2008 European Curling Championships
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The 2008 Le Gruyère
European Curling Championships
were held held at Swedbank Arena in Örnsköldsvik
, Sweden
December 6-13, 2008. In a rematch of the men's A-Group final from the 2007 European Curling Championships
, David Murdoch
led Scotland
to a second straight gold medal over Norway
's Thomas Ulsrud
7-6 in an extra end. On the women's side, Switzerland
's Mirjam Ott
defeated home-country favorite Anette Norberg
of Sweden
5-4.
A total of 51 teams from 29 European countries competed.
*Mabergs skips and throws third rocks; Edlund throws skip rocks
Ireland and Spain drop to the B-Group
Thursday, December 11, 20:00
Thursday, December 11, 20:00
Friday, December 12, 14:00
Saturday, December 13, 11:00
All times local
Draw 1 Saturday December 6, 08:00
Draw 2 Saturday December 6, 16:00 5, 8 2, 11 1, 14 3, 7
Draw 3 Sunday December 7, 08:00 2, 12 2, 7 9, 11 2, 14
Draw 4 Sunday December 7, 16:00 4, 7
Draw 5 Monday December 8, 12:00
Draw 6 Monday December 8, 20:00
Draw 7 Tuesday December 9, 08:00 4, 9
Draw 8 Tuesday December 9, 20:00
Draw 9 Wednesday December 10, 16:00 2, 5
All times local
Draw 1 Saturday December 6, 08:00
Draw 2 Saturday December 6, 12:00
Draw 3 Saturday December 6, 20:00 3, 8
Draw 4 Sunday December 7, 08:00
Draw 5 Sunday December 7, 12:00 3, 6 4, 8
Draw 6 Sunday December 7, 20:00
Draw 7 Monday December 8, 08:00
Draw 8 Monday December 8, 16:00
Draw 9 Tuesday December 9, 16:00 4, 8
Draw 10 Wednesday December 10, 08:00 2, 8
Draw 11 Wednesday December 10, 20:00 3, 8 5, 7
Saturday, December 13, 09:00
Saturday, December 13, 14:00
*Jensen skips and throws second rocks; D. Dupont throws third rocks and M. Dupont throws skip rocks
Netherlands and Czech Republic drop to the B-Group
Draw 1 Saturday December 6, 12:00
Draw 2 Saturday December 6, 20:00
Draw 3 Sunday December 7, 14:00
Draw 4 Monday December 8, 08:00
Draw 5 Monday December 8, 16:00
Draw 6 Tuesday December 9, 09:00
Draw 7 Tuesday December 9, 18:30
Draw 8 Wednesday December 10, 14:00
Draw 9 Thursday December 11, 08:00
Tiebreaker Thursday December 11, 15:00
Thursday, December 11, 20:00
Thursday, December 11, 20:00
Friday, December 12, 19:00
Saturday, December 13, 15:00
All times local
Draw 1 Saturday December 6, 12:00 7, 10
Draw 2 Sunday December 7, 16:00 3, 6
Draw 3 Sunday December 7, 20:00 4, 11
Draw 4 Monday December 8, 16:00
Draw 5 Monday December 8, 20:00 5, 12
Draw 6 Tuesday December 9, 12:00
Draw 7 Wednesday December 10, 12:00 5, 7
All times local
Draw 1 Saturday December 6, 16:00 4, 12 6, 7
Draw 2 Saturday December 6, 20:00 3, 5
Draw 3 Sunday December 7, 12:00 3, 7 5, 7
Draw 4 Monday December 8, 08:00 1, 11
Draw 5 Monday December 8, 12:00
Draw 6 Tuesday December 9, 12:00
Draw 7 Wednesday December 10, 12:00 5, 6 4, 9 7, 8
Tiebreaker Wednesday December 10, 20:00 1, 8
Saturday, December 13, 09:00
Saturday, December 13, 14:00
will broadcast four round robin games involving Sweden and follow Sweden through the play-off rounds. The event will also be broadcasted throughout Europe by Eurosport
.
