2008 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships | |
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Host city | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden |
Arena | Swedbank Arena |
Dates | 6-13 December, 2008 |
Men's winner | Scotland |
Curling club | Curl Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland |
Skip | David Murdoch |
Third | Ewan MacDonald |
Second | Peter Smith |
Lead | Euan Byers |
Alternate | Graeme Connal |
Finalist | Norway (Thomas Ulsrud) |
Women's winner | Switzerland |
Curling club | Davos CC, Davos, Switzerland |
Skip | Mirjam Ott |
Third | Carmen Schäfer |
Second | Valeria Spälty |
Lead | Janine Greiner |
Alternate | Carmen Küng |
Finalist | Sweden (Anette Norberg) |
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The 2008 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were 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.