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The Princess Auto Elite 10 is a one-of-a-kind tournament in the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling with unique match play rules. In a skins game? Game shootout. Skins Game format broke the curling mould. When TSN first aired the curling Skins Game back in 1986, jaws dropped and heads shook from coast to coast. In the era before the free-guard zone, where winning scores in Brier and Scotties games were often 3-2 with half the ends blanked, this was something new and amazing.
TSN All-Star Curling Skins Game | |
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Established | 1986 |
Host city | Banff, Alberta |
Arena | The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre |
2019 men's champion | Team Brendan Bottcher |
2019 women's champion | Team Jennifer Jones |
2019 TSN All-Star Curling Skins Game |
The TSN All-Star Curling Skins Game is an annual curlingbonspiel hosted by The Sports Network. 'Skins' curling had been developed as a way to make curling more interesting on TV during the time before the free guard zone rule was implemented. The bonspiel was held annually from 1986 to 2004 before being revived as the Casino Rama Curling Skins Game in 2007. In 2013, Dominion of Canada took over naming rights to the event, which also shifted into an all-star format featuring teams of top Canadian curling players, but the format reverted to the original format in 2015, when Pinty's acquired the naming rights to the event.
In skins curling, teams compete for 'skins' rather than points. A team can win a skin by stealing an end or scoring two or more points in an end while with the hammer.
Curling Basic Rules
- 1History
- 3Past champions
History[edit]
The first Skins Game was held in 1986 in Newmarket, Ontario.
McCain TSN Skins Game[edit]
In 1989, McCain Foods Limited teamed up with TSN, and the tournament became known as the 'McCain TSN Skins Game.' The tournament was held every year until 2004. The McCain skins event involved four teams: the defending champion, the defending Brier champion, and the winner of an east and west Superspiel.
A women's skins game was also held from 1996 to 2003 and was sponsored by JVC.
Casino Rama TSN Skins Game[edit]
After three years of the event's absence, TSN revived the event in December 2007, with Casino Rama as the main sponsor. It was held at the Casino Rama Entertainment Centre until 2013. From 2007 to 2011, it had a total cash purse of $100,000. It was reduced to $75,000 in 2012, but was increased back to $100,000 in 2013.[1]
The 2007 event was held on December 8th and 9th and featured the teams of 2006 Olympic Champion Brad Gushue, 1987, 1993 & 2007 World Champion Glenn Howard, 2002 Olympic silver medalist Kevin Martin and 1993 & 1998 World Champion Wayne Middaugh. The second edition was held January 10th and 11th, 2009 and featured defending champion (and 2008 World Champion) Kevin Martin, Howard, 1989, 2002, 2003 & 2005 World Champion Randy Ferbey, and for the first time, a women's team, skipped by 2008 World Women's Champion, Jennifer Jones. The 2010 event was notable for the victory of the World Champion David Murdoch rink, who became the first non-Canadian to skip the winning skins game team. The 2011 event included the Olympic women's silver medalist team Cheryl Bernard, the second women's team to appear at the Skins Game.[2]
All-Star Curling Skins Game[edit]
In 2013, the Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company became the title sponsor of the event, and the name of the event was adjusted to The Dominion All-Star Curling Skins Game.[1] The format of the event was preserved, but the new event established new qualification rules which would put together four all-star teams from the top ten teams in the Canadian Curling Association's rankings.
During the 2013 broadcast it was announced future Dominion All-Star Curling Skins Games would be held at a different location, to be announced.[3]
The Travelers Companies took over sponsorship of the event for 2014 (which was held in Banff, Alberta) following its acquisition of The Dominion. Food brand Pinty's acquired title sponsorship for 2015.[4]
The event was not held in 2018 due to the 2018 Winter Olympics, but returned in 2019 as the TSN All-Star Curling Skins Game.[5]
Competition format[edit]
The event consists of three games, two semifinals games and one final game. Each game consists of eight ends of play, and each end is worth a different amount of money. The winners of the two semifinals games will compete in the final.
From 2007 to 2012, the event consisted of four teams that were invited by the sponsors. They usually included the defending champion, the most recent Brier champion and/or the most recent World Champion. Occasionally a woman's team was invited.
In 2013 and 2014, the teams were selected based on fan voting on TSN's website, similar to All-Star games in other sports.[1] The top ten teams on the CCA rankings system in the previous year were nominated, and the top four skip selections based on fan voting participated in a draw two days prior to the event. Each skip in turn chose players from the top four third, second and lead selections based on fan voting, and the four All-Star teams competed in the established format.[6]
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In 2015, the event reverted to the previous invite-based system, and a women's division was added to the event.