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European Curling Championships
European Curling Championships
The European Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments held in Europe between various European nations and hosted by the European Curling Federation. The European Curling Championships are usually held in early to mid December...
were held held at Swedbank Arena in Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 28,617 inhabitants in 2005.Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the High Coast area. It is well known as an exporter of paper products...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
December 6-13, 2008. In a rematch of the men's A-Group final from the 2007 European Curling Championships
2007 European Curling Championships
The 2007 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Füssen, Germany December 1-8, 2007. Scotland, skipped by David Murdoch, won the gold medal by beating Norway's Thomas Ulsrud 5-3 in the final. Norway had not lost a single game entering the final....
, David Murdoch
David Murdoch
David Murdoch is a Scottish curler from Lockerbie. Murdoch and his former team of Ewan MacDonald, Warwick Smith, Euan Byers and Peter Smith were the 2006 and 2009 World Curling Champions.-Background:...
led Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
to a second straight gold medal over Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
's Thomas Ulsrud
Thomas Ulsrud
Thomas Ulsrud is a Norwegian curler.Ulsrud has curled professionally since 1983. In his second World Junior Curling Championship in 1988, Ulsrud skipped Norway to a bronze medal....
7-6 in an extra end. On the women's side, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
's Mirjam Ott
Mirjam Ott
Mirjam Ott is skip of the Swiss Olympic Curling Team. She has participated in several Olympic Games contests and has won numerous awards in many other curling events worldwide...
defeated home-country favorite Anette Norberg
Anette Norberg
Anette Norberg is a Swedish curler from Nacka. She and her team are the current Olympic women's curling champions, having won the 2010 Women's Curling tournament in Vancouver...
of Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
5-4.
A total of 51 teams from 29 European countries competed.
Group A
| Nation | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
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| Jiri Snitil Jiří Snítil Jiří Snítil is a curler from the Czech Republic. He currently skips the Czech Republic national team, but throws third stones. He started curling at the age of 21.... |
Jindrich Kitzberger | Martin Snitil | Marek Vydra | Karel Uher | |
| Ulrik Schmidt Ulrik Schmidt Ulrik Schmidt is a Danish curler. He currently skips the Danish national team, while he throws third stones.Schmidt's first international appearance was at the 1984 World Junior Curling Championships, where he skipped the Danish team to a 9th place finish... |
Johnny Frederiksen Johnny Frederiksen Johnny Frederiksen is a Danish curler from Hvidovre. He is the skip of the men's Danish national team.Frederiksen skipped Denmark at three World Junior Curling Championships , two European Curling Championships and five World Curling Championships... |
Bo Jensen Bo Jensen Bo Jensen is an internationally elite curler from Denmark.For the 2009/2010 competitive season he has played Second for Ulrik Schmidt's team from Denmark. At the 2009 Moncton World Championships Team Denmark placed seventh with a 5 - 6 record... |
Lars Vilandt Lars Vilandt Lars Vilandt is an internationally elite curler from Denmark. Currently he competes as the Lead for a team skippered by Ulrik Schmidt.... |
Mikkel Poulsen Mikkel Poulsen Mikkel Poulsen is an internationally elite curler from Denmark.He made his world championship debut at the 2008 World Championships in Grand Forks, USA. He also competed at the 2009 Moncton World Championships... |
