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TSN Reveals Leading Vote-Getters for the TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME Presented by Pinty’s
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TORONTO (December 6, 2013) – TSN today announced the top six vote-getters to date at each position for the TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME Presented by Pinty’s. With hundreds of thousands votes cast, fans have the hammer with three days left to vote for their favourite curlers. Only a few hundred votes currently separate the curlers in the running to compete in TSN’s two-day, made-for-television annual curling skins event.
Fans can visit TSN.ca/CurlingSkins to cast their votes – voting runs until Dec. 8 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
The top six vote-getters to date at each position, in alphabetical order, are as follows:
| SKIP | THIRD | SECOND | LEAD |
| Carter Rycroft | |||
As part of the TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME Presented by Pinty’s qualifying process and All-Star team format, fans were asked to determine who will compete in the event by visiting TSN.ca/CurlingSkins and voting for their favourite Canadian men’s curlers at each position.
On Dec. 11, TSN will announce the curlers participating in the two-day skins tournament. The All-Star teams will be drafted in a special outdoor broadcast airing Friday, Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. ET on TSN2 – giving fans the chance to see their favourite curlers compete with new teammates during the TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME Presented by Pinty’s.
The four All-Star teams will compete for $100,000 in prize money during the TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME Presented by Pinty’s airing live on TSN from The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre in Banff National Park on Jan. 11-12, 2014.
Sponsors
Sponsors for this year’s event include includes title sponsor Travelers, presenting sponsor Pinty’s, as well as official partners Rimrock Resort Hotel, VTech, Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA), Nature’s Path, Canada Goose, Town of Banff, and Banff/Lake Louise Tourism.
Individual draw tickets are available at TSN.ca/CurlingSkins or by calling The Banff Centre Box Office at 1.800.413.8368. Exclusive hotel and ticket packages are also available from the event’s official accommodation partner, the Rimrock Resort Hotel. Fans can visit RimrockResort.com or call 1-888-RIMROCK (1.888.746.7625) for reservations.
Curling on TSN
As the official broadcaster of the Canadian Curling Association, TSN broadcasts close to 300 hours of live Season of Champions curling each year, including the TIM HORTONS ROAR OF THE RINGS, TIM HORTONS BRIER, and SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS, along with the WORLD MEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, FORD WORLD WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, CAPITAL ONE CANADA CUP, WFG CONTINENTAL CUP, and M&M CANADIAN JUNIORS.
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