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Team CompetitionMixed DoublesWomen’s Teams “Up Close and Personal”

Men’s Teams Autograph Signing

Team CompetitionLive at the Patch: Cat Daddy

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Show!It’s an all-star cast headlining the 2014 World Financial Group Continental Cup at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, January 16-19.

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Pictured in Blue (L-R): Team North America. Rachel Homan, Jennifer Jones, Erika Brown, Jeff Stoughton, Brad Jacobs and John Shuster.Pictured in Red (L-R): Team World. Thomas Ulsrud, David Murdoch, Niklas Edin, Eve Muirhead, Margaretha Sigfridsson, Satsuki Fujisawa.

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Official POINTS TRACKEREach day in the Morning Cup, this space is yours to keep track of points scored on a match-by-match basis. Tomorrow’s edition will be updated and ready for you to start all over again.

Thursday, January 16 Draw Sheet Team Competition (3 points) Points

1 A • Team Jennifer Jones 1

• Team Eve Muirhead

1 B • Team Jeff Stoughton 1

• Team Thomas Ulsrud

1 C • Team Erika Brown 1

• Team Satsuki Fujisawa

Draw Sheet Mixed Doubles (3 points) Points

2 A • Mark Nichols/Jennifer Jones 1

• Niklas Edin/Christina Bertrup

2 B • Jeff Stoughton/Kaitlyn Lawes 1

• Sebastian Krupp/Maria Prytz

2 C • Jeff Isaacson/Debbie McCormick 1

• Christoffer Svae/Satsuki Fujisawa

Draw Sheet Team Competition (3 points) Points

3 A • Team Brad Jacobs 1

• Team Niklas Edin

3 B • Team Rachel Homan 1 • Team Margaretha Sigfridsson

3 C • Team John Shuster 1 • Team David Murdoch

Friday, January 17

Draw 4 Team Competition (2 women’s + 1 men’s games) 3 Draw 5 Singles 6 Draw 6 Team Competition (1 women’s + 2 men’s games) 3

Saturday, January 18

Draw 7 Mixed Doubles 3 Draw 8 Team Competition (2 women’s + 1 men’s games) 3 Draw 9 Team Competition (1 women’s + 2 men’s games) 3

Sunday, January 19

Draw 10 Skins 15 Draw 11 Skins 15

Jeff Stoughton returns to the World Financial Group Continental Cup after celebrating Team North America’s victory last year in Penticton, B.C.

It’s Show Time! Who, in their wildest dreams, would have ever imagined one of the most prestigious events in the world of competitive curling coming to Las Vegas, Nevada? Well, you better believe it because the World Financial Group Continental Cup gets underway today in the Orleans Arena! A star-studded cast - featuring the biggest names in the international game - are ready to dazzle the crowds in the entertainment capital of the world. Twelve teams, six each for Team North America and Team World, hit the ice in the 10th edition of the Ryder Cup-style competition, with the home side holding a 5-4 edge in championship titles.� 7KH� VSDUNOLQJ� ¿HOG� LQFOXGHV� QLQH�WHDPV�WKDW�DUH� LQ� WKH�¿QDO�SUHSDUDWLRQV�to represent their countries next month at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia! 2014 WFG Continental Cup co-managers Jon Killoran and Anne Warner Cribbs have seen this grow from a passing conversation in January, 2012

Jon Killoran and Anne Warner Cribbs, co-managers

to a major international sports event WZR�\HDUV�ODWHU��³:H�¿UVW�GLVFXVVHG�WKH�notion with Rick Patzke (USCA Chief 2SHUDWLQJ� 2I¿FHU�� WZR� \HDUV� DJR� DW�our Hall of Fame dinner in Reno,” says Killoran. “Discussions continued and a \HDU� ODWHU� LW�ZDV�RI¿FLDO� WKDW� WKH�HYHQW�would come to Las Vegas. And the 12 months that have followed since have been very satisfying.” “Now we are just so excited about putting on the kind of event international curling fans are accustomed to,” added :DUQHU�&ULEEV��³%XW�ZLWK�D�GH¿QLWLYH�

