2016 European Curling Championships – Women's tournament
The women's tournament of the 2016 European Curling Championships was held from November 18 to 26 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The winners of the Group C tournament in Ljubljana, Slovenia moved on to the Group B tournament. The top eight women's teams at the 2016 European Curling Championships will represent their respective nations at the 2017 World Women's Curling Championship in Beijing.
| 2016 European Curling Championships Women's tournament | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Arena | Braehead Arena |
| Dates | November 18–26 |
| Winner | Russia |
| Curling club | CC Adamant, Moscow |
| Skip | Victoria Moiseeva |
| Third | Uliana Vasilyeva |
| Second | Galina Arsenkina |
| Lead | Julia Guzieva |
| Alternate | Yulia Portunova |
| Finalist | Sweden (Anna Hasselborg) |
| Events at the 2016 European Curling Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Tournament | |||
| Group A | Group B | Group C | |
| Women's Tournament | |||
| Group A | Group B | Group C | |
The tournament saw the debut of the Italian team. The Czech team for the first time got into the semifinals. Furthermore, the Russian team headed by skip Victoria Moiseeva debuted on these championships, following their win over Sidorova's defending champion team in the Russian Supercup. Team Russia won the trophy, defeating Team Sweden in the final.
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