2014 CONTINENTAL CUP
North America prevailed over Team World at the 2014 World Financial Group Continental Cup held Jan. 16-19 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Photo by Michael Burns Jr.
In skins competition, the side with the last rock must earn more than
two points in order to secure the skin. Te first six ends were valued at a half-point. If the skin is not secured, the point value carries over into the next end, which builds drama. USA started with the last rock but gave up a steal when Brown's final draw was heavy and Scotland took the skin. Aſter Scotland secured the skin the second end, they captured another one with a steal as Brown's final shot didn't remove enough stones. Te U.S. ladies collected a skin in the fiſth end when Muirhead's final
stone rubbed on a guard and the Americans completed the steal. In the sixth, Brown used her first stone to guard an American rock in the side of the four-foot. Muirhead used the final stone to convert a raise takeout and finally chip it out to collect the half-point skin. Te seventh end resulted in a carry-over. Team North America had a
stone buried in the top of the four-foot. Brown used her last stone to clog the path to the four-foot. Scotland wrecked on the guard with the final stone of the game and the U.S. stole the two-point skin to take the game. “It is really so much fun to play under those conditions,” said Brown, 40,
about the large crowd at the Orleans Arena. “Tere is so much energy and intensity that it really gets your adrenalin going.” With the victory, Team North America earned $52,000 CDN ($2,000
per member, including captain and coach), while Team World gets $26,000 ($1,000 per member, including captain and coach). In addition, North
// CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR
MARCH 29-APRIL 6 2014 World Men's Championship, Beijing, China
APRIL 23-30 2014 World Senior Championships, Dumfries, Scotland
2014 World Mixed Doubles Championship, Dumfries, Scotland
JUNE 12-15 2014 Arena National Championships, Lansing, Mich.
USA's Jessica Schultz (leſt) and John Shuster teamed up in mixed doubles competition during the Continental Cup.
Photo by Michael Burns Jr.
America earned a bonus $13,000 for generating the highest points total from the six skins games. n
Future events: 2015 Junior National Championships, Devils Lake, N.D. 2015 Men's Nationals Challenge Round, Seattle 2015 National Championships, Kalamazoo, Mich. 2015 Club National Championships, Fargo, N.D. 2015 Mixed Doubles Championship, Eau Claire, Wis. 2015 Senior Men's Championship, Eveleth, Minn. 2015 World Wheelchair Championship, Lohja, Finland 2015 World Women's Championship, Sapporo, Japan 2015 World Men's Championship, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 2015 Winter World University Games, Grenada, Spain 2016 Junior Nationals, Willmar, Minn. 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games, Pyeonchang, South Korea
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