Scotland edged Italy, 6–5, to win the men’s European curling championship in Ostrava, Czechia. Ross Whyte secured the title with a final-stone draw in a tense game that saw Italy repeatedly fight back. Sweden took bronze with a 6–4 win over host nation Czechia.

By the Numbers
  • Scotland 6, Italy 5 — gold-medal game.
  • Sweden 6, Czechia 4 — bronze-medal game.
Yes, But

Italy rallied to tie the final multiple times and put Scotland under pressure in the eighth end, but Whyte’s closing draw sealed the win. Italy’s Stefano Spiller said his team played well and deserved silver, while acknowledging that gold was the goal.

Bottom Line

Scotland delivered when the championship came down to one final stone, turning a hard-fought, back-and-forth final into European gold.