| 2010 Le Gruyère European Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Host city | Champéry, Switzerland |
| Arena | Palladium de Champéry |
| Dates | December 3–11, 2010 |
| Men's winner |  Norway |
| Curling club | Snarøen CC, Oslo |
| Skip | Thomas Ulsrud |
| Third | Torger Nergård |
| Second | Christoffer Svae |
| Lead | Håvard Vad Petersson |
| Alternate | Markus Høiberg |
| Finalist |  Denmark (Rasmus Stjerne) |
| Women's winner |  Sweden |
| Skip | Stina Viktorsson |
| Third | Christina Bertrup |
| Second | Maria Wennerström |
| Lead | Margaretha Sigfridsson |
| Alternate | Agnes Knochenhauer |
| Finalist |  Scotland (Eve Muirhead) |
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| Events at the 2010 European Curling Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Men's Tournament | |||
| Group A | Group B | Group C | |
| Women's Tournament | |||
| Group A | Group B | Group C | |
The 2010 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Champéry, Switzerland from December 3–11, 2010.[1] The Group C matches took place from September 24–28 at the Greenacres Ice Rink in Howwood, Scotland. The winners of the Group C matches advanced to the Group B playoffs in Monthey.[2] The Group A round robin matches took place from December 4–11 at the Palladium de Champéry in Champéry, while the Group B matches took place at the Verney Arena in Monthey.
Sweden's Stina Viktorsson won the gold medal when her rink defeated the Eve Muirhead rink from Scotland. Switzerland's Mirjam Ott won the bronze medal game over Russia's Liudmila Privivkova in 9 ends.[3] The Thomas Ulsrud rink from Norway won in the final over Rasmus Stjerne's rink from Denmark, which played surprisingly well at the championships this year. Switzerland's Christof Schwaller won the bronze medal after defeating Germany's Andy Kapp.[4]
Six women's teams qualified for the 2011 World Women's Curling Championship in Esbjerg, Denmark. They are: Sweden, Scotland, Switzerland, Russia, Norway, and the Czech Republic (who defeated Latvia in the World Challenge).[5] Only six nations qualified because the host (Denmark) and the defending champion (Germany) are automatically qualified. Eight men's teams qualified for the 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. They are: Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, Scotland, Czech Republic, France (who defeated Italy in the World Challenge).[6][7]
The 2010 European Curling Championships marked the first European curling tournament that Turkey was represented at.[1][8] Turkey was represented by a men's and women's berth, and their women's berth advanced to the B Group of the championships.
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- ^ "2011 Ford® World Men's Curling Championship - European Qualifies".
- ^ "Curling Canada | Qualifying countries announced for 2011 Ford World Men's CC".
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