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| Thomas Dufour Thomas Dufour Thomas Dufour is a French curler. He currently skips the French national team.Dufour has played in five World Junior Curling Championships , 12 European Curling Championships , five World Curling Championships and two... |
Tony Angiboust Tony Angiboust Tony Angiboust is an internationally elite curler from France.Tony Angiboust started curling in 1992 and curls out of the Sport Club of Chamonix.... |
Jan Ducroz Jan Ducroz Jan Henri Ducroz is an internationally elite curler from Chamonix, France.He made his World Championship debut at the 2007 Edmonton World Championships with a team skipped by Thomas Dufour. The team finished the round robin competition with a 6 - 5 record and in a four way tie for fourth place.... |
Raphael Mathieu Raphael Mathieu Raphael Mathieu is an internationally elite curler from Chamonix, France.He has participated in three World Championships . All three teams he has played as the Alternate for Team Dufour, their best performance was fifth in 2008... |
Richard Ducroz Richard Ducroz Richard Ducroz is an internationally elite curler from Chamonix, France.He made his World Championship debut at the 2007 Edmonton World Championships with a team skipped by Thomas Dufour. The team finished the round robin competition with a 6 - 5 record and in a four way tie for fourth place. They... |
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| Andy Kapp Andy Kapp Andreas "Andy" Kapp is a German curler from Unterthingau. After a number of unsuccessful tournaments at the Junior, Olympic and World Championship levels, Kapp surprised many by winning the 1992 European championship. The next year however, he finished only 7th, but at the 1994 World Championships... |
Andreas Lang Andreas Lang Andreas "Al" Lang is a German curler from Alterschrofen. He is the former third for Andy Kapp.Lang began his international career skipping the German junior team at the 1999 World Junior Curling Championships, where he finished 6th... |
Uli Kapp Uli Kapp Ulrich "Uli" Kapp is a German curler from Munich. He currently plays third for his brother, Andy Kapp.... |
Holger Höhne Holger Höhne Holger "Holgi" Höhne is a German curler. He currently plays second for the German national team, skipped by Andy Kapp.... |
Andreas Kempf Andreas Kempf Andreas "Kempfi" Kempf is a German curler from Munich. He currently plays lead for the German national team, skipped by Andy Kapp.... |
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| Peter Wilson Peter Wilson (curler) Peter Wilson is an Irish curler.In 1981, Wilson skipped his native Scotland to a gold medal at the World Junior Curling Championships over Denis Marchand of Canada. Three years later he skipped Scotland to a silver medal at the European Curling Championships, losing to Peter Attinger, Jr. of... |
Bill Gray | Neil Fyfe | John Furey | David Smith | |
| Thomas Ulsrud Thomas Ulsrud Thomas Ulsrud is a Norwegian curler.Ulsrud has curled professionally since 1983. In his second World Junior Curling Championship in 1988, Ulsrud skipped Norway to a bronze medal.... |
Torger Nergård Torger Nergård Torger Nergård is a Norwegian curler.Nergård has curled professionally since 1987 and currently plays third for Team Thomas Ulsrud. At Junior level, he played third at the 1991 and 1992 World Junior Curling Championships for Thomas Due, and skipped his own team in 1996... |
Christoffer Svae Christoffer Svae Christoffer Svae is a Norwegian curler who currently plays second for Team Thomas Ulsrud.At Junior level, Svae played second for Team Thomas Løvold and won gold medals at the 2002 and 2003 World Junior Curling Championships "B" tournaments.Svae formally joined Team Ulsrud in 2007 having played... |
Håvard Vad Petersson | Thomas Due Thomas Due Thomas Due is a Norwegian curler.Thomas Due has been part of the Norwegian National Curling team since he was a junior. Altogether he holds 6 Norwegian Championship Gold Medals... |
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| David Murdoch David Murdoch David Murdoch is a Scottish curler from Lockerbie. Murdoch and his former team of Ewan MacDonald, Warwick Smith, Euan Byers and Peter Smith were the 2006 and 2009 World Curling Champions.-Background:... |
