifer Jones dropped Yan Zhou (22), Harbin, China. Marliese Kasner (35), Teejay America 27 Total: 115. a 41-14 decision to Surik (19), Lana Vey (29), Skins: North America 146, Fengchun Wang (37), Rui Anette Norberg in the Saskatoon, Canada. Total: World 114 Liu (10), Xiaomking Xu (10), 108. final women’s skins game at Camrose.

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Morning Cup staff set up today’s champion- ship  nal matches in this Continental Cup last edition. Hereafter, here’s something you’re on your own. Morning Cup staff convenient for most World Lindholm in the  nal Skins you should know The  nal results of the teams who play each year game to win 207-193. Tabout this estimable 2011 Continental Cup will at the Euros during the  rst In 2003, Team World news sheet to which not be recorded for poster- week of December. turned the tables with a ity in the Morning Cup. he Canadian Curling David Murdoch: you’ve subscribed the past Association (CCA) The Langley event will 208-179 victory in Thunder four days. At least, not before the mark the second time that Bay. In 2004 at Medicine Continental Cup No. 5 initial issue of the 2012 Tand the World Curl- this week in St. Albert. What’s that? Well, sim- ing Federation (WCF) have the Continental Cup is Hat, before a record four- ply, it never gets the  nal competition in Langley, announced that Langley, staged in British Columbia. day crowd of 42,317, it was Curling Trials, which quali- story. Hardly ever. And B.C. B.C., will host the 2012 Chilliwack hosted the 2006 North America’s turn again,  ed Canada’s teams for the certainly not this year, Meantime, it has been World Financial Group edition. notching a 228-172 win. Olympic Winter Games either. Sorry about that. a large slice of heaven, Continental Cup, presented The Continental Cup The 2006 renewal in held in early December. The Morning Cup, you folks. We at the Cup by Monsanto. comprises various disci- Chilliwack featured all of Over the years, the see, does not publish on would The unique international plines during the four days the medal-winning teams world’s greatest curlers the post-Continental Cup like to thank you for curling competition, featur- — regular team games, from the 2006 Olympic have participated in the Monday. your interest. We’d like to ing six teams from North mixed doubles, singles, Winter Games in Turin, Continental Cup, includ- The way the St. Albert thank all the competitors America against six teams mixed skins and men’s , as Team Europe ing such illustrious skips organizing committee for their time and courte- representing the World, will and women’s skins games. pulled even with a 229-171 as Norway’s Pål Trulsen,  gures it, if we’re over sy. We’d like to thank our be contested Jan. 12-15, Each segment awards victory. Thomas Ulsrud and Dordi budget after four days, we supporters for theirs. 2012, at the Langley Events points for wins (or ties), In 2007, the Cup returned Nordby, Sweden’s Peja won’t be going for  ve. And we’d especially, Centre. with the  rst side to reach to Medicine Hat, and once Lindholm, Elisabet Gus- Oh yes, and there’s also speci cally, like to Currently, North America 200 points declared the again, North America tafson and Anette Norberg, something else you should thank Sandy Jamison at and Team World are knotted winner. prevailed, 290-110, this Scotland’s David Murdoch, know. the St. Albert Gazette for at three victories apiece in TSN, the exclusive televi- time clinching the Cup in Hammy McMillan, Rhona This publication would the job she performed on the Ryder Cup-like event, sion network for the CCA’s record fashion on Saturday Martin and Jackie Lock- not exist without the our behalf. which began in 2002 in Season of Champions, will evening, prior to Sunday’s hart, China’s Bingyu Wang, efforts of the St. Albert Yeah, wonderful! Regina. provide complete four-  nal women’s and men’s Switzerland’s Mirjam Ott, organizing committee, the What else is there to This week’s event, at day ‘Cup’ coverage across Skins games. Germany’s and Canadian Curling Asso- say? St. Albert’s Servus Credit Canada. The 2008 scuf e was con- Andrea Schoepp, Debbie ciation and its sponsors. Have a good  nal day Union Place, has moved At the inaugural Cup tested in Camrose and won McCormick of the United Between them, they fund and don’t forget to reserve to the new January time in Regina in 2002, Team by Team World, 208-192. States and Canada’s Kevin the whole shebang. So, early for the 2012 renewal slot, as opposed to previous North America pulled out In 2005 and 2009, there Martin, Jennifer Jones, save a cheer, also a tiger, in the Fraser valley. years in either November or a last-rock victory when were no Continental Cup , , for them. This one promises to be December. Canada’s Kevin Martin events scheduled because of , Now, what we’re asking a blast! The former dates were in- defeated Sweden’s Peja the Tim Hortons Canadian and . from you today is this. We Cheers.

