Team Gushue has swept their way to a victory at the inaugural
Everest Curling Challenge in Fredericton, N.B., winning $200,000 –
the largest single cash prize ever awarded in the sport. Following
a high-intensity and fun-filled tournament featuring the world’s 32
best curlers – broadcast exclusively on TSN, the event’s official
broadcast partner – Team Gushue and Team Epping faced off in the
final draw.
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Fans were treated to a unique curling tournament format that
featured the world’s elite curlers, including current women’s and
men’s Olympic Champions as well as reigning Scotties, Brier, and
World Champions. Before the competition began on Friday, each skip
was tasked with drafting a new team, consisting of two female and
two male players, excluding any teammates who are part of their
regular competition teams.
Throughout the event, which ran from August 25-27 at Willie
O’Ree Place, players competed in a single-game, elimination-style
tournament that featured seven draws in front of sold-out crowds,
with hundreds of curling fans gathering outside the arena to catch
the action streamed on the big screen as part of the Fredericton
River Rocks Tailgate Party.
“Everest is incredibly proud to support and promote the sport of
curling and wants to congratulate Team Gushue on their win and
thank all the players who participated in this weekend, The City of
Fredericton, and all our volunteers for making the Everest Curling
Challenge a great event to watch,” said Mark Duffey, President and
CEO at Everest Funeral Concierge. “The City of Fredericton was
alive with curling fans this weekend. The energy in and outside the
arena was fantastic. Curling fans demonstrate the same values of
community, fellowship and accessibility as we do at Everest and we
feel it’s important to celebrate and recognize them.”
Teams were comprised of 32 of the world’s best curlers, and
consisted of some exhilarating match-ups through a unique
player draft that took place on August 24, which was exciting for
players and fans alike. One team member from each original
competition team was represented in the Everest Curling Challenge
finale. The final match-up between Team Gushue
and Team Epping was extremely close with a 5-5 tie going
into the eighth end, and with two rocks in play for Epping, Gushue
had the hammer and was able to score one, winning 6-5.
Everest Curling Champion Teams:
Team Carey: Chelsea Carey, Ryan Fry, Dana
Ferguson, Ben Hebert
Team Epping: John Epping, Kaitlyn Lawes, Brent
Laing, Rachel Brown
Team Gushue: Brad Gushue, Cathy Overton, E.J.
Harnden, Lisa Weagle
Team Homan: Rachel Homan, Mat Camm, Jill
Officer, Geoff Walker
Team Jacobs: Brad Jacobs, Lori Olson-Johns,
Brett Gallant, Laine Peters
Team Jones: Jennifer Jones, Marc Kennedy,
Joanne Courtney, Tim March
Team Koe: Kevin Koe, Emma Miskew, Patrick
Janssen, Dawn McEwen
Team Sweeting: Val Sweeting, Marc Nichols,
Jocelyn Peterman, Ryan Harnden
“As someone who has spent most of their life dedicated to
excelling in this sport, being a part of this unique event was
incredibly thrilling,” commented Skip Brad Gushue. “From the unique
draft, to the passionate fans, to the high energy felt throughout
the arena, and the great broadcast on TSN, the Everest Curling
Challenge provided the perfect atmosphere for our team to work
together and come out on top. Everest has been a supporter of
curling for years and it was wonderful to see them expand their
footprint and create an event that was truly an unforgettable
experience for both players and fans.” “We were
thrilled to partner with Everest and work with the city of
Fredericton to deliver this world-class curling tournament to fans
across Canada,” said Shawn Redmond, Vice-President, Content
Strategy and Business Operations, TSN. “This tournament continues
TSN’s tradition of delivering innovating and unique sports
broadcasts to fans across the country, and we thank and
congratulate all the curlers and Team Gushue on a great, and
entertaining event.”
Coverage of the event was broadcast live across TSN, with live
streaming available to TSN subscribers via TSN.ca/Live, with the
Everest Curling Challenge also available for live streaming in the
U.S. on ESPN3.
For more information, go to @EverestCurling on Facebook and
Twitter and visit www.EverestCurlingChallenge.com.
About EverestEverest is the first nationwide
funeral concierge service. An independent consumer advocate,
Everest was launched in Canada in 2001 with the goal of creating a
continent-wide service to help streamline and simplify the process
for grieving families. Its sole purpose is to provide information
to consumers when they need to make informed choices about
funeral-related issues. Serving as an impartial advocate, Everest
is not a funeral home, nor does it sell funeral goods or services
and does not receive commissions from funeral homes or other
providers in the funeral industry. Today, Everest services are
available to more than 25 million people in Canada and the United
States. Visit www.EverestFuneral.com for more information.
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including five national television feeds, TSN.ca, TSN GO,
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