1998 World Women's Curling Championship

The 1998 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 1998 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at Riverside Coliseum in Kamloops, British Columbia from April 4–12, 1998.

1998 World Women's Curling
Championship
1998 World Women's Curling Championship
Host cityKamloops, British Columbia
ArenaRiverside Coliseum
DatesApril 4–12, 1998
Winner Sweden
Curling clubUmeå CK
SkipElisabet Gustafson
ThirdKatarina Nyberg
SecondLouise Marmont
LeadElisabeth Persson
AlternateMargaretha Lindahl
CoachJan Strandlund
Finalist Denmark (Helena Blach Lavrsen)
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Teams

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  Canada   Denmark   Finland   Germany   Japan
Ottewell CC, Edmonton, Alberta

Skip: Cathy Borst
Third: Heather Godberson
Second: Brenda Bohmer
Lead: Kate Horne
Alternate: Rona McGregor

Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre

Skip: Helena Blach Lavrsen
Third: Margit Pörtner
Second: Dorthe Holm
Lead: Lisa Richardson
Alternate: Trine Qvist

Hyvinkää CC, Hyvinkää

Fourth: Anne Eerikäinen
Skip: Jaana Jokela
Second: Nina Pöllänen
Lead: Laura Franssila
Alternate: Tiina Kautonen

SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Skip: Andrea Schöpp
Third: Natalie Neßler
Second: Heike Wieländer
Lead: Jane Boake-Cope
Alternate: Andrea Stock

Obihiro & Tokoro CC

Skip: Mayumi Ohkutsu
Third: Akiko Katoh
Second: Yukari Kondo
Lead: Yoko Mimura
Alternate: Akemi Niwa

  Norway   Scotland   Sweden   Switzerland   United States
Snarøen CC, Oslo

Skip: Dordi Nordby
Third: Hanne Woods
Second: Marianne Haslum
Lead: Kristin Løvseth
Alternate: Marianne Aspelin

Airleywight Ladies CC, Perth

Skip: Kirsty Hay
Third: Edith Loudon
Second: Jackie Lockhart
Lead: Katie Loudon
Alternate: Fiona Bayne

Umeå CK, Umeå

Skip: Elisabet Gustafson
Third: Katarina Nyberg
Second: Louise Marmont
Lead: Elisabeth Persson
Alternate: Margaretha Lindahl

Zug CC, Zug

Skip: Cristina Lestander
Third: Selina Breuleux
Second: Madlaina Breuleux
Lead: Annick Lusser
Alternate: Sandra Arnold

Bemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota

Skip: Kari Erickson
Third: Lori Kreklau
Second: Stacey Liapis
Lead: Ann Swisshelm
Alternate: Risa O'Connell

Round-robin standings

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Country Skip W L
  Sweden Elisabet Gustafson 8 1
  Norway Dordi Nordby 6 3
  Denmark Helena Blach Lavrsen 6 3
  Canada Cathy Borst 6 3
  Germany Andrea Schöpp 5 4
  Switzerland Cristina Lestander 4 5
  Scotland Kirsty Hay 4 5
  Japan Mayumi Ohkutsu 2 7
  United States Kari Erickson 2 7
  Finland Jaana Jokela 2 7

Round-robin results

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Draw 1

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Sheet A Final
  Sweden (Gustafson) 7
  Switzerland (Lestander) 5
Sheet B Final
  Denmark (Lavrsen) 12
  Canada (Borst) 3
Sheet C Final
  United States (Erickson) 5
  Scotland (Hay) 9
Sheet D Final
  Norway (Nordby) 6
  Finland (Jokela) 4
Sheet E Final
  Germany (Schöpp) 3
  Japan (Mayumi) 2

