Curling WCF European Championship 2024

[copravolley 539]

15 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

Well that is a totally different question  I too have wondered what happened to Italian cross-country and how there is no one coming for so many years. But it shouldn't take away from the sports where progress has been made. 

Fewer people do do this sport compared to the 90s, less money is spent on it, etc. In the case of women, at some point this sport was almost abandoned because of the belief that it was impossible to beat Scandinavia ( the times of Norwegian domination with Bjoergen and Johaug at the forefront). Only in the last 2 years has Markus Cramer been hired, who is gradually rebuilding the men's and women's teams. Suffice it to say that the last medalist of the World Championships for Italy in the women's was Arianna Follis in 2011... I will also remind you that in 2022 Pellegrino and de Fabiani trained with the Russian team, because the rest of the Italian team was in such poor shape that they couldn`t train together 

Edited November 21, 2024 by copravolley

[Grassmarket 4,081]

So  v  for Women's Gold

 v  for Bronze

[intoronto 6,559]

3 hours ago, copravolley said:

Our worst European Men's Championship in this cycle: no promotion to the 1/2. Retronaz has been in poor form since the beginning of the season. The change of the head coach in the Italian team last spring may have had an impact. Unfortunately, the closer to the games, the worse it gets for us and it should be better because we are the organizers.

But he beat Mouat, who seems to be almost unbeatable 

[Grassmarket 4,081]

Tense men's semi but  10  8 after 11.  

 

 made a 3 in the 10th!

Edited November 22, 2024 by Grassmarket

[Gianlu33 5,303]

Surprisingly, women's medal match is available on Olympic Channel.

[copravolley 539]

I'm having a bad day and I don't want to watch this. Only a decisive victory for Ghiotto tomorrow can reassure me that these 2026 games won't be a complete failure.

[copravolley 539]

Looking at the dry result, it doesn't look good.

[Grassmarket 4,081]

Looking good for the  lassies - 3-1 up, 7th end & the hammer.  

 

And a great triumph for the BBC - have been showing our games all week & now they miss the medal match.  

Edited November 22, 2024 by Grassmarket

[Grassmarket 4,081]

Do not know what the donne  were thinking there, but they left an easy double take-out for 3 &  6-1 after eight.

Edited November 22, 2024 by Grassmarket

[Grassmarket 4,081]

Very quick end &  get 2 back to 6=3, but  have the hammer in ninth....