2024 European Curling Championships: Preview and how to watch live

The 2024 European Curling Championships are heading to Lohja, Finland where, from 16-23 November, 20 curling teams will battle it out for the continental crown.

The event will see the women’s and men’s competitions take place concurrently, meaning a jammed-pack week of curling action.

Both contests will adopt the same format. All teams will play each other once in a round-robin before the top four teams are paired up for two semi-final matches.

The winners will advance to the final while bronze medal matches will take place for the runners-up.

In addition to crowning a new European champion the European Curling Championship will also qualify European curling teams to the 2025 World Curling Championships.

The top eight men’s and women’s team will book their place at the showpiece event next year where there will also be the opportunity to secure quota spots for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.

Find out more about the teams, the schedule and how you can watch the medal games live on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com.

As National Olympic Committees have the exclusive authority for the representation of their respective countries at the Olympic Games, athletes' participation at the Milano Cortina Games depends on their NOC selecting them to represent their delegation at Milano Cortina 2026.

Scotland and Switzerland return as defending champions

Reigning European men’s champions Scotland will be aiming for a fourth consecutive European crown when the curling gets underway in Lohja.

Led by skip Bruce Mouat, the Beijing 2022 silver medallists will arrive at the event buoyed by good form, having captured their eighth Grand Slam of Curling title (and second this season) on Sunday 10 November to add to their record as the most successful non-Canadian quartet in the history of Grand Slams.

Scotland will know from experience that the competition is fierce on the European stage, and with teams looking to build towards Milano Cortina, this is as good an opportunity as any for the rest of the field to pounce.

Four European teams, including Scotland, make up the world’s top five with Olympic champions Sweden, led by Niklas Edin, the world's number one ranked side. They will be in action in Finland, as well as Italy and Switzerland who similarly pose credible threats to Scotland’s historic pursuit of a fifth title.

In the women’s division, world number one ranked side Switzerland will be looking to go back-to-back after defeating Italy to take gold last year in Aberdeen.

After loosening their grip on their world title earlier this year in the final to Canada, a return to the top on the international stage will be a wanted boost for Silvana Tirinzoni’s quartet but, just as with Scotland in the men's side, it won't be easy.

Anna Hasselborg’s Sweden, Italy and Denmark will be among looking to knock the Swiss off their perch.

2024 European Curling Championships: Men's teams

Austria

• Skip: Mathias Genner
• Third: Jonas Backofen
• Second: Martin Reichel
• Lead: Florian Mavec
• Alternate: Johann Karg

England

• Skip: Rob Retchless
• Third: Jotham Sugden
• Second: Scott Gibson
• Lead: Jonathan Havercroft
• Alternate: Colin Mouat

Scotland

• Skip: Bruce Mouat
• Third: Grant Hardie
• Second: Bobby Lammie
• Lead: Hammy McMillan Jr.
• Alternate: Kyle Waddell

Sweden

• Skip: Niklas Edin
• Third: Oskar Eriksson
• Second: Rasmus Wrana
• Lead: Christoffer Sundgren
• Alternate: Daniel Magnusson

Switzerland

• Fourth: Benoit Schwarz-van Berkel
• Skip: Yannick Schwaller
• Second: Sven Michel
• Lead: Pablo Lachat
• Alternate: Tom Winkelhausen

Italy

• Skip: Joel Retornaz
• Third: Amos Masaner
• Second: Sebastiano Arman
• Lead: Mattia Giovanella
• Alternate: Alberto Zisa

Norway

• Skip: Magnus Ramsfjell
• Third: Martin Sesaker
• Second: Bendik Ramsfjell
• Lead: Gaute Nepstad
• Alternate: Wilhelm Naess

Germany

• Skip: Marc Muskatewitz
• Third: Benjamin Kapp
• Second: Felix Messenzehl
• Lead: Johannes Scheuerl
• Alternate: Mario Trevisiol

