(by ) The 2016 Pinty’s All-Star Curling Skins Game returns to beautiful Banff, Alta., from Jan 8-10 as Brad Jacobs and Rachel Homan look to defend their titles from last year.
TSN photo: Rachel Homan
TSN’s signature curling event will feature four men’s and four women’s teams, each competing for $100,000 in cold, hard cash.
The men’s side will feature Brad Gushue [with PEI native Brett Gallant], the winner of six events this season, taking on two-time defending Brier champion Pat Simmons in one semi-final, while the other will see Olympic champion Jacobs battle Mike McEwen in a rematch of last year’s semi where Jacobs won. The winners will battle in the final on Sunday, January 10 at 9 p.m. AT/5 p.m. PT.
On the women’s side, another chapter of the growing curling rivalry between Homan and Val Sweeting will be written in one semi-final, while young gun Kelsey Rocque and Olympic gold-medalist Jennifer Jones will battle in the other. The winners will face each other in the final on Sunday, Jan 10 at 2 p.m. AT/10 a.m. PT.
All games can be seen live on TSN.
Click for full story, including a run down of each game, at the TSN website.