Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships 2026 day two recap

Day two of the Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships 2026 in Ostrava, Czechia got underway, with the men’s sides in action for the first time.

At the day’s end, three men’s teams and three women’s teams remain undefeated.

MEN‘s competition

Hosts Czechia were in action for the first time in the competition as they played against Poland.

The hosts got off to the perfect start as they finished as 12-5 winners in front of a roaring home crowd. Czechia scored six points in the fourth end, before stealing a further four after the break.

Speaking afterwards, Czechia skip Lukas Klima said,

“[Winning that first game] It’s super important, we have one in the bank. The crowd was amazing today. We didn’t know what to expect from Czech fans, as there’s never been a big event here in Czechia, but Ostrava fans have a great reputation. I think they were amazing today.”

Later in the day, they were back in action against Switzerland, who previously defeated Spain, and followed up with another victory as they were 9-7 victors.

Defending champions Sweden got their campaign underway with a 9-5 victory over Norway in the morning, before they were comprehensive 14-1 winners over Spain later in the evening’s session.

Scotland were also victorious in their opening two games defeating Netherlands 8-4 in the morning session, before a 9-2 victory over Belgium in the afternoon.

At the end of day two, Czechia, Sweden and Scotland remain unbeaten having won two from two.

Poland responded to their earlier defeat against Czechia with a 6-3 victory over Norway, who are still searching for their first win of the week.

Afterwards, Poland skip Konrad Stych said,

“It feels amazing to win, especially after our first game. I don’t think we were that bad, but we’ve learned our lesson now. We were feeling the support of the Polish fans all around us. There were a lot of them and they’re very happy to be here, and we’re very happy to get a win for the fans.”

All men’s results and standings.

womEN‘s competition

Scotland, Sweden and Switzerland remain the only undefeated teams in the women’s competition, with two wins.

Scotland were back in action during the second session, where they beat Türkiye 7-4.

Scotland began with two points in the first end, before Türkiye struck back with two of their own. The game’s turning point came in the fourth end, where Scotland scored three points.

The reigning champions Sweden defeated Denmark 7-6 in an evenly-matched contest.

The teams were level going into the eighth and final end. Sweden claimed the win, scoring the decisive point without having to throw their last stone.

In the third session of the day, Switzerland followed up yesterday’s victory with another win, this time defeating Germany 4-2.

Scoring two in the first end, the Swiss team had to wait until the fifth end to score their next point but would steal their fourth point to secure victory.

Italy claimed their first victory of the competition in their second outing, winning against hosts Czechia 8-1.

Czechia scored the first point, but Italy grew in confidence and scored two points in the fourth end. They followed that up with three consecutive steals, including four in the seventh, to win.

Afterwards, Italy skip Giulia Zardini Lacedelli said, “It was a great game, we managed it well from the first end. It’s a good feeling to bounce back from the first game, yesterday was the first game of the Europeans for a new team. We came here with a goal in mind, and it’s important to enjoy the week we have in front of us.”

All women’s results and standings.