Netherlands

• Skip: Wouter Gosgens
• Third: Laurens Hoekman
• Second: Tobias van den Hurk
• Lead: Alexander Magan
• Alternate: Simon Spits

Czechia

• Skip: Lukas Klima
• Third: Marek Cernovsky
• Second: Martin Jurik
• Lead: Lukas Klipa
• Alternate: Radek Bohac

2024 European Curling Championships: Women's teams

Denmark

• Skip: Madeleine Dupont
• Third: Mathilde Halse
• Second: Denise Dupont
• Lead: My Larsen
• Alternate: Jasmin Holtermann

Estonia

• Fourth: Erika Tuvike
• Third: Kerli Laidsalu
• Skip: Liisa Turmann
• Lead: Heili Grossmann

Hungary

• Fourth: Linda Joo
• Skip: Vera Kalocsai-van Dorp
• Second: Orosolya Toth-Csosz
• Lead: Hanna Orban
• Alternate: Laura Lauchsz

Italy

• Skip: Stefania Constantini
• Third: Elena Mathis
• Second: Angela Romei
• Lead: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli
• Alternate: Marta Lo Deserto

Lithuania

• Skip: Virginija Paulauskaite
• Third: Olga Dvojeglazova
• Second: Migle Kiudyte
• Lead: Ruta Blaziene

Norway

• Fourth: Kristin Skaslien
• Skip: Marianne Rorvik
• Second: Mille Haslev Nordbye
• Lead: Eilin Kjaerland
• Alternate: Ingeborg Forbregd

Scotland

• Skip: Rebecca Morrison
• Third: Jennifer Dodds
• Second: Sophie Sinclair
• Lead: Sophie Jackson
• Alternate: Fay Henderson

Sweden

• Skip: Anna Hasselborg
• Third: Sara McManus
• Second: Agnes Knochenhauer
• Lead: Sofia Mabergs
• Alternate: Johanna Heldin

Switzerland

• Fourth: Alina Patz
• Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni
• Second: Carole Howald
• Lead: Selina Witschonke
• Alternate: Stefanie Berset

Türkiye

• Skip: Dilsat Yildiz
• Third: Oznur Polat
• Second: Safak Calikusu
• Lead: Berfin Sengul
• Alternate: Iclal Karaman

European Curling Championships: Previous winners from the last five editions

• 2023 Aberdeen - Scotland men and Switzerland women
• 2022 Ostersund - Scotland men and Denmark women
• 2021 Lillehammer - Scotland men and Scotland women
• 2019 Helsingborg - Sweden men and Sweden women
• 2018 Tallinn - Scotland men and Sweden women

2024 European Curling Championships: Schedule for men's competition

All times times are local (UTC +2).

Saturday 16 November

Session 1 - 14:30

• Sheet A: England v Italy
• Sheet B: Austria v Switzerland
• Sheet C: Germany v Norway
• Sheet D: Sweden v Czechia
• Sheet E: Netherlands v Scotland

Sunday 17 November

Session 2 - 09:00

• Sheet A: Switzerland v Sweden
• Sheet B: Italia v Czechia
• Sheet C: Netherlands v England
• Sheet D: Scotland v Norway
• Sheet E: Austria v Germany

Session 3 - 19:00

• Sheet A: Switzerland v Sweden
• Sheet B: Italia v Czechia
• Sheet C: Netherlands v England
• Sheet D: Scotland v Norway
• Sheet E: Austria v Germany

Monday 18 November

Session 4 - 12:00

• Sheet A: Czechia v Netherlands
• Sheet B: Germany v Sweden
• Sheet C: Scotland v Switzerland
• Sheet D: Norway v England
• Sheet E: Italia v Austria

Session 5 - 20:00

• Sheet A: Germany v Switzerland
• Sheet B: Netherlands v Italy
• Sheet C: England v Czechia
• Sheet D: Austria v Scotland
• Sheet E: Sweden v Norway

