The 2026 Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships will be held from October 27 to November 1 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. As a part of the 2026–2030 Olympic cycle restructuring, this event will no longer be a qualifier to the World Championships instead it will be a standalone event. As a part of this restructuring the B–Division and C–Division have been eliminated. Originally ten teams of each gender were going to compete, but this was later expanded to twelve teams. These championships will feature two six-team round-robin groups per gender, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the playoffs.
Medallists MenWomen
Men
Qualification The following nations qualified to participate in the 2026 European Curling Championship:
Event Vacancies Qualified 2025 European Curling Championships A Division 8 2025 European Curling Championships B Division 2 World Rankings 2 TOTAL 12
Teams The teams were as follows:
Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate: Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate: Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate: Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate: Skip: Stefano Spiller Third: Amos Mosaner Second: Sebastiano Arman Lead: Cesare Spiller Alternate: Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate: Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate: Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate: Fourth: Ross Whyte Skip: Grant Hardie Second: Craig Waddell Lead: Euan Kyle Alternate: Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate: Skip: Oskar Eriksson Third: Rasmus Wranå Second: Simon Olofsson Lead: Christoffer Sundgren Alternate: Fourth: Philipp Hösli Skip: Marco Hösli Second: Simon Gloor Lead: Justin Hausherr Alternate: Jonas Feierabend
Round robin standings
KeyTeams to Playoffs
Group ASkip 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 Stefano Spiller 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 Grant Hardie 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000
Group BSkip 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 Oskar Eriksson 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 Marco Hösli 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000
+ Group A Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 1 D2 D12 D4 D7 D9 0–0 1 D2 D9 D7 D11 D4 0–0 1 D12 D9 D2 D5 D7 0–0 1 D4 D7 D2 D9 D12 0–0 1 D7 D11 D5 D9 D2 0–0 1 D9 D4 D7 D12 D2 0–0
+ Group B Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 1 D8 D3 D12 D10 D5 0–0 1 D8 D5 D10 D2 D12 0–0 1 D3 D5 D7 D12 D10 0–0 1 D12 D10 D7 D5 D3 0–0 1 D10 D2 D12 D5 D7 0–0 1 D5 D12 D10 D3 D7 0–0
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Draw 2 Wednesday, October 28, 08:30
Draw 3 Wednesday, October 28, 12:00
Draw 4 Wednesday, October 28, 15:30
Draw 5 Wednesday, October 28, 19:00
Draw 7 Thursday, October 29, 14:00
Draw 8 Thursday, October 29, 18:30
Draw 9 Friday, October 30, 09:30
Draw 10 Friday, October 30, 14:00
Draw 11 Friday, October 30, 18:30
Draw 12 Saturday, October 31, 09:30
Playoffs
Semifinals Saturday, October 31, 18:30
Bronze Medal Game Sunday, November 1, 14:00
Gold Medal Game Sunday, November 1, 14:00
Final standings PlaceTeam 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Women
Qualification The following nations qualified to participate in the 2026 European Curling Championship:
Event Vacancies Qualified 2025 European Curling Championships A Division 8 2025 European Curling Championships B Division 2 World Rankings 2 TOTAL 12
Teams The teams were as follows:
Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate: Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate: Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate: Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate: Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate: Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate: Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate: Skip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate: Skip: Fay Henderson Third: Lisa Davie Second: Laura Watt Lead: Katie McMillan Alternate: Sophie SinclairSkip: Isabella Wranå Third: Almida de Val Second: Moa Dryburgh Lead: Maria Larsson Alternate: Linda StenlundSkip: Alina Pätz Third: Selina Witschonke Second: Stefanie Berset Lead: Renée Frigo Alternate: Nadine BärtschigerSkip: Third: Second: Lead: Alternate:
Round robin standings
KeyTeams to Playoffs
Group ASkip 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 Alina Pätz 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000
Group BSkip 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 Fay Henderson 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 Isabella Wranå 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0.000
+ Group A Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 1 D9 D4 D6 D11 D1 0–0 1 D9 D11 D2 D6 D4 0–0 1 D4 D11 D9 D1 D6 0–0 1 D6 D2 D9 D4 D11 0–0 1 D11 D6 D1 D4 D8 0–0 1 D1 D4 D6 D11 D8 0–0
+ Group B Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 1 D11 D6 D1 D3 D8 0–0 1 D11 D3 D8 D1 D5 0–0 1 D6 D3 D10 D8 D1 0–0 1 D1 D8 D10 D6 D3 0–0 1 D3 D1 D8 D6 D10 0–0 1 D8 D5 D1 D3 D10 0–0
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Draw 1 Tuesday, October 27, 19:00
Draw 2 Wednesday, October 28, 08:30
Draw 3 Wednesday, October 28, 12:00
Draw 4 Wednesday, October 28, 15:30
Draw 5 Wednesday, October 28, 19:00
Draw 6 Thursday, October 29, 09:30
Draw 8 Thursday, October 29, 18:30
Draw 9 Friday, October 30, 09:30
Draw 10 Friday, October 30, 14:00
Draw 11 Friday, October 30, 18:30
Playoffs
Semifinals Saturday, October 31, 14:00
Bronze Medal Game Sunday, November 1, 10:00
Gold Medal Game Sunday, November 1, 10:00
Final standings PlaceTeam 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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