Curling in Russia - Continental Cup 2007. Europe vs North America

The athlete rosters for the 2007 Continental Cup of Curling, featuring Team Europe versus Team North America, have now been confirmed.

The Continental Cup will hold its fifth edition December 13-16 at the Medicine Hat Arena in Alberta, Canada. Patterned somewhat after golf's Ryder Cup, the Continental Cup brings together six teams representing Team North America and six teams wearing Europe's colours in a four-day competition involving Team games (72 points), Mixed Doubles (36 points), Singles (32 points) and Skins games (260 points). The first side to score 201 points is declared the winner of the trophy and the majority of the CDN $88,400 prize purse.

Points:
- Team games - 72 points
- Mixed Doubles - 36 points
- Singles - 32 points
- Skins games - 260 points

- Team North America / Team Europe / Schedule / Day by Day / History -

Team Europe

1. 2006 world champion David Murdoch of Scotland, a two-time Cup participant
2. Germany's Andy Kapp, a two-time (1997, 2007) world men's silver medallist
3. Switzerland's 2006 European champion Andreas Schwaller, who was also the 2002 Olympic bronze medallist and 2001 world men's silver medallist
4. Angelina Jensen, the 2007 world women's silver medallist
5. Scotland's 2007 world women's bronze medallist Kelly Wood
6. Russia's Ludmila Privivkova, winner of the 2006 Le Gruyere European championship

The captain will be 2002 Olympic gold medallist Rhona Martin of Scotland while Austrian national coach Rodger Schmidt, who recently coached Italy at world championships and the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, will coach Team Europe.

Team North America

From Canada:
1. Kelly Scott, the reigning women's world champion
2. 2005 Canadian champion Jennifer Jones
3. Four-time world champion Randy Ferbey, who has competed in three Continental Cups
4. Three-time world champion Glenn Howard

From United States of America:
1. Todd Birr of Minnesota, the bronze medallist at the 2007 Ford world men's
2. Debbie McCormick of Wisconsin, the 2003 world champion and a two-time Cup participant

Pat Ryan, a two-time world champion and the reigning Canadian senior men's champion, will be the captain for Team North America, while Elaine Dagg-Jackson is the coach.

Final Scores:

Day by day:

16.12.2007 (Sunday)
Forth day:

Draw 10 10:30 - 13:00 Final Skins Game (Women's "C")
B EU* - NA 22-33
EU: Lindsey Wood 94%, Lorna Vevers 75%, Jackie Lockhart 86%, Kelly Wood 73%
NA: Ranee Simons 84%, Sasha Carter 78%, Jeanna Schraeder 81%, Kelly Scott 55%

Draw 11 11:30 - 14:00 Final Skins Game (Men's "C")
C EU - NA* 8-25
EU: Evan Byers 88%, Peter Smith 77%, Niklas Edin 83%, David Murdoch 56%
NA: Caig Savill 90%, Brent Laing 73%, Richard Hart 96%, Glenn Howard 84%

15.12.2007 (Saturday)
Third day:

Draw 7 11:30 - 14:00 Skins (Men's & Women's "A" & Mixed "A")
A EU - NA* 1-19 (Mixed)
EU: Ekaterina Galkina, Andy Lang, Kelly Wood, David Murdoch.
B EU* - NA 8-12 (Women's)
C EU - NA* 5-15 (Men's)

Draw 8 16:00 - 18:00 Mixed Doubles
A EU - NA 6-8 (6 points - NA)
B EU - NA 7-7 (3 points EU, 3 points - NA)
C EU - NA 4-3 (6 points - EU)

Draw 9 19:30 - 22:00 Skins (Men's & Women's "B" & Mixed "B")
A EU - NA* 6-24
B EU* - NA 1-29
EU: Ekaterina Galkina 84%, Nkeiruka Ezekh 77%, Olga Jarkova 88%, Liudmila Privivkova 53%

C EU* - NA 10-20

14.12.2007 (Friday)
Second day:

Draw 4 09:30 - 12:00 Women's Team Competition
A EU - NA* 3-11 (6 points - NA)
B EU* - NA 4-5 (6 points - NA)
C EU - NA* 6-5 (6 points - EU)
EU: Ekaterina Galkina, Nkeiruka Ezekh, Olga Jarkova, Liudmila Privivkova

Draw 5 14:00 - 16:00 Singles Competition
Only Angelina Jensen can take points for EU. Liudmila Privivkova lose to Debbie McCormick 6-16.

