2006 Continental Cup of Curling
The 2006 Continental Cup of Curling is a curling tournament, held between November 23 and November 26 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, between six North American teams and six European teams. Europe defeated North America 229-171.
The teams representing this year's edition is as follows:
This tournament marks the first time a Finnish team has competed in the Continental Cup, as well as the first in which neither the rink of Randy Ferbey or Colleen Jones appeared (as Ferbey was defeated in the provincial playdowns did not qualify for the Brier and Jones did not win the Tournament of Hearts). It is also the first time the winners of the Canada Cup of Curling is not awarded a berth in the Continental Cup (their positions being replaced by the teams representing Canada at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games instead). The European team is captained by Elisabet Gustafson, who had competed in the inaugural Continental Cup. The North American team is captained by Lindsay Sparkes and Linda Moore.
Mixed Doubles
Teams are awarded six points for each victory in this match. If the match is tied after six ends, the two teams will each earn three points.
| Date | North America Throwers | North America Sweepers | Europe Throwers | Europe Sweepers | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 23 |  Jean-Michel Menard, Jeanna Schraeder |
Maxime Elmaleh, Renee Simons |
 David Murdoch,  Binia Feltscher-Beeli |
Euan Byers, Janine Grenier |
12-5 |
| November 23 |  Pete Fenson, Nicole Joraanstad |
Joe Polo, Tracy Sachtjen |
 Anette Norberg,  Lars Vagberg |
Anna Svard, Bent Anund Ramsfjell |
7-6 |
| November 23 | Brad Gushue, Amy Nixon |
Mark Nichols, Bronwen Saunders |
Eva Lund, Pal Trulsen |
Flemming Davanger, Cathrine Lindahl |
5-6 |
| November 25 | Francois Roberge, Kelly Scott |
Sasha Carter, Eric Sylvain |
Ewan MacDonald, Mirjam Ott |
Peter Smith, Valeria Spalty |
5-6 |
| November 25 | Debbie McCormick, Shaun Rojeski |
Natalie Nicholson, Doug Pottinger |
 Kalle Kiiskinen,  Monika Wagner |
Teemu Salo, Tina Tichatschke |
11-9 |
| November 25 | Russ Howard, Shannon Kleibrink |
Christine Keshen, Jamie Korab |
Andrea Schopp, Markku Uusipaavalniemi |
Anna Hartelt, Jani Sullanmaa |
6-3 |
Singles
Teams earn four points for each victory in this match. If the match is tied through all events, the two teams will each earn two points. An additional eight points will be awarded to the team with the higher aggregate score in this portion of the event.
North America wins the bonus points for having the higher aggregate total, 109-104.
| Date | North America | Europe | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 24 | Kelly Scott |
Andrea Schopp |
22-5 |
| November 24 | Debbie McCormick |
Mirjam Ott |
9-14 |
| November 24 | Shannon Kleibrink |
Anna Svard |
21-21 |
| November 24 | Brad Gushue |
Markku Uusipaavalniemi |
20-22 |
| November 24 | Shawn Rojeski |
Flemming Davanger |
20-22 |
| November 24 | Maxime Elmaleh |
Ewan MacDonald |
17-20 |
Teams
Teams are awarded six points for each victory in the team match. If the match is tied after 8 ends, the two teams will each earn three points.
Skins
In the skins portion of the event, teams get points that contribute to the overall score by scoring at least 2 points with the hammer or forcing a steal without. The number of points is unevenly divided through each of the 8 ends in each of the 3 ends.
| Date | Game | North America | Europe | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 25 | Men's A | Pete Fenson, Shaun Rojeski, Joe Polo, Doug Pottinger |
Markku Uusipaavalniemi, Kalle Kiiskinen, Jani Sullanmaa, Teemu Salo |
10-20 |
| November 25 | Women's A | Debbie McCormick, Nicole Joraanstad, Natalie Nicholson, Tracy Sachtjen |
Andrea Schopp, Monika Wagner, Anna Hartelt, Tina Tichatschke |
0-30 |
| November 25 | Men's B | Jean-Michel Menard, François Roberge, Eric Sylvain, Maxime Elmaleh |
Pal Trulsen, Lars Vagberg, Flemming Davanger, Bent Anund Ramsfjell |
10-30 |
| November 25 | Women's B | Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter, Renee Simons |
Mirjam Ott, Binia Feltscher-Beeli, Valeria Spalty, Janine Greiner |
6-34 |
| November 26 | Men's C | Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Russ Howard, Jamie Korab |
David Murdoch, Ewan MacDonald, Peter Smith, Euan Byers |
43-17 |
| November 26 | Women's C | Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Bronwen Saunders, Christine Keshen |
Anette Norberg, Eva Lund, Cathrine Lindahl, Anna Svard |
28-32 |