Scotland beat Italy 6-5 in the European men’s curling final in Ostrava, with Ross Whyte settling the match on the last stone. Italy had twice fought back after Scotland took a fourth-end lead. Grant Hardie’s team secured gold, while Sweden defeated hosts Czechia to take the bronze medals.
Scotland won the European men’s curling title by beating Italy 6-5 in Ostrava, Czechia. Grant Hardie captained the team, with Ross Whyte delivering the fourth stones. The final reached its eighth and last end level. Italy’s Stefano Spiller then removed three Scottish stones with one shot, leaving his team with three stones in scoring position. Whyte answered with a draw into the central scoring area to secure the single point that decided the match.[1]
Italy had opened with two points before Scotland replied with two in the second end. After a scoreless third, the Scots stole two points in the fourth to lead 4-2 at the break. Stefano Spiller’s final draw in that end had travelled too far. Italy responded with two points, then equalised again in the seventh after Scotland had taken a single in the sixth.[1], [2]
The bronze medals went to Sweden after a 6-4 victory over hosts Czechia. Oskar Eriksson’s team led 4-3 at the break. The teams each added a single before the final end, when Sweden had last-stone advantage. Eriksson removed a Czech stone and kept his own in place to score the point that completed the win. Scotland’s gold-medal team also included Craig Waddell and Euan Menzies.[1]
