The 2011

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was held January 13–16 at the

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. It was the 7th Continental Cup, the first since December 2008. No event was held in 2009 due to the

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. The event once again featured North America vs. the World. The North American team featured the Olympic silver medal-winning

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rink, the Olympic gold medal-winning Kevin Martin rink, the current World champion rink of

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, current Canadian champion

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, and

Erika Brown Erika Lynn Brown (born January 25, 1973) is an American curler, currently residing in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. She started curling in 1980 and throws right-handed. Career As a 15-year-old, Brown represent the United States at the 1988 Winter ...

and

Pete Fenson Peter Fenson (born February 29, 1968 in Bemidji, Minnesota) is an American curler. He was the skip of the men's rink that represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the bronze medal, the first Olympic medal for th ...

, the current American champion rinks. The World team was represented by 2009 European champion

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, 2010 European bronze medalist

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, World champion

Andrea Schöpp Andrea Schöpp (born 27 February 1965) is a German curler from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. She lectures part-time in statistics at the University of Munich. Career Schöpp is a two-time World champion ( and ), seven-time European champion (, , , , ...

, European champion

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, Olympic bronze medalist

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and a composite rink featuring former world champion

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, Olympic bronze medalist

Ralph Stöckli Ralph Stöckli (born 23 July 1976 in Uzwil) is a Swiss curler from Lucerne. Stöckli began a successful curling career at the junior level, winning a bronze medal at the World Junior Curling Championships as an alternate in 1994. In 1996, he wa ...

and teammate

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as well as 2007 World silver medalist

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. The North American team dominated the event, winning it outright before the final day, the second time in the history of the event. The North American team also set a record for the most points won in the history of the cup, breaking the previous record of 290 points set by the North American team in 2007.

Teams

Events

January 13

Women's team competition ''10:30 am ET'' Mixed Doubles ''3:30 pm'' Men's team competition ''9:30 pm''

January 14

Women's team competition ''10:30 am'' Mixed doubles ''3:30 pm'' Men's team competition ''9:30 pm''

January 15

'A' Skins' ''11:00 am'' Singles ''4:00 pm'' The Kevin Martin rink tied with the record for the most points (at 27 points) in a singles match, set in 2002 by Kevin Martin. North America receives a bonus of 8 points for having the most aggregate points in the singles. 'B' Skins ''9:30 pm'' With John Morris' draw to the button, North America gained nine points and clinched the Continental Cup at 208 points.

January 16

Women's 'C' Skins ''1:00 pm'' Men's 'C' Skins ''8:00 pm'' The Kevin Martin rink wins

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$13,000 for his win in the men's skins game.

References

External links

Official site
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Curling competitions in Alberta