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CONTINENTAL CUP STATISTICS (cumulative, through Saturday’s draws) Skips Thirds Name % age Name % age Kevin Martin (NA) 93 Yin Liu (W) 90 Pete Fenson (NA) 86 Ralph Stoeckli (W) 88 Cheryl Bernard (NA) 84 Blake MacDonald (NA) 85 Kevin Koe (NA) 84 Susan O’Connor 84 Thomas Ulsrud (W) 82 Nina Spatola (NA) 81 David Murdoch (W) 81 Carmen Schaefer (W) 81 Niklas Edin (W) 79 Torger Nergaard (W) 81 Jennifer Jones (NA) 73 Shawn Rojeski (NA) 80 Erika Brown (NA) 73 Sebastian Kraupp (W) 80 Bingyu Wang (W) 73 John Morris (NA) 78 M\SSJVSVY‹KPNP[HS  Mirjam Ott (W) 72 (W) 72 Andrea Schoepp (W) 67 Kaitlyn Lawes (NA) 72 I\ZPULZZJHYKZ‹5*9MVYTZ JOLX\LZ‹THPSPUN Seconds Leads Name % age Name % age Carter Rycroft (NA) 92 Viktor Kjaall (W) 92 (NA) 90 Ben Hebert (NA) 92 Fredrik Lindberg (W) 88 Yan Zhou (W) 91 Carolyn Darbyshire (NA) 86 Havard Vad Petersson (W) 91 Christoffer Svae (W) 86 Simon Streubin (W) 90 Andreas Lang (W) 85 Nolan Thiessen (NA) 88 Marc Kennedy (NA) 84 Laura Hallisey (NA) 86 Carmen Kueng (W) 79 Stella Heiss (W) 85 Corinna Scholz (W) 76 Dawn Askin (NA) 85 Qingshuang Yue (W) 75 Janine Greiner (W) 83 Jill Of cer (NA) 75 Cori Morris (NA) 83 Ann Swisshelm (NA) 74 Ryan Brunt (NA) 79

Teams Name % age Name % age Kevin Koe (NA) 87 Pete Fenson (NA) 84 Kevin Martin (NA) 86 Bingyu Wang (W) 82 David Murdoch (W) 86 Mirjam Ott (W) 79 Thomas Ulsrud (W) 85 Erika Brown (NA) 79 Niklas Edin (W) 85 Jennifer Jones (NA) 76    Cheryl Bernard (NA) 84 Andrea Schoepp (W) 76 Page 18 2011 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling - Morning Cup

CONTINENTAL CUP: STANDINGS, SCORES, AND SCHEDULE

After Day 3

North America 217 World 73 Team Doubles Singles Skins Total Team Doubles Singles Skins Total Men 30 15 8 43.5 96.5 Men 6 3 4 31.5 44.5 Women 30 15 6 61.5 112.5 Women 6 3 6 13.5 28.5 Bonus 8 8 Bonus 0 Total 60 30 22 105 217 Total 12 6 10 45 73