Ewan MacDonald Ewan MacDonald Ewan MacDonald is a Scottish curler. He currently plays third for David Murdoch.At his World Championship debut in 1999, MacDonald played second for Hammy McMillan. Their Scottish team would go all the way and win the gold medal defeating Canada in the final, skipped by Jeff Stoughton... |
Peter Smith Peter Smith (curler) Peter "Pete" Smith is a Scottish curler. He plays second for David Murdoch.Smith started curling in 1979. He plays in second position and is right-handed. He has won many prizes in his career, but never featured on the Winter Olympics medal podium. Peter Smith is the tallest male curler at the... |
Euan Byers Euan Byers Euan Byers is a Scottish curler.Byers started playing curling in 1983. He plays in first position and is right-handed... |
Graeme Connal Graeme Connal Graeme Connal is a Scottish curler and world champion. He won a gold medal at the 1991 World Curling Championships in Winnipeg. He received a gold medal at the 2007 European Curling Championships in Füssen... |
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| Antonio de Mollinedo | Martin Rios | Jose Manuel Sanguesa | Angel Garcia Ángel García Ángel Luis García García is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. García began playing basketball in his native municipality, before moving to Illinois, where he joined East Chicago in high school... |
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| Henrik Edlund | Mathias Mabergs* | Emil Marklund | David Kallin | Andreas Prytz | |
| Stefan Karnusian Stefan Karnusian Stefan Karnusian is a Swiss curler who has represented Switzerland internationally. He is skip for the Swiss team at the 2010 World Men's Curling Championship.-References:... |
Christof Schwaller Christof Schwaller Christof Schwaller is a Swiss curler and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.... |
Robert Hurlimann Robert Hürlimann Robert Hürlimann is a Swiss curler. He currently plays second for Stefan Karnusian.Hürlimann was a member of the Swiss team that won a gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport... |
Rolf Iseli | Andreas Schwaller |
*Mabergs skips and throws third rocks; Edlund throws skip rocks
| Country | G | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | |
| 9 | 1 | 8 | |
| 9 | 1 | 8 |
Ireland and Spain drop to the B-Group
Draw 1 Saturday December 6, 08:00
Draw 2 Saturday December 6, 16:00
Draw 3 Sunday December 7, 09:00
Draw 4 Sunday December 7, 19:00
Draw 5 Monday December 8, 12:00
Draw 6 Monday December 8, 20:00
Draw 7 Tuesday December 9, 14:00
Draw 8 Wednesday December 10, 09:00
Draw 9 Wednesday December 10, 18:30
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 game
Thursday, December 11, 20:00
3 vs. 4 game
Thursday, December 11, 20:00
Semifinal
Friday, December 12, 14:00
Gold Medal Final
Saturday, December 13, 11:00
Group B1
| Nation | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alois Kreidl | Stefan Salinger | Hubert Gründhammer | Florian Lintner | Max Ehammer | |
| Yauhen Puchkou | Dmitry Yarko | Ihar Mishaniov | Dmitry Kirillov | Yauheni Fedchun | |
| Andrew Reed | James Dixon | Thomas Jaeggi | Andrew Dixon | John M. L. Brown | |
| Erkki Lill | Harri Lill | Jaanus Lindre | Indrek Ernits | Tanel Telliskivi | |
| Kalle Kiiskinen Kalle Kiiskinen Kalle Kiiskinen is a Finnish curler.In Juniors, Kiiskinen played for Perttu Piilo and won a silver medal as his third at the 1997 World Junior Curling Championships.... |
Jani Sullanmaa Jani Sullanmaa Jani Sullanmaa is a Finnish curler. He currently plays second for Markku Uusipaavalniemi.Sullanmaa played juniors for Tuomas Vuori as his third. He won a silver medal at the 2003 Junior "B" World Championships followed up with a 9th place finish at the 2003 World Junior Curling... |
Teemu Salo Teemu Salo Teemu Salo is a Finnish curler from Hyvinkaa. He has played lead position for Markku Uusipaavalniemi since 2002.Salo won a silver medal as a member of Uusipaavaliemi's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics... |