/DV�9HJDV�ÀDYRU�DQG�VL]]OH�´ Over 4,000 passionate curling fans have made the trip, and with local interest gaining momentum, a record-setting attendance is expected over the next four days of competition. The Orleans Hotel & Casino alone has 6,200 room-nights booked for the event, as many visitors have chosen to wrap the Continental Cup around other Las Vegas events, attractions and activities. “We anticipate over 45,000 enthusiastic fans to come streaming through the doors of the Orleans Arena WR� ZDWFK� WKH� ZRUOG¶V� ¿QHVW� PHQ� DQG�ZRPHQ� FXUOHUV� WDNH� SDUW� LQ� WKH� ¿QDO�elite competition prior to the Winter Olympic Games,” said Brian Krolicki, Lieutenant Governor, State of Nevada and WFG Continental Cup Co-Chair. “Such a gathering of the world’s curling “family” would set a new WFG Continental Cup attendance record, and would convincingly serve as a tremendous validation for the vibrancy of this sport.” Championship curling comes

complete with its own party. The Patch, situated in the Mardi Gras Ballroom of the Orleans Hotel, is where fans gather in between and after draws to enjoy the tasty selection of food and beverages,test their skills in an assortment of games and dance to the sounds of some great bands. You can even meet with the athletes in Up Close and Personal interviews and Team Autograph sessions. So hang on tight Las Vegas – there’s a new game in town… the 2014 World Financial Group Continental Cup!

Brian Krolicki,Lieutenant GovernorState of Nevada& 2014 WFG Continental Cup Co-Chair

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Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. has been knocking on the door in the competitive curling world VLQFH�������ZKHQ�KH�¿UVW�UHSUHVHQWHG�1RUWKHUQ�2QWDULR�DW�WKH�7LP�+RUWRQV�%ULHU� The initial signs of a breakthrough came in Halifax where he won the bronze medal at the 2010 Brier. ,Q�D�VL[WK�DSSHDUDQFH�DW�WKH�&DQDGLDQ�PHQ¶V�FXUOLQJ�FKDPSLRQVKLS�ODVW�0DUFK��-DFREV�WUXO\�VROLGL¿HG�D�VSRW�among the ranks of curling’s elite with a decisive victory over Jeff Stoughton in the gold-medal game. The team carried last year’s momentum over to the new season, winning the 2013 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings in Winnipeg, and the right to represent Canada at the 2014 Olympic Games.� $QG�WKH\�GLG�LW�ZLWK�SUHFLVLRQ�DQG�VW\OH��SRVWLQJ�WKH�¿UVW�XQGHIHDWHG�UHFRUG�LQ�WKH�KLVWRU\�RI�WKH�&DQDGLDQ�Curling Trials, dating back to 1997.

Jennifer Jones, one of the most accomplished competitors in women’s curling, achieved the ultimate GUHDP�ZLWK�D�GHFLVLYH�ZLQ�LQ�WKH�FKDPSLRQVKLS�¿QDO�RI�WKH������7LP�+RUWRQV�5RDU�RI�WKH�5LQJV�&DQDGLDQ�Curling Trials in her hometown of Winnipeg. The right to represent Canada at the Olympic Games has been the only thing missing from the Winnipeg skip’s championship resume. She has competed 10 times at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts – the Canadian women’s curling championship – winning four national titles. Her lengthy list of achievements also includes gold and bronze medals at the World women’s curling championship, a pair of victories at the Capital One Canada Cup and seven championships in World Curling Tour Grand Slam events… more than any other female skip in the game.

In a competitive curling career spanning more than two decades at the elite level of the sport, Jeff Stoughton has compiled an extensive list of achievements. The Winnipeg skip has represented Manitoba at the Canadian men’s curling championship 10 times, claiming the legendary Brier Tankard on three occasions, along with winning a pair of gold medals at the world men’s curling championship.� 6WRXJKWRQ�KDV�OHG�WHDPV�LQWR�WKH�SDVW�¿YH�&DQDGLDQ�&XUOLQJ�7ULDOV��7KH�FORVHVW�EUXVK�ZLWK�2O\PSLF�JORU\�FDPH�LQ������ZKHQ�KH�ORVW�WKH�¿QDO�WR�%UDG�*XVKXH�LQ�D�ODVW�URFN�PHDVXUHPHQW��*XVKXH��ZHQW�RQ�WR�ZLQ�WKH�gold medal for Canada at the 2006 Games. The Stoughton team returns to the World Financial Group Continental Cup after celebrating Team North America’s victory last year in Penticton, B.C.

