2008 European Curling Championships


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.

Men's Teams

Group A

NationSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternate
Jiri SnitilJindrich KitzbergerMartin SnitilMarek VydraKarel Uher
Ulrik SchmidtJohnny FrederiksenBo JensenLars VilandtMikkel Poulsen
Thomas DufourTony AngiboustJan DucrozRaphael MathieuRichard Ducroz
Andy KappAndreas LangUli KappHolger HöhneAndreas Kempf
Peter J.D. WilsonBill GrayNeil FyfeJohn FureyDavid Smith
Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonThomas Due
David MurdochEwan MacDonaldPeter SmithEuan ByersGraeme Connal
Antonio de MollinedoMartin RiosJosé Manuel SangüesaAngel Garcia
Henrik EdlundMathias Mabergs*Emil MarklundDavid KallinAndreas Prytz
Stefan KarnusianChristof SchwallerRobert HurlimannRolf IseliAndreas Schwaller

*Mabergs skips and throws third rocks; Edlund throws skip rocks
CountryGWL
972
972
972
963
954
945
945
936
918
918

Ireland and Spain drop to the B-Group

Results

All times local
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

Results

All times local
Draw 1 Saturday December 6, 08:00
Draw 2 Saturday December 6, 16:00
Draw 3 Sunday December 7, 08:00
Draw 4 Sunday December 7, 16:00
Draw 5 Monday December 8, 12:00
Draw 6 Monday December 8, 20:00
Draw 7 Tuesday December 9, 08:00
Draw 8 Tuesday December 9, 20:00
Draw 9 Wednesday December 10, 16:00

Results

All times local
Draw 1 Saturday December 6, 08:00
Draw 2 Saturday December 6, 12:00
Draw 3 Saturday December 6, 20:00
Draw 4 Sunday December 7, 08:00
Draw 5 Sunday December 7, 12:00
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
Draw 10 Wednesday December 10, 08:00
Draw 11 Wednesday December 10, 20:00
Finland and Italy advance to the A-Group

World Challenge Games

Friday, December 12, 20:00
Saturday, December 13, 09:00
Saturday, December 13, 14:00

Group A

*Jensen skips and throws second rocks; D. Dupont throws third rocks and M. Dupont throws skip rocks
CountryGWL
972
972
963
963
954
954
945
927
927
918

Netherlands and Czech Republic drop to the B-Group

Results

All times local
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

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

Results

All times local
Draw 1 Saturday December 6, 12:00
Draw 2 Sunday December 7, 16:00
Draw 3 Sunday December 7, 20:00
Draw 4 Monday December 8, 16:00
Draw 5 Monday December 8, 20:00
Draw 6 Tuesday December 9, 12:00
Draw 7 Wednesday December 10, 12:00

Results

All times local
Draw 1 Saturday December 6, 16:00
Draw 2 Saturday December 6, 20:00
Draw 3 Sunday December 7, 12:00
Draw 4 Monday December 8, 08:00
Draw 5 Monday December 8, 12:00
Draw 6 Tuesday December 9, 12:00
Draw 7 Wednesday December 10, 12:00
Tiebreaker Wednesday December 10, 20:00
Norway and Finland advance to the A-Group

World Challenge Games

Friday, December 12, 20:00
Saturday, December 13, 09:00
Saturday, December 13, 14:00
There is news that the Swedish national television SVT will broadcast four round robin games involving Sweden and follow Sweden through the play-off rounds. The event will also be broadcast throughout Europe by Eurosport.