Jari Rouvinen | Juha Pekaristo | |
| Andrius Jurkonis | Arturas Smaliukas | Piotras Gerasimovici | Dalius Grakavinas | Vygantas Zalieckas | |
| Rob Vilain Rob Vilain Rob Vilain is a Dutch curler from the Curling Club PWA. He has curled in 10 European Curling Championships. He has only skipped in one though, that being the 2001 championships where he finished in 16th place. He has also been in the 1994 World Championships, when he was a second for Wim Neeleman.... |
Brian Doucet | Miles Maclure | Erik Dijkstra | Laurens Van Der Windt | |
| Krzysztof Kowalski | Wojciech Woyda | Przemyslaw Stachura | Bartosz Klimas | Tomasz Korolko | |
| Andrey Drozdov Andrey Drozdov Andrey Drozdov is a Russian curler from Moscow. He skips one of the Russian national teams.Drozdov won his first national championship as a skip in 2009. He has represented Russia in three European Curling Championships. In 2007, he placed 14th playing third for Alexander Kirikov. In 2008, he... |
Alexey Stukalsky | Artem Bolduzev | Alexey Kamnev | Roman Kutuzov |
Results
| Country | G | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | |
| 8 | 1 | 7 | |
| 8 | 0 | 8 |
All times local
Draw 1 Saturday December 6, 08:00
- 12, 3
- 8, 5 1, 7 6, 8
Draw 2 Saturday December 6, 16:00 5, 8 2, 11 1, 14 3, 7
Draw 3 Sunday December 7, 08:00 2, 12 2, 7 9, 11 2, 14
Draw 4 Sunday December 7, 16:00 4, 7
- 11, 3 3, 8 1, 16
Draw 5 Monday December 8, 12:00
- 8, 5
- 13, 3
- 9, 5
- 10, 3
Draw 6 Monday December 8, 20:00
- 8, 5 1, 9
- 7, 6
- 9, 3
Draw 7 Tuesday December 9, 08:00 4, 9
- 9, 7
- 12, 2
- 7, 4
Draw 8 Tuesday December 9, 20:00
- 10, 2
- 10, 3
- 8, 1
- 14, 6
Draw 9 Wednesday December 10, 16:00 2, 5
- 8, 6 6, 13
- 8, 2
Group B2
| Nation | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Suter | Marc Suter | Walter Verbüken | Dirk Heylen | Peter Suter | |
| Lubomir Velinov | Stoil Georgiev | Tihomir Todorov | Ilian Kirilov | Nickolay Runtov | |
| Alen Cadez | Dalibor Golec | Drazen Cutic | Ognjen Golubic | Davor Palcec | |
| Nikolaos Zacharias | Athanassios Pantios | Georgios Arampatzis | Dimitrios Kolonas | Nicolas Sarris | |
| György Nagy | Zsombor Rokusfalvy | Balazs Nemeth | Zoltan Jakab | Krisztian Barna | |
| Stefano Ferronato | Carlo Alessandro Zisa | Gian Paolo Zandegiacomo | Marco Mariani | Giorgio Darin | |
| Ritvars Gulbis | Ainars Gulbis | Aivars Avotins | Normunds Sarsuns | ||
| Pavol Pitonak | Frantisek Pitonak | Tomas Pitonak | Peter Pitonak | Stefan Turna | |
| Jamie Meikle | Stuart Hills | Andrew Tanner | James Pougher | Richard Pougher |
Results
| Country | G | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | |
| 8 | 0 | 8 |
All times local
Draw 1 Saturday December 6, 08:00
- 7, 6
Draw 2 Saturday December 6, 12:00
- 8, 3
- 9, 7 5, 6
Draw 3 Saturday December 6, 20:00 3, 8
- 8, 3
- 9, 6
- 9, 4
Draw 4 Sunday December 7, 08:00
- 12, 4
- 6, 5
Draw 5 Sunday December 7, 12:00 3, 6 4, 8
Draw 6 Sunday December 7, 20:00
- 8, 5
- 8, 4 7, 9 6, 9
Draw 7 Monday December 8, 08:00
- 10, 6 1, 11 5, 7
- 7, 4
Draw 8 Monday December 8, 16:00
- 8, 6
- 7, 2 1, 9 2, 8
Draw 9 Tuesday December 9, 16:00 4, 8
- 12, 1
- 10, 7 1, 12
Draw 10 Wednesday December 10, 08:00 2, 8
- 9, 2
- 8, 6
- 7, 3
Draw 11 Wednesday December 10, 20:00 3, 8 5, 7
- 13, 8
- 6, 2
Group B Playoffs
Finland and Italy advance to the A-GroupWorld Challenge Games
Friday, December 12, 20:00 5, 6Saturday, December 13, 09:00
- 6, 1
Saturday, December 13, 14:00
- 7, 5
Group A
| Nation | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katerina Urbanova | Lenka Cernovska | Jana Safarikova | Jana Simmerova | Zuzana Hajkova | |
| Madeleine Dupont Madeleine Dupont Madeleine Dupont is a Danish curler from Hvidovre. She won the Frances Brodie Award in 2004... |
Denise Dupont Denise Dupont Denise Dupont is a Danish curler. She throws third rocks for the Danish national team, skipped by Angelina Jensen.... |
