2017 Continental Cup of Curling
| Host city | Paradise, Nevada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Orleans Arena | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | January 14–17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Score Breakdown | |||
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| Discipline | NA | World | |
| Team Round 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | |
| Mixed Doubles Round 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Team Round 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Team Round 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Mixed Doubles Round 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Team Round 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Mixed Doubles Round 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Team Round 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Round 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Skins Round 1 | 8 | 7 | |
| Skins Round 2 | 10 | 5 | |
| Total | 37 | 23 | |
The 2017 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling was held from January 12 to 15 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. This marked the third edition of the Continental Cup held outside of Canada. The Continental Cup featured team events, mixed doubles events, and skins competitions, and the brunt of the points was in the skins competitions. TSN broadcast the event, as it has in previous years.
North America would go on to win the event 37 points to 23. The total attendance for the event was 57,753, the second highest in event history.
This edition of the Continental Cup will use a similar format as that of the previous year, with the main difference being the elimination of the singles event, which will be replaced by an additional mixed doubles event. Out of the sixty total points available, a majority of points will be needed to win the cup. The mixed doubles, and team games will be worth one point each, and ties will be worth one half point each to both teams. The skins games will be worth a total of five points. Nine mixed doubles will be played, along with eighteen team games and six skins games.
The teams were selected from the top teams in each region. Six teams from each region will compete against each other in the competition. Four teams from Canada earn the right to represent Team North America by virtue of winning certain events, namely the Canada Cup of Curling and the Canadian National Championships (the Brier and the Tournament of Hearts). Two teams from the United States, namely the top point-getters of American teams on the World Curling Tour, were chosen to represent North America, and the teams representing Team World were selected by the World Curling Federation.
The teams in the table below have been announced as representatives of their respective regions.
All times listed are in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8).
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