# 2026 European Curling Championships

> Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/2026-european-curling-championships
> Updated: 2026-10-28T21:32:24.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2.

The 2026 European Curling Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, featured various opening matches for women's national teams.

In one match, the Italian women's team suffered a 5-4 defeat against Norway. Despite a three-point score in the seventh end that briefly gave Italy a 4-3 lead, Norway reclaimed the lead in the eighth end to secure the win.

Estonia's women's team experienced mixed results, losing 7-8 to Lithuania in an extra end before rebounding with an 8-2 victory over Turkey. Team captain Marie Kaldvee noted that while team cooperation remains strong, the squad has faced challenges adapting to ice conditions.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-28: Estonian women's curling team secures victory in European Championships

The Estonian women's curling team defeated Turkey 8-2 at the European Championships in Ostrava, following an earlier narrow loss to Lithuania.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/estonian-womens-curling-team-secures-victory-in-european-championships

### 2026-10-27: Norway defeats Italian women's curling team at European Championships

The Italian women's curling team lost 5-4 to Norway in their opening match at the 2026 European Championships in Ostrava.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/norway-defeats-italian-womens-curling-team-at-european-championships

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Cite as: 2026 European Curling Championships. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/2026-european-curling-championships