Saturday’s Saturday’s Saturday’s ‘A’ Skins Results Singles Results ‘B’ Skins Results Wins Points Wins Points Wins Points North America 2 43 North America 3.5 *22 North America 3 62 World 1 17 World 2.5 10 World 0 28 (* — includes eight-point bonus for Draw 7 highest aggregate score for all matches) Draw 7 Men Draw 8 Men 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 T Pete Fenson (NA) S 0 *C 0 *S 0 *C 0 3 Women Kevin Koe (NA) *S S 0 *C 0 *S S S 21 (skin values) 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 6 20 RT D P R HR DT Total (skin values) 1 1 3 3 3 4 6 9 30 David Murdoch (W) *0 *S 0 *S 0 *C 0 *S 17 Mirjam Ott (W) 0 4 4 5 3 0 16 Niklas Edin (W) 0 *0 *S 0 *S 0 *0 *0 9 Player %age Player %age Jennifer Jones (NA) 0 4 5 2 1 4 16 Player %age Player %age Ryan Brunt 86 Simon Struebin 95 Points Awarded Nolan Thiessen 91 Viktor Kjaall 92 Joe Polo 91 Andreas Lang 91 North America: 2 World: 2 Carter Rycroft 97 Fredrik Lindberg 89 Shawn Rojeski 70 Ralph Stoeckli 91 RT D P R HR DT Total Blake MacDonald 92 Sebastian Kraupp 84 Pete Fenson 80 David Murdoch 75 Andrea Schoepp (W) 5 3 0 0 2 5 15 Kevin Koe 84 Niklas Edin 78 Team World 82 Team North America 88 Cheryl Bernard (NA) 0 3 4 3 4 0 14 Team North America 91 Team World 86 Points Awarded Women World: 4 North America: 0 Women 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 T RT D P R HR DT Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 T Erika Brown (NA) *S S 0 *S 0 *S 0 *S 20 Bingyu Wang (W) 0 2 5 2 1 0 10 Jennifer Jones (NA) 0 *0 *C 0 *C 0 *C S 22 (skin values) 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 6 20 Erika Brown (NA) 0 5 5 0 1 0 11 (skin values) 1 1 3 3 3 4 6 9 30 Andrea Schoepp (W) 0 *0 *C 0 *C 0 *C 0 0 Points Awarded Mirjam Ott (W) *C S 0 *S 0 *C 0 *0 8 Player %age Player %age North America: 4 World: 0 Player %age Player %age Laura Hallisey 95 Stella Heiss 89 Dawn Askin 91 Janine Greiner 78 Ann Swisshelm 75 Corinna Scholz 69 Men Jill Of cer 72 Carmen Kueng 77 Nina Spatola 81 Monika Wagner 72 RT D P R HR DT Total Kaitlyn Lawes 70 Carmen Schaefer 83 Erika Brown 92 Andrea Schoepp 70 Niklas Edin (W) 0 5 3 5 1 4 18 Jennifer Jones 59 Mirjam Ott 67 Team North America 86 Team World 75 Pete Fenson (NA) 0 4 4 3 5 5 21 Team North America 73 Team World 76 Points Awarded Mixed North America: 4 World: 0 Mixed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 T RT D P R HR DT Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 T Kevin Koe (NA) S 0 *S S S 0 *S #S 20 David Murdoch (W) 1 5 5 3 1 1 16 John Morris (NA) 0 *S 0 *0 *S 0 *S S 19 (skin values) 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 6 20 Kevin Martin (NA) 5 5 5 5 2 5 27 (skin values) 1 1 3 3 3 4 6 9 30 Thomas Ulsrud (W) *0 *C 0 *0 *0 *C 0 *0 0 Points Awarded David Murdoch (W) *S 0 *C S 0 *S 0 *0 11 Player %age Player %age North America: 4 World: 0 Player %age Player %age Cori Morris 100 Yin Liu 89 RT D P R HR DT Total Nina Spatola 97 Bingyu Wang 70 Nolan Thiessen 84 Niklas Edin 81 Thomas Ulsrud (W) 1 5 5 5 4 1 21 Marc Kennedy 84 Torger Nergaard 80 Susan O’Connor 78 Carmen Schaefer 59 Kevin Koe (NA) 1 3 4 4 2 5 19 Ann Swisshelm 80 Andrea Schoepp 84 Kevin Koe 89 Thomas Ulsrud 66 Points Awarded John Morris 70 David Murdoch 73 Team North America 88 Team World 74 World: 4 North America: 0 Team North America 83 Team World 77

S —skin; C — carryover; * — last-rock advantage; RT —Run Through; D — Draw; P —Port; R — Raise; S —skin; C — carryover; * — last-rock advantage # — won  nal-end carryover draw to the button HR — Hit-and-Roll; DT — Double Takeout

Andrea Today’s Matches Schoepp’s front end, ‘C’ Women’s ‘C’ Men’s Stella Heiss, left, Skins Final Skins Final and Corinna (11 a.m.) (6 p.m.) Scholz, apply the brushes Sheet B — World (Bingyu Sheet B — World (Thomas Ul- during Saturday’s Wang) vs. North America srud) vs. North America (Kevin morning ‘A’ (Cheryl Bernard) Martin) skins game versus Erika (55 points available) (55 points available) Brown. Sunday, January 16, 2011 Page 19

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Rendezvous Picnic August 28

What better way to mark such an eminent year than with a picnic of epic proportions? St. Albert will attempt to break a record by attracting thousands to various sites across the city for a summer picnic. Grab a blanket, pack a lunch and be a part of history in the making.

For more information, please visit www.rendezvous2011.ca or call 780-458-4630.

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