European Curling Championships Explained

European Curling Championships
Established:	1975
Current Host City:	Lohja, Finland
Current Arena:	Kisakallio Sports Institute
Current:	2024 European Curling Championships

The European Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments held in Europe between various European nations. The European Curling Championships are usually held in early to mid December. The tournament also acts as a qualifier for the World Championships, where the top eight nations qualify.

In November 1974, a six-nations tournament was held in Zürich, Switzerland which included Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, and Norway. In March 1975, it was decided that the championships would be competed in December. At the semi-annual general meeting in Gävle, Sweden in April 2004, a new competition called the European Mixed Curling Championships was formed.

Champions

Year	Men		Women		Host
	width=100px	Winning country	Winning team	width=100px		Winning country	Winning team
1975		Knut Bjaanaes, Sven Kroken, Helmer Strømbo, Kjell Ulrichsen		Betty Law, Jessie Whiteford, Beth Lindsay, Isobel Ross	Megève, France
1976		Peter Attinger, Jr., Bernhard Attinger, Mattias Neuenschwander, Ruedi Attinger		Elisabeth Branäs, Elisabeth Högström, Eva Rosenhed, Anne-Marie Ericsson	West Berlin, West Germany
1977		Ragnar Kamp, Björn Rudström, Håkan Rudström, Christer Mårtensson		Elisabeth Branäs, Eva Rosenhed, Britt-Marie Ericson, Anne-Marie Ericsson	Oslo, Norway
1978		Jürg Tanner, Jürg Hornisberger, Franz Tanner, Patrik Lörtscher		Inga Arfwidsson, Barbro Arfwidsson, Ingrid Appelquist, Gunvor Björhäll	Aviemore, Scotland
1979		Jimmy Waddell, Willie Frame, Jim Forrest, George Bryan		Gaby Casanova, Betty Bourquin, Linda Thommen, Rosi Manger	Varese, Italy
1980		Barton Henderson, Greig Henderson, Bill Henderson, Alistair Sinclair		Elisabeth Högström, Carina Olsson, Birgitta Sewik, Karin Sjögren	Copenhagen, Denmark
1981		Jürg Tanner, Jürg Hornisberger, Patrik Lörtscher, Franz Tanner		Susan Schlapbach, Irene Bürgi, Ursula Schlapbach, Katrin Peterhans	Grindelwald, Switzerland
1982		Mike Hay, David Hay, David Smith, Russell Keiller		Elisabeth Högström, Katarina Hultling, Birgitta Sewik, Karin Sjögren	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
1983		Amédéé Biner, Walter Bielser, Alex Aufdenblatten, Alfred Paci		Elisabeth Högström, Katarina Hultling, Birgitta Sewik, Karin Sjögren	Västerås, Sweden
1984		Peter Attinger, Jr., Bernhard Attinger, Werner Attinger, Kurt Attinger		Almut Hege, Josefine Einsle, Suzanne Koch, Petra Tschetsch	Morzine, France
1985		Rodger Gustaf Schmidt, Wolfgang Burba, Johnny Jahr, Hans-Joachim Burba		Jaqueline Landolt, Christine Krieg, Marianne Uhlmann, Silvia Benoit	Grindelwald, Switzerland
1986		Felix Luchsinger, Thomas Grendelmeier, Daniel Streiff, Fritz Luchsinger		Andrea Schöpp, Almut Hege, Monika Wagner, Elinore Schöpp	Copenhagen, Denmark
1987		Thomas Norgren, Jan Strandlund, Lars Strandqvist, Lars Engblom, Olle Håkansson		Andrea Schöpp, Almut Hege, Monika Wagner, Suzanne Fink	Oberstdorf, West Germany
1988		David Smith, Mike Hay, Peter Smith, David Hay		Elisabeth Högström, Anette Norberg, Monika Jansson, Marie Henriksson	Perth, Scotland
1989		Hammy McMillan, Norman Brown, Hugh Aitken, Jim Cannon		Andrea Schöpp, Monika Wagner, Christina Haller, Heike Wieländer	Engelberg, Switzerland
1990		Mikael Hasselborg, Hans Nordin, Lars Vågberg, Stefan Hasselborg		Dordi Nordby, Hanne Pettersen, Mette Halvorsen, Anne Jøtun	Lillehammer, Norway
1991		Roland Jentsch, Uli Sutor, Charlie Kapp, Alexander Huchel, Uli Kapp		Andrea Schöpp, Stephanie Mayr, Monika Wagner, Sabine Huth	Chamonix, France
1992		Andy Kapp, Uli Kapp, Michael Schäffer, Oliver Axnick, Holger Höhne		Elisabet Johansson, Katarina Nyberg, Louise Marmont, Elisabeth Persson	Perth, Scotland
1993		Eigil Ramsfjell, Sjur Loen, Dagfinn Loen, Niclas Järund, Espen de Lange		Elisabet Johansson, Katarina Nyberg, Louise Marmont, Elisabeth Persson, Eva Eriksson	Leukerbad, Switzerland
1994		Hammy McMillan, Norman Brown, Mike Hay, Roger McIntyre, Gordon Muirhead		Helena Blach Lavrsen, Dorthe Holm, Margit Pörtner, Helene Jensen, Lisa Richardson	Sundsvall, Sweden
1995		Hammy McMillan, Norman Brown, Mike Hay, Roger McIntyre, Brian Binnie		Andrea Schöpp, Monika Wagner, Natalie Neßler, Carina Meidele, Heike Wieländer	Grindelwald, Switzerland
1996		Hammy McMillan, Norman Brown, Mike Hay, Brian Binnie, Peter Loudon		Mirjam Ott, Marianne Flotron, Franziska von Känel, Caroline Balz, Annina von Planta	Copenhagen, Denmark
