1998 European Curling Championships

The 1998 European Curling Championships were held in Flims, Switzerland December 5-12.

1998 European Curling Championships
Host city	Flims, Switzerland
Arena	Die Alpenarena
Dates	December 5-12, 1998
Men's winner	Sweden
Skip	Peja Lindholm
Third	Tomas Nordin
Second	Magnus Swartling
Lead	Peter Narup
Alternate	Joakim Carlsson
Finalist	Scotland
Women's winner	Germany
Curling club	SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Skip	Andrea Schöpp
Third	Natalie Neßler
Second	Heike Wieländer
Lead	Jane Boake-Cope
Alternate	Andrea Stock
Coach	Rainer Schöpp
Finalist	Scotland
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Men's

A Tournament

Group A

Team	Skip	W	L
Sweden	Peja Lindholm	5	0
Germany	Daniel Herberg	4	1
Switzerland	Felix Luchsinger	3	2
Netherlands	Floris van Imhoff	2	3
Wales	John Hunt	1	4
Luxembourg	Heribert Krämer	0	5

Group B

Team	Skip	W	L
Norway	Tormod Andreassen	5	0
Finland	Markku Uusipaavalniemi	4	1
Scotland	Gordon Muirhead	3	2
Denmark	Tommy Stjerne	2	3
England	Martyn Deakin	1	4
France	Jan Henri Ducroz	0	5

B Tournament

Group A

Team	Skip	W	L
Czech Republic	David Sik	3	1
Russia	Alexsey Tselousov	3	1
Italy	Claudio Pescia	2	2
Austria	Joachim Märker	1	3
Bulgaria	Lubomir Velinov	1	3

Playoffs

	Quarterfinal					Semi-final					Final
	Sweden		9
	Denmark		6
						Sweden		7
						Finland		6
	Switzerland		3
	Finland		8
											Sweden		6
											Scotland		5
	Germany		3
	Scotland		6
						Scotland		4
						Norway		3
	Czech Republic		2
	Norway		11

	Bronze medal
	Finland		5
	Norway		6

Medals

Medal	Team
Gold	Sweden (Peja Lindholm, Tomas Nordin, Magnus Swartling, Peter Narup, and Joakim Carlsson)
Silver	Scotland (Gordon Muirhead, David Smith, Peter Smith, David Hay, and John Muir)
Bronze	Norway (Tormod Andreassen, Niclas Järund, Stig-Arne Gunnestad, Kjell Berg, and Stig Høiberg)

Women's

Group A

Team	Skip	W	L
Sweden	Anette Norberg	6	0
Switzerland	Nadja Heuer	5	1
Finland	Anne Eerikäinen	4	2
France	Audé Bénier	3	3
England	Joan Reed	2	4
Netherlands	Beatrice Miltenburg-Wallis	1	5
Czech Republic	Renée Lepiskova	0	5

Group B

Team	Skip	W	L
Scotland	Rhona Martin	5	1
Germany	Andrea Schöpp	5	1
Norway	Dordi Nordby	4	2
Denmark	Helena Blach Lavrsen	4	2
Italy	Giulia Lacedelli	2	4
Russia	Tatiana Smirnova	1	5
Luxembourg	Karen Wauters	0	6

Playoffs

	Quarterfinal					Semi-final					Final
	Sweden		4
	Denmark		9
						Denmark		6
						Germany		7
	Finland		3
	Germany		6
											Germany		12
											Scotland		4
	Switzerland		6
	Norway		5
						Switzerland		1
						Scotland		9
	France		4
	Scotland		5

	Bronze medal
	Denmark		10
	Switzerland		5

Medals

Medal	Team
Gold	Germany (Andrea Schöpp, Natalie Neßler, Heike Wieländer, Jane Boake-Cope, and Andrea Stock)
Silver	Scotland (Rhona Martin, Gail McMillan, Mairi Herd, Janice Watt, and Claire Milne)
Bronze	Denmark (Helena Blach Lavrsen, Dorthe Holm, Trine Qvist, Lisa Richardson, and Jeanett Syngre)

References

• Men: "European Curling Championships 1998". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
• Women: "European Curling Championships 1998". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-12.