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A look at the dozen teams competing at the Continental Cup:Team North America• Team Howard (Canada)Glenn Howard, Wayne Middaugh, Brent Laing and Craig SavillHoward, a veteran curler from Ontario, has a lengthy list of achievements highlighted by a trio of national and world men’s championships over the course of a career that’s seen him wear the Ontario crest at 13 Briers (Canadian men’s championships), including the past six in a row.• Team Stoughton (Canada)Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers and Steve GouldStoughton is a veteran of nine Briers, including three titles and a pair of world championships.Stoughton was competing this weekend at the TSN Skins Game, where he came second.• Team Fenson (United States)Pete Fenson, Shawn Rojeski, Joe Polo and Ryan BruntFenson is one of the most accomplished competitors in U.S. curling history.He is a seven-time winner of the U.S. men’s championships and won bronze at the 2006 Winter Olympic.• Team Holland (Canada)Amber Holland, Kim Schneider, Tammy Schneider and Heather KalenchukHolland led the Saskatchewan rink to the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts title last year.Canadian Curling Association photoSkip Stefanie Lawton and her rink are making their second appearance at the Continental Cup of Curling.• Team Lawton (Canada)Stefanie Lawton, Sherry Anderson, Sherri Singler and Marliese KasnerLawton has represented Saskatchewan at four national junior championships and skipped Team Canada to the silver medal in 2000 at the world junior championships.• Team Lank (United States)Patti Lank, Nina Spatola, Catilin Maroldo and Mackenzie LankPatti Lank is one of the most successful competitors in U.S. curling history. She has attended 16 U.S. national championships, winning the title five times.Team World• Team Ulsrud (Norway)Thomas Ulsrud, Torger Nergard, Christoffer Svae and Havard Vad PeterssonUlsrud skipped his country to the silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.• Team Brewster (Scotland)Tom Brewster, Greg Drummond, Scott Andrews and Michael GoodfellowBrewster’s resume includes gold at the world junior championships in 1995, bronze in the world men’s championships, and finally silver at the 2011 championships.• Team Edin (Sweden)Niklas Edin, Sebastian Kraupp, Fredrik Lindberg and Victor KjallEdin leads one of the hottest young international teams as the Swedes won bronze at the 2011 world men’s championships.• Team Norberg (Sweden)Anette Norberg, Cissi Ostlund, Sara Carlsson and Lotta LennartssonNorberg made history at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics when she became the first skip to successfully defend her Olympic title.The Swedish skip’s competitive career dates back to the 1980s.• Team Wang (China)Bingyu Wang, Yin Liu, Qingshuang Yue and Yan ZhouWang didn’t pick up a curling stone until 2001, but it didn’t take long for her to pick up the game.Since 2005, Wang had made a mark on the international curling scene, representing her country in six world women’s championships. She won gold in 2009, silver in 2008 and bronze in 2011. Wang also skipped her team to the bronze medal at the 2010 Olympics.• Team Muirhead (Scotland)Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams and Claire HamiltonMuirhead is a four-time world junior champion and won silver at the 2010 world women’s championships.Draw scheduleThursday — 8:30 a.m. (women’s team competition); 1 p.m. (mixed doubles); 6:30 p.m. (men’s team competition).Friday — 8:30 a.m. (women’s team competition); 1 p.m. (mixed doubles); 7 p.m. (men’s team competition).Saturday — 9 a.m. (‘A’ Skins, women’s, men’s, mixed); 1:30 p.m. (Singles); 6:30 p.m. (‘B’ Skins, women’s, men’s, mixed).Sunday — 10:30 a.m. (‘C’ Skins, women’s); 5 p.m. (‘C’ Skins, men’s).