1997		Andy Kapp, Uli Kapp, Oliver Axnick, Holger Höhne, Michael Schäffer		Elisabet Gustafson, Katarina Nyberg, Louise Marmont, Elisabeth Persson, Margaretha Lindahl	Füssen, Germany
1998		Peja Lindholm, Tomas Nordin, Magnus Swartling, Peter Narup, Joakim Carlsson		Andrea Schöpp, Natalie Neßler, Heike Wieländer, Jane Boake-Cope, Andrea Stock	Flims, Switzerland
1999		Hammy McMillan, Warwick Smith, Ewan MacDonald, Peter Loudon, James Dryburgh		Dordi Nordby, Hanne Woods, Marianne Aspelin, Cecilie Torhaug	Chamonix, France
2000		Markku Uusipaavalniemi, Wille Mäkelä, Tommi Häti, Jari Laukkanen, Pekka Saarelainen		Elisabet Gustafson, Katarina Nyberg, Louise Marmont, Elisabeth Persson, Christina Bertrup	Oberstdorf, Germany
2001		Peja Lindholm, Tomas Nordin, Magnus Swartling, Peter Narup, Anders Kraupp		Anette Norberg, Cathrine Norberg, Eva Lund, Maria Hasselborg, Anna Rindeskog	Vierumäki, Finland
2002		Sebastian Stock, Daniel Herberg, Stephan Knoll, Markus Messenzehl, Patrick Hoffman		Anette Norberg, Cathrine Norberg, Eva Lund, Helena Lingham, Maria Hasselborg	Grindelwald, Switzerland
2003		David Murdoch, Craig Wilson, Neil Murdoch, Euan Byers, Ronald Brewster		Anette Norberg, Eva Lund, Cathrine Norberg, Anna Bergström, Maria Prytz	Courmayeur, Italy
2004		Sebastian Stock, Daniel Herberg, Stephan Knoll, Markus Messenzehl, Patrick Hoffman		Anette Norberg, Eva Lund, Cathrine Norberg, Anna Bergström, Ulrika Bergman	Sofia, Bulgaria
2005		Pål Trulsen, Lars Vågberg, Flemming Davanger, Bent Ånund Ramsfjell, Torger Nergård		Anette Norberg, Eva Lund, Cathrine Lindahl, Anna Bergström, Ulrika Bergman	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
2006		Andi Schwaller, Ralph Stöckli, Thomas Lips, Damian Grichting		Ludmila Privivkova, Olga Jarkova, Nkeirouka Ezekh, Ekaterina Galkina	Basel, Switzerland
2007		David Murdoch, Graeme Connal, Peter Smith, Euan Byers, David Hay			Füssen, Germany
2008		David Murdoch, Ewan MacDonald, Peter Smith, Euan Byers, Graeme Connal		Mirjam Ott, Carmen Schäfer, Valeria Spälty, Janine Greiner, Carmen Küng	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
2009					Aberdeen, Scotland
2010		Thomas Ulsrud, Torger Nergård, Christoffer Svae, Håvard Vad Petersson, Markus Høiberg		Stina Viktorsson, Christina Bertrup, Maria Wennerström, Margaretha Sigfridsson, Agnes Knochenhauer	Champéry, Switzerland
2011		Thomas Ulsrud, Torger Nergård, Christoffer Svae, Håvard Vad Petersson, Thomas Løvold		Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Claire Hamilton, Kay Adams	Moscow, Russia
2012				Anna Sidorova, Liudmila Privivkova, Margarita Fomina, Ekaterina Galkina, Nkeiruka Ezekh	Karlstad, Sweden
2013		Sven Michel, Claudio Pätz, Sandro Trolliet, Simon Gempeler, Benoît Schwarz		Margaretha Sigfridsson, Maria Prytz, Christina Bertrup, Maria Wennerström, Agnes Knochenhauer	Stavanger, Norway
2014		Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Kristian Lindström, Christoffer Sundgren, Henrik Leek		Binia Feltscher, Irene Schori, Franziska Kaufmann, Christine Urech, Carole Howald	Champéry, Switzerland
2015		Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Kristian Lindström, Christoffer Sundgren, Henrik Leek		Anna Sidorova, Margarita Fomina, Alexandra Raeva, Nkeirouka Ezekh, Alina Kovaleva	Esbjerg, Denmark^[1]
2016		Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren, Henrik Leek		Victoria Moiseeva, Uliana Vasilyeva, Galina Arsenkina, Julia Portunova, Julia Guzieva	Renfrewshire, Scotland^[2]
2017		Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren, Henrik Leek		Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Lauren Gray, Kelly Schafer	St. Gallen, Switzerland^[3]
2018		Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr.		Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs, Johanna Heldin	Tallinn, Estonia^[4]
2019		Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren, Daniel Magnusson		Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs, Johanna Heldin	Helsingborg, Sweden
2020	Cancelled				Lillehammer, Norway
2021		Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr., Ross Whyte		Eve Muirhead, Vicky Wright, Jennifer Dodds, Hailey Duff, Mili Smith	Lillehammer, Norway^[5]
		Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr., Kyle Waddell		Madeleine Dupont, Mathilde Halse, Denise Dupont, My Larsen, Jasmin Lander	Östersund, Sweden^[6] ^[7]
2023		Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr., Kyle Waddell		Silvana Tirinzoni, Alina Pätz, Selina Witschonke, Carole Howald, Stefanie Berset	Aberdeen, Scotland
2024					Lohja, Finland

