The 2010 Le Gruyère

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were held in

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from December 3–11, 2010. The Group C matches took place from September 24–28 at the

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. The winners of the Group C matches advanced to the Group B playoffs in

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. 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

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in Monthey. Sweden's

Stina Viktorsson Stina Viktorsson (born 27 June 1985) is a Swedish curler from Umeå. She is a skip. Viktorsson had an accomplished Junior career in Sweden winning a bronze medal at the 2004 World Junior Curling Championships and a silver at the 2005 ...

won the gold medal when her rink defeated the

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rink from Scotland. Switzerland's

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won the bronze medal game over Russia's

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in 9 ends. The

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rink from Norway won in the final over

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's rink from

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, which played surprisingly well at the championships this year. Switzerland's

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. Six women's teams qualified for the 2011 World Women's Curling Championship in

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. They are:

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, and the

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(who defeated

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in the World Challenge). Only six nations qualified because the host (

) and the defending champion (

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) are automatically qualified. Eight men's teams qualified for the 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Regina,

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. They are:

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(who defeated

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in the World Challenge). The 2010 European Curling Championships marked the first European curling tournament that

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was represented by a men's and women's berth, and their women's berth advanced to the B Group of the championships.

Schedule

Men's tournament

Group A

10 men's berths were qualified for Group A, including defending champions

and last year's B Group qualifiers (

and the

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Results

, and

finished the round-robin with a 7–2 win–loss record, while

finished with a 6–3 record. Switzerland was defeated by Norway 4–5 in the tenth end and Denmark defeated Germany 10–5 with a game-ending 5-point end in the page playoffs. Norway moved on to the gold final, while Denmark was able to defeat Switzerland in the semifinal, 9–7. Denmark faced Norway in the final, where Norway won 5–3, while Switzerland won over Germany, 7–4. ;Gold Medal Game ''Saturday, December 11, 16:00'' ;Bronze Medal Game ''Saturday, December 11, 8:00''

Group B

16 men's berths were qualified for Group B, including the teams advancing from Group C (Slovakia and Belarus) and the teams relegated from last year's A Group (

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and

). They are split into two eight-team groups (B1 and B2).

Results

and

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finished at the top of Group B1, while

and

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finished at the top of their groups. In the page playoffs, Latvia won over Italy 9–5, while Ireland defeated Slovakia 8–2. Italy won over Ireland 6–5 in 11 ends to advance to the final and face Latvia once more. This time, Italy was able to win over Latvia in an extra end, 10–7. Ireland won over Slovakia in 8 ends, 9–2. ;Gold Medal Game ;Bronze Medal Game

Group C

Seven men's berths competed in the first ever

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tournament.

Results

Slovakia and Belarus finished at the top of the group with 5–1 win–loss records. They both qualified for the B Group tournament, and played in the Group C Final, where Slovakia defeated Belarus in 8 ends.ECF News (ECC Group C news)
;Gold Medal Game

Women's tournament

Group A

10 women's berths were qualified for Group A, including defending champions

and last year's B Group qualifiers (the

and

Results

advanced to the playoffs with an impressive 8–1 record;

and

advanced with a 7–2 record, and

with a 6–3 record. In the playoffs, Scotland defeated Russia in 9 ends with a 9–4 score. Sweden was able to work its way to the gold final, defeating Switzerland 5–3 in the playoffs and passing by Russia 7–5 in the semifinals. Sweden met and defeated Scotland in the final, 8–6, taking home the gold. The Switzerland rink faced Russia in the bronze final, winning 9–5 in 9 ends. ;Gold Medal Game ;Bronze Medal Game

Group B

10 women's berths were qualified for Group B, including the teams advancing from Group C (Ireland and Turkey) and the teams relegated from last year's A Group (

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and

Results

The

finished the round-robin undefeated with an impressive 9–0 record, while

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, and

finished with a 7–2 record. The Czech berth defeated Hungary 8–6 in an extra end and Italy defeated Austria 6–3 in the page playoffs. Italy met Hungary in the semifinal and defeated them 7–6. The Czech rink then scored a resounding 14–7 win over Italy in the final game. Austria won over Hungary in the bronze final after an extra end, 5–4. ;Bronze Medal Game ;Gold Medal Game

Group C

Five women's berths competed in the first ever

tournament.

Results

The Turkish team, making its debut in an international curling competition, finished the round robin undefeated at 4–0, while Ireland held a 3–1 record. In the final, Ireland would open with a 4-point end and dominated the game, winning 11–3 over Turkey in 8 ends. ;Gold Medal Game

References

External links

Website of 2010 European Curling Championships

European Curling Championships 2010 - Men's Results Page

European Curling Championships 2010 - Women's Results Page

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