Past champions[edit]
Men[edit]
McCain TSN Skins Game | |||
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Event | Champion skip | Host | Winnings (CAD) |
1986 | Ed Werenich | Newmarket, Ontario | $16,000 |
1987 | Ed Lukowich | Thunder Bay, Ontario | $19,250 |
1988 | Ed Werenich | Brandon, Manitoba | $22,900 |
1989 | Mark Dacey | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $28,000 |
1990 | Ed Werenich | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | $38,750 |
1991 | Russ Howard | Calgary, Alberta | $42,250 |
1992 | Russ Howard | Quebec City, Quebec | $37,300 |
1993 | Russ Howard | Ottawa, Ontario | $37,000 |
1994 | Ed Werenich | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | $45,750 |
1995 | Wayne Middaugh | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $45,750 |
1996 | Wayne Middaugh | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | $64,800 |
1997 | Kevin Martin | Cranbrook, British Columbia | $46,900 |
1998 | Kevin Martin | St. John's, Newfoundland | $50,450 |
1999 | Wayne Middaugh | Whitehorse, Yukon | $58,900 |
2000 | Greg McAulay | Fredericton, New Brunswick | $66,100 |
2001 | Glenn Howard | Barrie, Ontario | $77,200 |
2002 | Randy Ferbey | Grande Prairie, Alberta | $79,500 |
2003 | Wayne Middaugh | Gimli, Manitoba | $88,000 |
2004 | Kevin Martin | Bathurst, New Brunswick | $100,500 |
Casino Rama TSN Skins Game | ||||
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Event | Host | Champion team | Winnings (CAD) | Purse (CAD) |
2007 | Rama, Ontario | Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert | $61,000 | $100,000 |
2009 | Rama, Ontario | Randy Ferbey, David Nedohin, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque | $70,000 | $100,000 |
2010 | Rama, Ontario | David Murdoch, Ewan MacDonald, Peter Smith, Euan Byers | $70,500 | $100,000 |
2011 | Rama, Ontario | Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert | $57,000 | $100,000 |
2012 | Rama, Ontario | Kevin Koe, Pat Simmons, Carter Rycroft, Nolan Thiessen | $43,900 | $75,000 |
The Dominion All-Star Curling Skins Game | ||||
Event | Host | Champion team | Winnings (CAD) | Purse (CAD) |
2013 | Rama, Ontario | Glenn Howard, John Morris, Carter Rycroft, Steve Gould | $51,500 | $100,000 |
Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game | ||||
Event | Host | Champion team | Winnings (CAD) | Purse (CAD) |
2014 | Banff, Alberta | Jeff Stoughton, David Nedohin, Brent Laing, Ryan Harnden | $70,500 | $100,000 |
Pinty's All-Star Curling Skins Game | ||||
Event | Host | Champion team | Winnings (CAD) | Purse (CAD) |
2015 | Banff, Alberta | Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden | $65,500 | $100,000 |
2016 | Banff, Alberta | Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden | $71,000 | $100,000 |
2017 | Banff, Alberta | Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert | $75,500[7] | $100,000 |
TSN All-Star Curling Skins Game | ||||
Event | Host | Champion team | Winnings (CAD) | Purse (CAD) |
2019 | Banff, Alberta | Brendan Bottcher, Darren Moulding, Bradley Thiessen, Karrick Martin | $54,500 | $100,000 |
Women[edit]
JVC TSN Women's Skin Game | ||
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Year | Champion skip | Winnings (CAD) |
1996 | Heather Houston | $34,700 |
1997 | Shannon Kleibrink | $46,000 |
1998 | Sandra Schmirler | $46,500 |
1999 | Sherry Anderson | $64,250 |
2001 | Sherry Middaugh | $44,850 |
2000 | Kelley Law | $51,700 |
2002 | Kelley Law | $50,750 |
2003 | Sherry Middaugh | $65,000 |
Pinty's All-Star Curling Skins Game | ||||
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Event | Host | Champion team | Winnings (CAD) | Purse (CAD) |
2015 | Banff, Alberta | Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle | $52,000 | $100,000 |
2016 | Banff, Alberta | Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen | $54,000 | $100,000 |
2017 | Banff, Alberta | Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen | $53,000[8] | $100,000 |
TSN All-Star Curling Skins Game | ||||
Event | Host | Champion team | Winnings (CAD) | Purse (CAD) |
2019 | Banff, Alberta | Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jocelyn Peterman, Dawn McEwen | $51,000[9] | $100,000 |
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- General
- 'Canada Curls' by Doug Maxwell
- Specific
- ^ abc'The Dominion becomes title sponsor of TSN Skins Game'. TSN Curling. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^TSN.ca Staff. 'Olympic Medallists to Square Off at TSN Curling Skins Game'. TSN.ca. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^'Skins game ends six-year run at Casino Rama'. Barrie Examiner. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ^'Pinty's named title sponsor for TSN All-Star Curling Skins Game'. TSN.ca. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^'TSN announces field for All-Star Skins Game in Banff'. TSN. November 29, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^'The Dominion All-Star Curling Skins Game'. TSN.ca. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^https://www.tsn.ca/koe-downs-jacobs-to-win-all-star-skins-title-1.665163
- ^https://www.tsn.ca/jones-claims-second-straight-pinty-s-skins-title-1.665074
- ^https://www.tsn.ca/jones-wins-third-straight-tsn-skins-game-1.1251592
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Curling has a rich history with many traditions that continue to this day. Though the origins of curling are unclear, most people regard Scotland as curling’s birthplace. Today, curling is played around the world, largely thanks to its introduction into the Olympics in 1988. Because curling can seem complicated if you don’t know a lot about it, these articles help to explain the basics, from curling terminology and the roles of each position on a team, to how scoring and other elements of the game work, and why curling is such a great sport to play.