At just 24 years of age, Rachel Homan has already secured a position among the ranks of the very best in the world of competitive curling. Homan is the defending Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion, symbolizing supremacy in Canadian ZRPHQ¶V�FXUOLQJ��6KH�GHIHDWHG�-HQQLIHU�-RQHV�LQ�WKH�FKDPSLRQVKLS�¿QDO�ODVW�\HDU�DQG�DOVR�UHSUHVHQWHG�2QWDULR�at the Scotties in 2012. Homan developed a winning attitude in her early days on the ice, prevailing four consecutive years at the Ontario Bantam Girl’s Curling Championship, for competitors under the age of 16. In the 2010 Canadian Junior Women’s Curling Championship, she won the national title with a perfect 13-0 record.

John Shuster is one of a select group of athletes that have won an Olympic medal for the United States in the sport of curling. In fact, the only time it happened was at the 2006 Games when he threw lead stones for the Pete Fenson team that earned bronze in Turin, Italy. Shuster was back on the Olympic ice surface in 2010 in Vancouver, moving up to skip Team USA, and will return in that role next month in Sochi. Shuster secured the top spot at the 2013 U.S. Olympic Curling Trials in November… but that was only WKH�¿UVW�VWHS�LQ�SURFHVV��,W�WRRN�D�WULS�WR�WKH�:RUOG�&XUOLQJ�)HGHUDWLRQ�TXDOLI\LQJ�HYHQW�LQ�)XHVVHQ��*HUPDQ\�EHIRUH�WKH�'XOXWK��0LQQ��VTXDG�ORFNHG�GRZQ�D�VSRW�LQ�WKH�2O\PSLF�¿HOG�� 7KH�WHDP�ZRQ�WKHLU�¿QDO�¿YH�JDPHV�RI�WKH�FRPSHWLWLRQ��LQFOXGLQJ�D�SOD\RII�YLFWRU\�RYHU�-LĜt�6QtWLO�RI�WKH�Czech Republic.

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Scotland’s Eve Muirhead has made her presence known throughout the curling world as one of the most talented shooters in the women’s game, even though she’s just 23 years old.� $�IRXU�WLPH�:RUOG�-XQLRU�:RPHQ¶V�&XUOLQJ�&KDPSLRQ���LW�PD\�KDYH�EHHQ�¿YH�LI�VKH�KDGQ¶W�WDNHQ������RII�WR�FRPSHWH�LQ�WKH�2O\PSLFV���0XLUKHDG�ZLOO�EH�RQH�RI�VL[�WHDPV�WKDW�IDFH�7HDP�1RUWK�$PHULFD�LQ�WKH���WK�edition of the World Financial Group Continental Cup. Coming off a highly successful 2012-13 competitive season - where she led Team Scotland to the gold medal at the 2013 World Women’s Curling Championship - Muirhead will be heading to Sochi in February to represent Great Britain at the 2014 Olympic Games.

In his third consecutive appearance for Sweden at the world men’s curling championship, Niklas Edin defeated Team Canada’s Brad Jacobs in the gold-medal match of last year’s international showdown in Victoria, B.C. The Swedish foursome won bronze medals in 2011 and 2012.� 7KH����\HDU�ROG�VNLS�JRW�KLV�¿UVW�WDVWH�RI�JROG�DW�WKH������:RUOG�-XQLRU�0HQ¶V�&XUOLQJ�&KDPSLRQVKLS��to go along with three silver-medal performances. In 2009, he led his team to titles in both the Winter 8QLYHUVLDGH��:LQWHU�8QLYHUVLW\�*DPHV��DQG�(XURSHDQ�&XUOLQJ�&KDPSLRQVKLSV� Edin represented Sweden at the 2010 Olympic Games and returns to wear the country’s colors next month in Sochi.

