In a city known for heavyweight prize fights, the early results of the 2016 World Financial Group Continental Cup, presented by Boyd Gaming, indicate we’re in for one on the Orleans Arena curling ice.
A world championship gold-medal game rematch is among the highlighted early matchups for the 2016 World Financial Group Continental Cup, presented by Boyd Gaming, it was determined on Wednesday afternoon in Las Vegas.
History will be made when the 2016 World Financial Group Continental Cup, presented by Boyd Gaming, kicks off on Thursday at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
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This week, John sits down with Marc Kennedy, current third for Team Koe and famously a member of one of the greatest curling teams of all time, with Kevin Martin, John Morris and Ben Hebert. A two-time Brier champion, one-time World Champion, and the 2010 Olympic gold medallist, Kennedy and the Koe rink also just won the 2015 Home Hardware Canada Cup, securing the first berth into the 2017 Olympic Trials.
If your New Year’s resolution this year includes doing good deeds, consider following in the steps of the Ladies’ section at the Sioux Lookout Curling Club. They found a way to not only attract curlers to their Skip to Equip bonspiel, but they also raised a whopping $76,000 for the local hospital foundation at the same time.
Everyone knows that curlers are the first in line to volunteer for worthy causes, not just in their own clubs, but in the wider community, too. This season, a commitment to nurturing young curlers in the art of “giving back” was right at the top of the list for organizers of the Ottawa Youth Curling League.
Remember the OYCL? We profiled this fledgling league for young curlers on our website last May, sharing the story of its overwhelming success in the first season of providing sport development and competition to Ottawa-area curlers under the age of 18.
Canada’s world-No. 1-ranked wheelchair curling program will begin its push to the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games with a familiar lineup, albeit with an eye on the future, it was announced today by Curling Canada.
Following the Pinty’s Grand Slam event in Yorkton, Sask., most teams indicated they were ready to head home, unwind, and relax a bit over the holidays. Others, however, opted to stay on the road… REALLY on the road.
President of curling club Taurunum Belgrade Serbia and skip of the national curling Serbian team is looking for an opportunity to develop a curling career in Toronto.
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There were more winners than just the men’s and women’s champions at the 2015 Travelers Curling Club Championship last month in Ottawa.
Curling is growing in popularity for an Ottawa-based organization that provides a variety of recreational programs for adults.
Curling has become one of the top five most popular leagues offered by the Ottawa Sport & Social Club (OSSC) and it’s the social aspect of the sport that provides such a big appeal, says Jill Magnussen, marketing and promotions manager for OSSC.
Canada’s top junior curling teams are ready to Get Cracking with a new partner this January in Stratford, Ont.
Egg Farmers of Ontario (EFO) will be the presenting sponsor of the 2016 Canadian Junior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships, Jan. 23-31 in Stratford, it was announced today by Curling Canada.