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The Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships return to Finland for the second consecutive year, with competition beginning on Saturday 22 November, ending on Saturday 29 November. The A-Division teams will return to the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, while the B-Division teams will play at the Pajulahti Sports Centre in Lahti, approximately two hours away.
The Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships A-Division is a qualifier for the World Championships. Among the women’s teams, the top seven placed teams from this competition will qualify for the BKT World Women’s Curling Championship in Calgary, Alberta from 14–22 March 2026. Among the men’s teams, the top eight placed teams from this competition will earn their spot at the LGT World Men’s Curling Championship, in Ogden City, Utah, from 27 March – 4 April 2026.
A-Division
The women’s teams are: Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland and Türkiye.
The men’s teams are: Austria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Sweden and Switzerland.
B-Division
The women’s B-Division will feature ten teams: Austria, England, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.
The men’s B-Division will see 16 teams compete: Belgium, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Türkiye, Ukraine and Wales.
This will be the 50th edition of the European Championships, once again supported by long-term sponsor Le Gruyère AOP (that's three mentions already, free advertising for them!), for the 23rd time.
No photographs so far, but usually either I find them from the the curling nations' own websites with no copyright issues as far as I can see OR from the World Curling website when I would normally credit the source. The latter credit is possibly not enough as far as legality is concerned, but I will certainly be extra cautious when posting any photographs. To me, any use of photographs is publicity for the sport and should be encouraged, but we're moving so far and so fast to the American standpoint of legal action first, common sense later, that I wonder whether or not the curling authorities want promotion of the sport. Just my opinion, not justification for any abuse of copyright.
The Le Gruyère AOP European Curling Championships A-Division is a qualifier for the World Championships. Among the women’s teams, the top seven placed teams from this competition will qualify for the BKT World Women’s Curling Championship in Calgary, Alberta from 14–22 March 2026. Among the men’s teams, the top eight placed teams from this competition will earn their spot at the LGT World Men’s Curling Championship, in Ogden City, Utah, from 27 March – 4 April 2026.
A-Division
The women’s teams are: Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland and Türkiye.
The men’s teams are: Austria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Sweden and Switzerland.
B-Division
The women’s B-Division will feature ten teams: Austria, England, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.
The men’s B-Division will see 16 teams compete: Belgium, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Türkiye, Ukraine and Wales.
This will be the 50th edition of the European Championships, once again supported by long-term sponsor Le Gruyère AOP (that's three mentions already, free advertising for them!), for the 23rd time.
No photographs so far, but usually either I find them from the the curling nations' own websites with no copyright issues as far as I can see OR from the World Curling website when I would normally credit the source. The latter credit is possibly not enough as far as legality is concerned, but I will certainly be extra cautious when posting any photographs. To me, any use of photographs is publicity for the sport and should be encouraged, but we're moving so far and so fast to the American standpoint of legal action first, common sense later, that I wonder whether or not the curling authorities want promotion of the sport. Just my opinion, not justification for any abuse of copyright.
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