For the second time in a row team JKK/Barone from Latvia wins Riga International Curling Challenge 2026 – congratulations to Evelīna Barone, Rēzija Ieviņa, Daina Barone, Katrīna Gaidule and Betija Gulbe!
All eight teams play round-robin games and teams are ranked by points, head to head result and DSC if necessary. Then best two of each group continue the event in the semi-final.
JKK/Barone wins Riga International Curling Challenge with 5-0 win-loss record. In the opening game latvians beat team Kaldvee from Estonia with the result 8:3. Then in the second tight game they won team Yakymets from Ukraine 4:3. On Saturtday the last round robin game they won with no chance for Kaunas CC from Lithuania with result 8:2. Semi-final game is against Latvian junior team SKOB/Regža. In the tight game JKK/Barone is stronger with result 5:4. And in the final we have a duel between JKK/Barone and team Yakymets again. JKK/Barone controls the game and wins the tournament with the result in the final 5:3. Unstoppable team this weekend!
Final standings of Riga International Curling Challenge 2026:
- JKK/Barone (Latvia 1)
- team Yakymets (Ukraine)
- team Paulauskaite (Lithuania 1)
- SKOB/Regža (Latvia 2)
- team Hausstätter (Norway)
- team Kaldvee (Estonia)
- Kaunas CC (Lithuania 3)
- Kaunas CC juniors (Lithuania 2)
Riga International Curling Challenge_2026_Results
Thanks to all teams for coming and being part of the event, time-keepers for your patience, ice-makers for really good ice !
Thank you our supporters Kērlinga halle, LiVLY cosmetics, NORDISTA, Thatday, Lotos pharma, Omsa, Col Du marine !
Photo: Eduard Nikolov
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