Draw 6 18:30 - 21:00 Men's Team Competition
A EU - NA* 4-7 (6 points - NA)
B EU* - NA 5-4 (6 points - EU)
C EU - NA* 5-4 (6 points - EU)

13.12.2007 (Thursday)
First day:

Draw 1 09:30 - 12:00 Mixed Doubles
A EU - NA 4-10 (6 points - NA)
EU: Ralph Stockli 71%, Kelly Wood 42%; NA: Scott Pfeifer 75%, Debbie McCormick 77%
B EU - NA 6-7 (6 points - NA)
EU: Andreas Schwaller 77%, Olga Jarkova 61%; NA: Todd Birr 73%, C. Overton-Clapman 73%

C EU - NA 6-10 (6 points - NA)
EU: David Murdoch 85%, Liudmila Privivkova 63%; NA: Bill Todhunter 72%, Jenifer Jones 91%

Draw 2 14:00 - 16:30 Women's Team Competition
A EU* - NA 5-6 (6 points - NA)
EU: Ekaterina Galkina 94%, Nkeiruka Ezekh 86%, Olga Jarkova 77%, Liudmila Privivkova 72%

B EU - NA* 8-6 (6 points - EU)
C EU - NA* 3-8 (6 points - NA)

Draw 3 18:30 - 21:00 Men's Team Competition
A EU - NA* 5-3 (6 points - EU)
B EU* - NA 2-8 (6 points - NA)
C EU* - NA 4-2 (6 points - EU)

Continental Cup of Curling 2007 Schedule:

12.12.2007 (Wednesday)
Opening day:
18:30 - 19:00 Opening Ceremony (The Arena)
19:00 - 03:00 Continental Divide (Medicine Hat C.C.)

13.12.2007 (Thursday)
First day:

Draw 1 09:30 - 12:00 Mixed Doubles
Draw 2 14:00 - 16:30 Women's Team Competition
Draw 3 18:30 - 21:00 Men's Team Competition

14.12.2007 (Friday)
Second day:

Draw 4 09:30 - 12:00 Women's Team Competition
Draw 5 14:00 - 16:00 Singles Competition
Draw 6 18:30 - 21:00 Men's Team Competition

15.12.2007 (Saturday)
Third day:

Draw 7 11:30 - 14:00 Skins (Men's & Women's "A" & Mixed "A")
Draw 8 16:00 - 18:00 Mixed Doubles
Draw 9 19:30 - 22:00 Skins (Men's & Women's "B" & Mixed "B")

16.12.2007 (Sunday)
Forth day:

Draw 10 10:30 - 13:00 Final Skins Game (Women's "C")
Draw 11 11:30 - 14:00 Final Skins Game (Men's "C")
14:15 Closing Ceremony

Continental Cup of Curling History:

Team North America and Team Europe are knotted at two wins apiece after the first four editions. In 2002, Team North America edged Team World at the inaugural 'Cup' in Regina, 207-193, decided by a thrilling men's final Skins game between Kevin Martin and Peja Lindholm, which went down to last rock.

In 2003, Team Europe turned the tables, winning 208-179 in Thunder Bay while in 2004, Team North America recaptured the title by a 228-172 score in Medicine Hat, before a record four-day crowd of 42,317.

Last November in Chilliwack, it was Europe's turn to even the score, winning 229-171, when all of the curling medallists from the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy participated.

Some of the world's best-known teams have competed in past Continental Cups. In addition to this year's line-up, others include teams skipped by Canada's Kevin Martin, Brad Gushue, Kelley Law, Jennifer Jones and Colleen Jones, Norway's Pal Trulsen and Dordi Nordby, Sweden's Elisabet Gustafson, Anette Norberg and Peja Lindholm, Scotland's Rhona Martin, Jackie Lockhart and Hammy McMillan, Germany's Andrea Schopp, Andy Kapp and Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi.

The Continental Cup is a joint venture of the Canadian Curling Association, the United States Curling Association and the World Curling Federation.

(с) Source: 2007 Continental Cup of Curling
(c) Photo: Michael Burns Photography

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