TSN heads to Calgary to deliver on the button coverage as six Canadian teams hit the sheets to take on Europe’s best at the 2015 WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP CONTINENTAL CUP. Live coverage of the CONTINENTAL CUP beginstomorrow (Thursday, Jan. 8) at 10:30 a.m. ET on TSN with the women’s team competition and culminates on Sunday, Jan. 11 with coverage of the competition’s skins games that could end up deciding this year’s winner (see below for complete broadcast schedule).
All CONTINENTAL CUP draws are also available live and on demand via TSN GO to TSN subscribers.
Guest analyst and Olympic silver medallist Cheryl Bernard joins TSN’s acclaimed team of play-by-play announcer Vic Rauter and analyst Russ Howard, a two-time Brier champion and 2006 Olympic gold medallist in the broadcast booth, along with rinkside commentator Cathy Gauthier at the Markin MacPhail Centre at WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park.
The CONTINENTAL CUP format features three men’s and three women’s teams for Team Canada challenging Team Europe and earning points for wins or ties in team games, mixed doubles, singles, mixed skins, and standard skins games.
The field at the 2015 WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP CONTINENTAL CUP features every men’s and women’s curling medallist from Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Jennifer Jones, Sochi 2014 gold medallist, headlines a strong contingent of women’s teams that includes two-time defending Scotties champion and world silver medallist Rachel Homan and 2014 CANADA CUP winner Val Sweeting. Team Europe features Sochi 2014 silver medallist Margaretha Sigfridsson of Sweden, defending European champion Anna Sidorova of Russia, and Sochi 2014 bronze medallist Eve Muirhead of Scotland.
The men’s competition, headed up by Sochi 2014 gold medallist Brad Jacobs, includes a star-studded field of John Morris, and 2014 CANADA CUP winner Mike McEwen going up against defending 2014 World Champion Thomas Ulsrud of Norway, defending European champion and Sochi 2014 bronze medallist Niklas Edin of Sweden, and Sochi 2014 silver medallist David Murdoch of Scotland.
Curling on TSN
Each year, TSN brings Canadians more than 300 hours of live action from Seasons of Champions curling events, including exclusive coverage of the 2015 WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP CONTINENTAL CUP, TIM HORTONS BRIER and SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS, FORD WORLD MEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, WORLD WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, and M&M CANADIAN JUNIORS.
TSN’s 2015 broadcast schedule includes:
- 2015 WORLD FINANCIAL GROUP CONTINENTAL CUP – Jan. 8-11 (Calgary, Alta.)
- PINTY’S ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME – Jan. 16-18 (Banff, Alta.)
- 2015 M&M CANADIAN JUNIORS – Jan. 31 – Feb. 1 (Corner Brook, Nfld.)
- 2015 SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS – Feb. 14-22 (Moose Jaw, Sask.)
- 2015 TIM HORTONS BRIER – Feb. 28 – March 8 (Calgary, Alta)
- 2015 WORLD WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP – March 14-22 (Sapporo, Japan)
- 2015 FORD WORLD MEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP – March 28 – April 5 (Halifax, N.S.)
TSN’s complete 2014-15 curling broadcast schedule is listed on TSN.ca
Broadcast Schedule*
Thursday, Jan. 8
Women’s Team Competition – 10:30 a.m. ET on TSN Network
Mixed Doubles – 3:30 p.m. ET on TSN Network
Men’s Team Competition – 8:30 p.m. ET on TSN1 and TSN4
Friday, Jan. 9
Women’s Team Competition – 10:30 a.m. ET on TSN Network
Singles – 3:30 p.m. ET on TSN Network
Men’s Team Competition – 8:30 p.m. ET – TSN1, TSN3, and TSN5
Saturday, Jan. 10
Mixed Doubles – 12 noon ET on TSN Network
Women’s Team Competition – 4 p.m. ET on TSN Network
Men’s Team Competition – 8:30 p.m. ET on TSN Network
Sunday, Jan. 11
Skins – 1:30 p.m. ET on TSN Network
Skins – 8:30 p.m. ET on TSN1, TSN4, and TSN5