Angelina Jensen* | Camilla Jensen Camilla Jensen Camilla Louise Jensen is a Danish curler. She currently plays lead for Angelina Jensen.Jensen was a member of the Danish team that won a silver medal at the 2007 World Women's Curling Championship. Later that year, she won a silver medal at the European Mixed Curling Championship playing third for... |
Ane Hansen Ane Hansen Ane Hansen is a Greenlandic politician. A member of the Inuit Ataqatigiit, she is currently Minister for Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture.-References:... |
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| Kirsty Balfour | Caroline Reed | Claire Greenwood | Sarah McVey | Suzie Law | |
| Andrea Schöpp Andrea Schöpp Dr. Andrea Schöpp is a German curler from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. She also lectures part-time in statistics at the University of Munich.... |
Monika Wagner Monika Wagner Monika Wagner is a German curler from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. She currently plays third for Andrea Schöpp, who was born eight hours before her in the same hospital.... |
Melanie Robillard Melanie Robillard Melanie Robillard is a curler originally from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.-Career:She curled for Jenn Hanna's team in 2000 as her lead. They would lose in the provincial junior finals that year. In 2002, Robillard skipped her own team to the provincial junior finals, but lost... |
Stella Heiss | Christina Haller | |
| Diana Gaspari Diana Gaspari Diana Gaspari is an Italian curler.Gaspari started playing curling in 1996. She plays in fourth position as a skip and is right-handed.-References:... |
Giorgia Appolonio | Violetta Caldart Violetta Caldart Violetta Caldart is an Italian curler.Caldart started playing curling in 1992. She plays in first position and is right-handed.-References:... |
Elettra de Col Elettra de Col Elettra de Col is an Italian curler.De Col started playing curling in 2000. She plays in second position and is right-handed.-References:... |
Lucrezia Salvai | |
| Shari Leibbrandt-Demmon Shari Leibbrandt-Demmon Shari Leibbrandt-Demmon is a Dutch curler from the Curling Club Utrecht. She is the Skip of Dutch national team. In 2004 she skipped the Netherlands to a 12th place finish at the European Curling Championships. In 2005, she finished 7th place, earning the Netherlands a berth at the 2006 World... |
Margrietha Voskuilen Margrietha Voskuilen Margrietha Voskuilen is a Dutch curler from the Curling Club Utrecht. She currently plays third for the Dutch national team.... |
Ester Romijn | Idske de Jong Idske de Jong Idske de Jong is a Dutch curler from the Curling Club Motip Dubli. She plays second for Shari Leibbrandt-Demmon's team. The team, with De Jong at that time as the alternate, finished in 7th place at the 2005 European Curling Championships, which qualified them for the 2006 Ford World Women's... |
Marianne Neeleman | |
| Ludmila Privivkova Ludmila Privivkova Liudmila Andreyevna Privivkova is a curler from Russia.... |
Olga Jarkova Olga Jarkova Olga Nikolayevna Jarkova is a Russian curler.Jarkova has been curling for Russia internationally since 1999, when she threw fourth stones for Nina Golovtchenko at the World Junior Challenge where they won silver. She threw third stones that year at a disappointing last place finish in the World... |
Nkeiruka Ezekh | Ekaterina Galkina Ekaterina Galkina Ekaterina Vladimirovna Galkina is a curler from Russia.At the 2006 Winter Olympics, in Turin, Italy, she was part of Ludmila Privivkova's team... |
Margarita Fomina Margarita Fomina Margarita Mikhailovna Fomina is a curler from Russia.She was part of Ludmila Privivkova's team that won the 2006 European Curling Championships.... |
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| Kelly Wood Kelly Wood Kelly Wood is a Scottish curler who has represented her home country and Great Britain and Northern Ireland on an International and Olympic scale.... |
Jackie Lockhart Jackie Lockhart Jacqueline "Jackie" Lockhart is a Scottish curler who has competed prolifically in major international competitions for Scotland, and for the Great Britain team that competes at the Olympic Winter Games.Having made her international debut at the 1983 European Championships, she went on to claim a... |