All-time medal table

As of the conclusion of the 2023 European Curling Championships.

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Men

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Women

Combined

See also

• European Mixed Curling Championship
• European Junior Curling Challenge
• World Curling Tour
• World Qualification Event

Notes and References

1. Web site: Esbjerg to host European Curling Championships 2015 and World Women's Curling Championship 2019. 28 November 2014. World Curling Federation. 29 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20180228103838/http://www.worldcurling.org/esbjerg-denmark-to-host-european-curling-championships-2015-and-world-womens-curling-championship-2019. 28 February 2018. dead.
2. Web site: Scotland awarded four international curling championships. 23 December 2014. World Curling Federation. 23 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20180227225137/http://www.worldcurling.org/scotland-awarded-four-international-curling-championships. 27 February 2018. dead.
3. Web site: Switzerland to host Le Gruyère European Curling Championships once again. 20 November 2015. World Curling Federation. 20 November 2015.
4. Web site: Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships 2018 - Tallinn, Estonia to host European Curling Championships 2018 . World Curling Federation . 2017-02-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190202075009/http://www.worldcurling.org/ecc2018/venue-announcement . 2019-02-02 .
5. Web site: Lillehammer, Norway to host le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships 2021. 18 December 2020. 19 December 2020. 23 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023212139/https://worldcurling.org/2020/12/ecc2021-announcement/. dead.
6. Web site: World Curling Federation remove European Curling Championships 2022 from Russia. World Curling Federation. February 25, 2022. February 25, 2022. February 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226011003/https://worldcurling.org/2022/02/statement-ecc2022/. dead.
7. Web site: Oestersund to host the Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships 2022 . World Curling Federation . July 1, 2022 . July 1, 2022.