Curling Match Terminology
Curling, probably more than any other sport, has its own unique terminology (like hurry hard and burning a rock, among others). Here are the key curling words and phrases you need to know to blend in at your next bonspiel:
- Blank end: An end where no points are scored.
- Bonspiel: A tournament in which curlers compete.
- Burning a rock: A rules infraction that happens when a player touches a stone as it’s traveling down the sheet.
- Button: The very center of the target rings or house.
- Cashspiel: A tournament in which curlers compete for money.
- Delivery: The action of throwing a stone to the other end of the playing surface.
- Eight-ender: A perfect end where every one of the team’s stones scores a point.
- End: The way a curling game is divided. An end is like an inning in a baseball game. A curling game has either eight or ten ends.
- Gripper: The sole of one of your curling shoes. It helps you keep your footing on the ice. See slider.
- Hammer: The last rock of the end.
- Hack: The foothold in the ice you use to push off from when you deliver the stone.
- House: Also known as the rings, this is the name of the giant bull’s eye at either end of the sheet of ice. It consists of a set of concentric circles, called the 12-foot, 8-foot, 4-foot, and the Button.
- Hurry hard: A directive given to sweepers by the skip or third, to begin sweeping.
- Rink: A curling team; also the name of a curling facility
- Rock: Also known as a stone, the granite playing utensil that a curler delivers. Regular-sized rocks weigh approximately 44 pounds.
- Sheet: The frozen playing surface on which the game is played.
- Slider: The sole of one of your curling shoes. It helps you move or slide along the ice.
- Tee line: The line on the playing surface that runs through the middle of the house.
- Weight: The amount of force used to deliver a stone.
The Members of a Curling Team
In curling, the team you play on is called a rink. The rink is made up of four players: the lead, the second, the third (also called the vice,vice-skip, or mate), and the skip. Each player has specific duties:
- Lead: The lead throws the first two rocks of the end and then sweeps the next six. The lead must be very good at throwing guards and a strong sweeper.
- Second: The second throws the third and fourth stones of the end and should be strong at playing takeouts. The second sweeps the first two stones and then the final four of the end. The second and the lead need to be in sync when sweeping together.
- Third: The third (or mate or vice), who throws the fifth and sixth rocks of the end, must be good at all shots, but especially draws. It is the third’s job to set up the shots that will be thrown by the skip, and to help the skip discuss the strategy of the final two stones of the end. The third also posts the score at the conclusion of the end.
- Skip: The skip is the captain of the team and decides the strategy. It’s the skip’s job to tell the other players where to throw their shots and when to sweep. The skip also delivers the last two shots of the end. The skip must be good at all types of shots.
Curling Game Basics
What is this game of rocks and brooms all about? Curling is a sport in which two teams of four players each slide 40-pound granite rocks (also called stones) down a sheet of ice toward a target at the other end. Each team tries to get more of its stones closer to the center of the target than the other team. Read on for a complete breakdown of curling’s basic elements.
- Throwing rocks:Each player on the team throws two stones in each end. (An end is similar to an inning in baseball.) Each team throws 8 stones in an end. The players alternate throwing with their opposite number, the player on the other team who plays the same position they do.
- Curling rocks: When you throw a rock down the ice, depending on its rotation — which is applied intentionally — it will curl, or bend, one way or another. How much (or little) a rock curls or bends, depends largely on the conditions of the playing surface.
- Sweeping: Sweeping makes a rock curl less and travel farther. The lead, second, and third all take turns sweeping the rocks. The skip, who is like the team’s quarterback, is the only one who doesn’t regularly sweep stones.
- Keeping score: Once all 16 rocks have been thrown down the narrow sheet of ice, the score for that end is counted based on the final positions of the stones in the house, (the group of circles on the ice that looks like a bull’s eye). Only one team can score in an end. A team scores one point for every rock that it has closer to the center of the house than the other team.
- Strategy: Generally, the skip determines a rink’s strategy. During the game, the skip stands at one end of the sheet and tells his or her other three players where they should place their shots. A team’s strategy doesn’t always go according to plan! And that’s part of what makes curling so much fun. No two games are alike; the unpredictability is always appealing.
Great Reasons to Try the Sport of Curling
Ice Curling Rules
Why should you take up curling? People who curl seem to share a certain fun-loving attitude toward this winter pastime. Even at national and world championships, players in the middle of a high-stakes game have been known to share a few laughs. (Imagine seeing that at a hockey or football game!) Here are some of the best reasons to curl:
The Rules Of Curling
- You can play at any age.
- Both sexes can play. (And curling with your significant other can be a lot of fun!)
- The rules are easy to learn.
- You don’t have to pay a lot to play.
- Curling is good for your health.
- Curling is wheelchair accessible.