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| 1. Author: wee eck Date: Sun 1st Nov 2026. 16:16 Scotland are European champions skipped by Grant Hardie, beating Italy in the final. The women lost the bronze medal match to Latvia. Reply |
| 2. Author: Hoolie Date: Mon 2nd Nov 2026. 09:16 Curling is great to watch. Played a few times and its a very difficult game. Reply |
| 3. Author: Buspasspar Date: Mon 2nd Nov 2026. 11:42 Yes great to watch Hoolie .. very tactcal as well where they place the stones We are forever shaped by the Children we once were Reply |
| 4. Author: veteraneastender Date: Mon 2nd Nov 2026. 16:19 Used to watch Eve Muirhead at the PEAK near Stirling - just endless practicing lay up shots to an identified target area. Such skill. She chose curling over professional golf career opportunities apparently. Reply |
| 5. Author: wee eck Date: Mon 2nd Nov 2026. 16:38 She sometimes commentated on golf on the radio. I thought she`d decided to return to curling after retiring. Reply |
| 6. Author: veteraneastender Date: Tue 3rd Nov 2026. 08:35 Yes, indeed - she has switched to mixed doubles with Bobbie Lammie, another curling star. Didn`t even know there was such an event - always thought it was a 4 player team sport. Every day is a learning day. Reply |
| 7. Author: wee eck Date: Tue 3rd Nov 2026. 10:54 There were other changes in the European Championships last week. Instead of the usual 10 teams playing each other in a `round robin` with the top four qualifying for the semi-finals, there were 12 teams split into two groups of 6 and the winners and runners-up in each group qualified for the semi-finals. Also, matches were decided over 8 ends instead of the traditional 10. I don`t know if these changes will also apply in the World Championships and Olympics. Reply |
| 8. Author: JohnPars Date: Tue 3rd Nov 2026. 11:39 Met Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat at a works event last summer. Nice people who had time for a chat. Reply |