Lorna Vevers Lorna Vevers Lorna Vevers is a Scottish curler living in Lockerbie. She won a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships. She played lead for Team Great Britain at the 2010 Winter Olympics.... |
Lindsay Wood | Eve Muirhead Eve Muirhead Eve Muirhead is a Scottish curler. Muirhead is a four-time world junior champion, having won in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. She curls out of the Curling Club in Dunkeld, a small town just north of Perth.-World Junior Curling Championships:... |
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| Anette Norberg Anette Norberg Anette Norberg is a Swedish curler from Nacka. She and her team are the current Olympic women's curling champions, having won the 2010 Women's Curling tournament in Vancouver... |
Eva Lund Eva Lund Eva Lund is a Swedish curler. , .Born in Stockholm, Sweden, as Eva Eriksson, she lives in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm, with her husband and Swedish national curling coach Stefan Lund and her son Adam and daughter Anna... |
Cathrine Lindahl Cathrine Lindahl Cathrine Lindahl is a Swedish curler from Östersund.Lindahl plays second for her sister Anette Norberg's team... |
Anna Svärd Anna Svärd Anna Maria Le Moine , is a Swedish curler. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, she was the lead for the Swedish team who won the gold-medal after a thrilling final game... |
Kajsa Bergström Kajsa Bergström Kajsa Magdalena Bergström is a Swedish curler. The younger sister of curler Anna Le Moine, she has skipped for the club Sveg CK for the past two years.... |
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| Mirjam Ott Mirjam Ott Mirjam Ott is skip of the Swiss Olympic Curling Team. She has participated in several Olympic Games contests and has won numerous awards in many other curling events worldwide... |
Carmen Schäfer Carmen Schäfer Carmen Schäfer is a Swiss curler, born 8 January 1981 in Davos. She plays third for Mirjam Ott.Schäfer had a fairly successful Junior career. She was the alternate on the Swiss team that won the 1999 World Junior Championships, but she did not play any games... |
Valeria Spälty Valeria Spälty Valeria Spälty is a Swiss curler.Spälty started curling in 1992. She plays second for Mirjam Ott and is right-handed.... |
Janine Greiner Janine Greiner Janine Greiner is a Swiss curler.Greiner started curling in 1989. She plays lead for Mirjam Ott and is right-handed.- Teammates :2010 Vancouver Olympic GamesMirjam Ott, SkipCarmen Schäfer, Third... |
Carmen Küng Carmen Küng Carmen Küng is an internationally elite curler from Solothurn, Switzerland.Carmen Küng began her senior elite career as the Third for 2002 Olympic Silver medalist Luzia Ebnöther during the 2006-2007 season... |
*Jensen skips and throws second rocks; D. Dupont throws third rocks and M. Dupont throws skip rocks
| Country | G | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | |
| 9 | 2 | 7 | |
| 9 | 2 | 7 | |
| 9 | 1 | 8 |
Netherlands and Czech Republic drop to the B-Group
Results
All times localDraw 1 Saturday December 6, 12:00
Draw 2 Saturday December 6, 20:00
Draw 3 Sunday December 7, 14:00
Draw 4 Monday December 8, 08:00
Draw 5 Monday December 8, 16:00
Draw 6 Tuesday December 9, 09:00
Draw 7 Tuesday December 9, 18:30
Draw 8 Wednesday December 10, 14:00
Draw 9 Thursday December 11, 08:00
Tiebreaker Thursday December 11, 15:00
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 game
Thursday, December 11, 20:00
3 vs. 4 game
Thursday, December 11, 20:00
Semifinal
Friday, December 12, 19:00
Gold Medal Final
Saturday, December 13, 15:00
Group B1
| Nation | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karina Toth | Constanze Hummelt | Jasmin Seidl | Alexandra Bruckmiller | Verena Hagenbuchner | |
| Katarina Radonic | Nikolina Petric | Marta Muzdalo | Zrinka Muhek | Slavica Roso | |
