1 November 2026

Sweden retain the Le Gruyère AOP European women’s title

Sweden have defended the Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championship title by defeating Switzerland 7–2 in the RT Torax Arena in Ostrava, Czechia.

Switzerland opened the game with a blank end. Then in the second end Sweden’s Isabella Wranaa was able to bury her final stone on the button forcing a difficult draw attempt for Switzerland. Swiss skip, Alina Paetz, was a touch wide and heavy, giving Sweden the steal of one.

Switzerland levelled the game in the third end when Paetz had an open hit for a single.

Sweden responded in the fourth with an open draw for two points and a 3–1 lead at the break.

Sweden continued to apply pressure in the fifth end, forcing Paetz to draw to the button for a Swiss single.

Sweden then extended their lead to 6–2 in the sixth end when a raise-tap, cleared out a lone Swiss stone in the four-foot to score three points.

Sweden then buried a counter in the four-foot in the seventh end leaving Switzerland with very little chance of removing it. Paetz, was unable to clear it out with her final stone, giving Sweden a steal of one point, the 7–2 victory and the European title.

Sweden’s gold medal winning skip, Isabella Wranaa said afterwards, “It’s amazing, I was really proud of the girls’ performances today. We just went out there and played so well and get our gold medal together.

“I felt that throughout the whole game, we were in control, playing really well so it was really easy skipping for them today.

“It means a lot [to win gold], it’s our first women’s title and it’s something we’ve been longing for, for a long time.”.

Afterwards, Switzerland’s silver medal winning skip, Alina Paetz said, “I think we did a great job at getting better during the week. We got better and better each game, which is something we want to take with us.

“We know what we need to get better at, and we’re going to work on that.”

Bronze Medal

At the same time, in the bronze medal game, Latvia defeated Scotland, by 8–6, for their historic first ever European Championship medals.

The sides traded singles over the first two ends. Then in the third end, Latvia’s Evelina Barone was left with a draw to the four-foot to score four points and take control of the game.

Scotland responded with an open hit for three in the fourth end to close the deficit at the break.

Latvia started the second half strong, with an open hit for shot stone, and an umpire’s measure on the second stones confirmed the score of two to extend their lead to 7–4.

In the sixth end, Scotland faced a difficult hit-and-roll attempt off a wide stone to remove a Latvian counter on the button, but were unable to move the stone enough and gave up a steal of one.

A double take-out by Scotland’s Fay Henderson in the seventh end, to score two points kept Scotland in the game.

In the game’s final end, Scotland’s Henderson was unable to clear two Latvian stones from the four-foot with her last shot and conceded before Latvia’s Barone was required to throw her final stone.

Afterwards, Latvia’s historic bronze medal winning skip Evelina Barone said, “I’m at a loss for words. Honestly, the game was so stressful. It was very stressful, until the very last draw but we’re beyond happy about this.

“I think we made some unusual mistakes, probably due to stress and adrenaline. At some moments, it seemed like we might lose the game. We stuck in it and did our best, and thankfully that was enough.”

Sweden were represented by: Skip, Isabella Wranaa; Third, Almida De Val; Second, Moa Dryburgh; Lead, Maria Larsson; Alternate, Linda Stenlund; and with support from Coach, Vincent Stenberg.

Switzerland were represented by: Skip, Alina Paetz; Third, Selina Witschonke; Second, Stefanie Berset; Lead, Renee Frigo; Alternate, Nadine Baertschiger; and with support from Coach, Mirjam Ott.

Latvia were represented by: Skip, Evelina Barone; Third, Rezija Ievina; Second, Katrina Gaidule; Lead, Daina Barone; Alternate, Betija Gulbe; and with support from Coach, David Ramsay.

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