Tuesday 19 November

Session 6 - 14:00

• Sheet A: Netherlands v Norway
• Sheet B: Switzerland v England
• Sheet C: Sweden v Austria
• Sheet D: Czechia v Germany
• Sheet E: Scotland v Italy

Wednesday 20 November

Session 7 - 09:00

• Sheet A: Austria v Czechia
• Sheet B: Scotland v Germany
• Sheet C: Norway v Italy
• Sheet D: Netherlands v Switzerland
• Sheet E: England v Sweden

Session 8 - 19:00

• Sheet A: Italy v Germany
• Sheet B: Sweden v Netherlands
• Sheet C: Czechia v Scotland
• Sheet D: England v Austria
• Sheet E: Norway v Switzerland

Session 9 - 14:00

• Sheet A: Sweden v Scotland
• Sheet B: Czechia v Norway
• Sheet C: Austria v Netherlands
• Sheet D: Switzerland v Italy
• Sheet E: Germany v England

Friday 22 November

Semi-finals - 09:00

Bronze medal game - 19:00

Saturday 23 November

Gold medal game - 15:00

2024 European Curling Championships: Schedule for women's competition

All times times are local (UTC +2).

Saturday 16 November

Session 1 - 09:00

• Sheet A: Sweden v Scotland
• Sheet B: Türkiye v Norway
• Sheet C: Italy v Lithuania
• Sheet D: Switzerland v Denmark
• Sheet E: Hungary v Estonia

Session 2 - 19:30

• Sheet A: Norway v Switzerland
• Sheet B: Scotland v Denmark
• Sheet C: Hungary v Sweden
• Sheet D: Estonia v Lithuania
• Sheet E: Türkiye v Italy

Sunday 17 November

Session 3 - 14:00

• Sheet A: Lithuania v Türkiye
• Sheet B: Sweden v Estonia
• Sheet C: Scotland v Switzerland
• Sheet D: Italy v Hungary
• Sheet E: Norway v Denmark

Monday 18 November

Session 4 - 08:00

• Sheet A: Denmark v Hungary
• Sheet B: Italy v Switzerland
• Sheet C: Estonia v Norway
• Sheet D: Lithuania v Sweden
• Sheet E: Scotland v Türkiye

Session 5 - 16:00

• Sheet A: Italy v Norway
• Sheet B: Hungary v Scotland
• Sheet C: Sweden v Denmark
• Sheet D: Türkiye v Estonia
• Sheet E: Switzerland v Lithuania

Tuesday 19 November

Session 6 - 09:00

• Sheet A: Hungary v Lithuania
• Sheet B: Norway v Sweden
• Sheet C: Switzerland v Türkiye
• Sheet D: Denmark v Italy
• Sheet E: Estonia v Scotland

Session 7 - 19:00

• Sheet A: Türkiye v Denmark
• Sheet B: Estonia v Italy
• Sheet C: Lithuania v Scotland
• Sheet D: Hungary v Norway
• Sheet E: Sweden v Switzerland

Wednesday 20 November

Session 8 - 14:00

• Sheet A: Scotland v Italy
• Sheet B: Switzerland v Hungary
• Sheet C: Denmark v Estonia
• Sheet D: Sweden v Türkiye
• Sheet E: Lithuania v Norway

Thursday 21 November

Session 9 - 09:00

• Sheet A: Switzerland v Estonia
• Sheet B: Denmark v Lithuania
• Sheet C: Türkiye v Hungary
• Sheet D: Norway v Scotland
• Sheet E: Italy v Sweden

Semi-finals - 19:00

Friday 22 November

Bronze medal game - 14:00

Saturday 23 November

Gold medal game - 10:00

Watch 2024 European Curling Championships live

The medal matches from the 2024 European Curling Championships will be available to stream live on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app for mobile devices.

Geo-restrictions are in place for Sweden, Switzerland and Poland. Others may apply.