Order tickets for the 2014 Continental Cup in Vegas
will take place Jan. 16‐19, 2014, at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. It will mark the first time that this Canadian Curling Association/World Curling Federation/USA Curling sanctioned event will be held in the United States. To order tickets, go to http://www.curling.ca/2014continentalcup/ticket-
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information. Tere are early indications that this will be one of the most anticipated
events on the 2014 calendar, especially with the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi three weeks later on Feb. 7, 2014. “Following on from the success of the 2013 World Financial Group Con-
tinental Cup, the stakes are high for the 2014 event in Las Vegas. With this official launch of ticket sales, the World Curling Federation and its partners, the World Financial Group, the Canadian Curling Association and the U.S. Curling Association, extend an open invitation to curling fans, the world over. Tis is your chance to see some of our sport’s finest athletes in action and at the same time enjoy what Las Vegas has to offer. Come and be part of it,” said World Curling Federation President Kate Caithness. Te host hotel – the Orleans Hotel and Casino, adjacent to the Orleans
Arena and located just west of the famed Las Vegas Strip – will offer five‐ night hotel/ticket packages starting at $663. Hotel/ticket packages must be ordered by phone at 1‐800‐675‐3267. More than one million Canadians visited Las Vegas during the first nine
months of 2012. Bringing one of the country’s favorite participation and spectator sports to the city is expected to attract big attendance. n
Ice Cube Curling Center, Sochi, Russia
Team Bergman, Chicago Curling Club Fraser Lockhart (second), Lloyd Yanis (vice), Jeff Hetrick (lead), Steve Bergman (skip)
2014 Paralympic Qualification Final Standings Te 10 WCF Member Assocations
above have qualified their National Paralympic Committe for the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games Wheel- chair Curling Competition in Sochi, Russia (7-16 March 2014). Final qualification point totals over the 2011, 2012 and 2013 World Champi- onships are: 1. Canada 28 2. Russia* 25 3. China 22 4. Sweden 18
5. Great Britain**18 6. USA 17 7. Korea 17 8. Slovakia 11 9. Norway 11 10. Finland 3
* Russia as host country for the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games has guar- anteed qualification. ** Points for Great Britain are gained by Scotland at World Wheelchair Curling Championships.
Team Ngo, Oklahoma Curling Club Mark Ngo (skip), Emily Valentine (second), Ronald Conlon (lead, sub for the week), and Sharon Jorski (vice)
ickets are now on sale for the 2014 World Financial Group Conti- nental Cup in Las Vegas. Te four‐day event pitting Team North America against Team World in a Ryder Cup‐like competition