Margaretha Sigfridsson’s debut on the main stage of international curling came in 1997 when she led her Swedish team to the silver medal at the World Junior Women’s Curling Championship. In the 2002 Ford World Women’s Curling Championship, she won silver once again. Ten years later, she WRRN�KRPH�DQRWKHU�PHGDO�RI�WKH�VDPH�FRORU��DQG�¿QLVKHG�LQ�WKH�VDPH�VSRW�RQ�WKH�SRGLXP�LQ�ODVW�\HDU¶V�ZRUOG�showdown, after losing to Scotland’s Eve Muirhead.� 0XLUKHDG�DOVR�FORVHG�RXW�WKH�����������VHDVRQ�ZLWK�D�YLFWRU\�RYHU�6LJIULGVVRQ�LQ�WKH�¿QDO�RI�WKH�:RUOG�Curling Tour’s Players’ Championship. Sigfridsson and Muirhead are teammates in Las Vegas, hoping to share in a gold-medal celebration when they face Team North Ameriaca in the World Financial Group Continental Cup.

David Murdoch is recognized as the most successful male curler to ever come out of Scotland, the birthplace of the roaring game. In six appearances at the world men’s curling championship, the 35-year-old skip from Aberdeen has returned home with a medal every time. The impressive collection includes three pairs of gold, silver and bronze medals. The most recent bronze came with the support of his current team at the 2013 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship in Victoria, B.C. The foursome will represent Great Britain in Sochi next month – marking Murdoch’s third consecutive trip to the Olympics. Third Tom Brewster also has considerable experience on the world stage, skipping Team Scotland to silver medals twice at the world men’s championship.

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‘We’re not in Canada anymore, eh.’

By Colin Kelly

My knowledge of the words “skip” and “stone” comes from skipping stones on water as a kid. And FXUOLQJ"�,�WKLQN�,�GLG�TXLWH�D�ELW�RI�WKDW�ZLWK����RXQFH�bottles back in college. But skips and stones take on an entirely different meaning in the fastest-growing winter sport in the world. As for water, well, I learned curling involves the solid version of it. I know a little more about movies. In the timeless FODVVLF�¿OP��³7KH�:L]DUG�RI�2]�´�'RURWK\�XWWHUHG�WKH�memorable line: “We’re not in Kansas anymore.” By the time the opening ceremonies of the 10th &RQWLQHQWDO�&XS�RI�&XUOLQJ�ZHUH�¿QLVKHG�:HGQHVGD\�QLJKW��VXUHO\�WKH�PDMRULW\�RI�IDQV��RI¿FLDOV�DQG�HYHQ�the competitors had to be saying, “We’re not in Canada anymore, eh.” If the 69-degree weather didn’t give it away during a glorious January day, then surely the bikini-clad HVFRUWV� �DQG� ³ELNLQL´� PLJKW� HYHQ� EH� VWUHWFKLQJ� LW��who led Team North America and Team World into The Orleans Arena last night let everyone know they were indeed in Las Vegas. But tradition wasn’t entirely done away with, as the Las Vegas-based Desert Skye Pipes and Drums belted out “Scotland the Brave” while marching the teams through the casino at The Orleans en route to the arena. That sight surely stunned gamblers running their money through slot machines or throwing down some chips at the blackjack table.����,W¶V�WKH�¿UVW�WLPH�WKLV�HYHQW�KDV�EHHQ�KHOG�RXWVLGH�

Canada, but you sure wouldn’t know it from those in attendance. The overwhelming majority, be they players, fans or volunteers, clearly hail from the Great White North. With the fabulous weather, WKH\�ZHUHQ¶W�GRQQLQJ�WRTXHV��EXW�WKHLU�DFFHQWV�ZHUH�unmistakable.� � � � (TXDOO\� DV� XQPLVWDNDEOH�ZDV� WKH� WKLFN�6FRWWLVK�brogue of World Curling Federation President Kate Caithness, who perhaps had the understatement of the night as she launched the opening ceremonies by

declaring, “We would like to extend a warm welcome to all curling fans.” Compared to the usual climate for this event, it was ÀDW�RXW�KRW��DQG�D�FRXSOH�WKRXVDQG�IDQV�ZHUH�DOUHDG\�at a boil as they raucously cheered on the two teams, who today leave behind the fun and get started on the games. It’ll be four days of wall-to-wall curling, frenetic fans and a party atmosphere. And if Vegas is famous for anything, it’s the ability to throw a good party.

Desert Skye Pipers lead the athletes into The Orleans Arena for the opening cerermonies.

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Team World makes a proud march through The Orleans Casino.

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