Tonight’s opening ceremonies for the World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling starts at 8:30 p.m. at Performance Arena and is free to the public.
The competitors with Team North America and Team World, including many of the athletes from the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, will be introduced.
At 9 p.m. Keith Patch’s will open its doors for general admission at Troy Murray Arena. The musical act is The Classics. All 12 rinks are expected to be in attendance.
Thursday
8:30 a.m. women’s team competition.
1:30 p.m. mixed doubles.
4 p.m. Up Close & Personal: female skips at Keith’s Patch.
7:30 p.m. men’s team competition.
Friday
8:30 a.m. women’s team competition.
1:30 p.m. mixed doubles.
4 p.m. Up Close & Personal: male skips at Keith’s Patch.
7:30 p.m. men’s team competition.
Saturday
9 a.m. skins A: women, men, mixed.
2 p.m. singles.
4 p.m. Up Close & Personal: coaches and captains at Keith’s Patch.
4 p.m. autograph session: all teams on the second level at Servus Place.
7:30 p.m. skins B: women, men, mixed.
Sunday
11 a.m. skins C: women.
6 p.m. skins C: men.
Closing ceremonies will follow the last draw.
For more info, visit www.curling.ca/championships/continentalcup/
Prior to Thursday’s 7:30 p.m. draw, the World Curling Federation and Canadian Curling Association will present the Olympic banner to the gold-medal winning rink of Kevin Martin, John Morris, St. Albert product Marc Kennedy and Ben Hebert.
In the final, the Martin foursome defeated Thomas Ulsrud of Norway 6-3. They finished 11-0, an Olympic record. It was also Canada’s 13th gold medal at the winter games.
The following ticket packages are still available for the four-day competition.
$275 full event passes with guaranteed seating.
$165 half-cup mini packs for the Saturday and Sunday draws.
$69 single day passes for Thursday and Friday.
Single draw seats - $30 for Thursday and Friday and $35 for Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets can be bought online at www.seasonofchampions.ca, or by calling Ticketmaster at 780-451-8000.
To meet the demand for single draw tickets, the Ticketmaster box office opens today at 2:30 p.m. on the main floor of Servus Place in the police station room, which will also serve as the event’s kiosk.
Every draw pass includes complimentary same-day admission to Keith’s Patch.