Draw 2

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Sheet A Final
  United States (Erickson) 3
  Canada (Borst) 11
Sheet B Final
  Finland (Jokela) 3
  Germany (Schöpp) 4
Sheet C Final
  Japan (Mayumi) 6
  Denmark (Lavrsen) 7
Sheet D Final
  Scotland (Hay) 3
  Sweden (Gustafson) 8
Sheet E Final
  Switzerland (Lestander) 11
  Norway (Nordby) 5

Draw 3

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Sheet A Final
  Germany (Schöpp) 9
  Scotland (Hay) 1
Sheet B Final
  Norway (Nordby) 10
  Japan (Mayumi) 4
Sheet C Final
  Finland (Jokela) 5
  Canada (Borst) 6
Sheet D Final
  Switzerland (Lestander) 6
  Denmark (Lavrsen) 9
Sheet E Final
  United States (Erickson) 6
  Sweden (Gustafson) 8

Draw 4

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Sheet A Final
  Japan (Mayumi) 3
  Canada (Borst) 6
Sheet B Final
  Sweden (Gustafson) 3
  Denmark (Lavrsen) 7
Sheet C Final
  Switzerland (Lestander) 6
  Germany (Schöpp) 0
Sheet D Final
  Switzerland (Lestander) 5
  Germany (Schöpp) 7
Sheet E Final
  Finland (Jokela) 7
  Scotland (Hay) 4

Draw 5

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Sheet A Final
  United States (Erickson) 8
  Finland (Jokela) 4
Sheet B Final
  Canada (Borst) 8
  Switzerland (Lestander) 5
Sheet C Final
  Norway (Nordby) 4
  Scotland (Hay) 9
Sheet D Final
  Denmark (Lavrsen) 8
  Germany (Schöpp) 2
Sheet E Final
  Sweden (Gustafson) 7
  Japan (Mayumi) 5

Draw 6

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Sheet A Final
  Denmark (Lavrsen) 3
  Norway (Nordby) 9
Sheet B Final
  Sweden (Gustafson) 7
  Finland (Jokela) 2
Sheet C Final
  Japan (Mayumi) 3
  Switzerland (Lestander) 5
Sheet D Final
  Canada (Borst) 8
  Scotland (Hay) 2
Sheet E Final
  Germany (Schöpp) 8
  United States (Erickson) 6

Draw 7

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Sheet A Final
  Switzerland (Lestander) 10
  Scotland (Hay) 5
Sheet B Final
  Germany (Schöpp) 4
  Norway (Nordby) 6
Sheet C Final
  Canada (Borst) 3
  Sweden (Gustafson) 5
Sheet D Final
  Japan (Mayumi) 9
  United States (Erickson) 3
Sheet E Final
  Denmark (Lavrsen) 2
  Finland (Jokela) 10

Draw 8

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Sheet A Final
  Germany (Schöpp) 6
  Sweden (Gustafson) 7
Sheet B Final
  Japan (Mayumi) 6
  Scotland (Hay) 8
Sheet C Final
  United States (Erickson) 7
  Denmark (Lavrsen) 6
Sheet D Final
  Finland (Jokela) 5
  Switzerland (Lestander) 4
Sheet E Final
  Norway (Nordby) 8
  Canada (Borst) 7

Draw 9

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Sheet A Final
  Finland (Jokela) 6
  Japan (Mayumi) 7
Sheet B Final
  Switzerland (Lestander) 6
  United States (Erickson) 5
Sheet C Final
  Sweden (Gustafson) 5
  Norway (Nordby) 4
Sheet D Final
  Germany (Schöpp) 5
  Canada (Borst) 6
Sheet E Final
  Scotland (Hay) 8
  Denmark (Lavrsen) 3

Playoffs

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Brackets

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Semi-final Final
      
1   Sweden 8
4   Canada 7
1   Sweden 7
3   Denmark 3
2   Norway 4
3   Denmark 6 Bronze medal
2   Norway 2
4   Canada 10

Final

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Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Denmark (Lavrsen) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 3
  Sweden (Gustafson) 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 X 7

References

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  • "Ford World Curling Championships 1998". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
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