| Ildiko Szekeres | Alexandra Beres Alexandra Beres Alexandra Béres is fitness world champion , curling pro and a magazine cover model from Hungary.... |
Gyöngyi Nagy | Gyöngyi Nagy | ||
| Iveta Staša-Šaršūne Iveta Staša-Šaršūne Iveta Staša-Šaršūne is a Latvian curler.She was skip for the Latvian team at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Canada.-References:... |
Ieva Krusta Ieva Krusta Ieva Krusta is a Latvian curler.She was second for the Latvian team at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Canada.-References:... |
Una Grava-Germane Una Grava-Germane Una Grava-Germane is a Latvian curler.She was third for the Latvian team at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Canada.-References:... |
Zanda Bikše Zanda Bikše Zanda Bikše is a Latvian curler.She was lead for the Latvian team at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Canada.-References:... |
Dace Munča Dace Munča Dace Munča is a Latvian curler.She was alternate for the Latvian team at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Canada.-References:... |
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| Marianne Rorvik | Henriette Løvar Henriette Løvar Henriette Løvar is a Norwegian curler.She was third for the Norwegian team at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Canada.-References:... |
Ingrid Stensrud Ingrid Stensrud Ingrid Stensrud is a Norwegian curler.She was second for the Norwegian team at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Canada.-References:... |
Kristin Skaslien Kristin Skaslien Kristin Moen Skaslien is a Norwegian curler.She was lead for the Norwegian team at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Canada.-References:... |
Kristin Løvseth Kristin Tøsse Løvseth Kristin Tøsse Løvseth is a Norwegian curler.She was alternate for the Norwegian team at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current, Canada.-References:... |
Results
| Country | G | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 |
All times local
Draw 1 Saturday December 6, 12:00 7, 10
- 8, 6
Draw 2 Sunday December 7, 16:00 3, 6
Draw 3 Sunday December 7, 20:00 4, 11
Draw 4 Monday December 8, 16:00
- 9, 8
Draw 5 Monday December 8, 20:00 5, 12
Draw 6 Tuesday December 9, 12:00
- 7, 6 5, 9
Draw 7 Wednesday December 10, 12:00 5, 7
- 7, 4
Group B2
| Nation | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristiine Lill | Ööle Janson | Katrin Kuusk | Marju Velga | ||
| Ellen Vogt | Laura Kröger | Riikka Louhivuori | Paula Lehtomäki | Elisa Alatalo | |
| Sandrine Morand | Delphine Charlet | Brigitte Mathieu | Alexandra Seimbille | Pauline Jeanneret | |
| Marta Szeliga-Frynia | Katarzyna Wicik | Agnieszka Ogrodniczek | Marianna Das | Maria Klus | |
| Barbora Vojtusova | Gabriela Kajanova | Katarina Langova | Zuzana Axamitova | Daniela Matulova | |
| Estrella Labrador Amo | Irantzu Garcia | Sorkunde Vez Bilbao | Maria Fernandez Picado | Elena Altuna Lopez |
Results
| Country | G | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 |
All times local
Draw 1 Saturday December 6, 16:00 4, 12 6, 7
Draw 2 Saturday December 6, 20:00 3, 5
Draw 3 Sunday December 7, 12:00 3, 7 5, 7
- 8, 4
Draw 4 Monday December 8, 08:00 1, 11
Draw 5 Monday December 8, 12:00
- 9, 1
- 6, 3
Draw 6 Tuesday December 9, 12:00
- 8, 3 2, 9
- 9, 3
Draw 7 Wednesday December 10, 12:00 5, 6 4, 9 7, 8
Tiebreaker Wednesday December 10, 20:00 1, 8
Group B Playoffs
Norway and Finland advance to the A-GroupWorld Challenge Games
Friday, December 12, 20:00- 10, 1
Saturday, December 13, 09:00
- 7, 4
Saturday, December 13, 14:00
- 10, 9
Broadcasting
There is news that the Swedish national television SVTSveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
will broadcast four round robin games involving Sweden and follow Sweden through the play-off rounds. The event will also be broadcasted throughout Europe by Eurosport
Eurosport
Eurosport is a pan-European television sport network operated by French broadcaster TF1 Group. The network of channels are available in 59 countries, in 20 different languages providing viewers with European and international sporting events...
.