1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials

1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
Host city	Brandon, Manitoba
Arena	Keystone Centre
Dates	November 22–30, 1997
Men's winner	Mike Harris
Skip	Mike Harris
Third	Richard Hart
Second	Collin Mitchell
Lead	George Karrys
Alternate	Paul Savage
Finalist	Kevin Martin
Women's winner	Sandra Schmirler
Skip	Sandra Schmirler
Third	Jan Betker
Second	Joan McCusker
Lead	Marcia Gudereit
Alternate	Atina Ford
Finalist	Shannon Kleibrink
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The 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials were held from November 22 to 30, 1997 at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba. They were held to determine the Canadian National men's and women's Teams for the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Men

Qualification

Qualification method [1]	Qualifying team
Dec. 1995 World Curling Tour Championship	Wayne Middaugh [2]
Playoff between the 1994 Labatt Brier and 1995 Labatt Brier champions	Kerry Burtnyk [3]
1996 Labatt Brier	Jeff Stoughton [4]
Canadian Club Double Cashspiel	Dave Smith [5]
Welton Beauchamp Classic	Mike Harris [6]
MT&T Mobility Classic	Ed Werenich [7]
Bessborough-SaskTel Curling Classic	Wayne Middaugh Brad Hannah [8]
1996–97 World Curling Tour money leaders	Wayne Middaugh Doran Johnson [a] [10] (Kevin Park)
1997 Labatt Brier	Kevin Martin [11]
1997 World Curling Tour Championship	Russ Howard [12]

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Locale
Kerry Burtnyk	Jeff Ryan	Rob Meakin	Keith Fenton	Scott Grant	Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Mike Harris	Richard Hart	Collin Mitchell	George Karrys	Paul Savage	Tam Heather CC, Scarborough, Ontario
Russ Howard	Glenn Howard	Scott Patterson	Phil Loevenmark	Larry Merkley	MacTier CC, MacTier, Ontario
Brent MacDonald	Brad Hannah	Blake MacDonald	Wade Johnston	Mark Johnson	Ottewell CC, Edmonton, Alberta
Kevin Martin	Don Walchuk	Rudy Ramcharan	Don Bartlett	Jules Owchar	Ottewell CC, Edmonton, Alberta
Wayne Middaugh	Graeme McCarrel	Ian Tetley	Scott Bailey		St. George's G&CC, Etobicoke, Ontario
Kevin Park	Les Rogers	Jerry Semen	Kerry Park	Scott Park	Shamrock CC, Edmonton, Alberta
Dave Smith	Jon Mead	Peter Nicholls	Don Harvey	John Helston	St. Vital CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jeff Stoughton	Ken Tresoor	Garry Vandenberghe	Steve Gould	Arnold Asham	Charleswood CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Ed Werenich	John Kawaja	Pat Perroud	Neil Harrison	Vic Peters	Churchill CC, Churchill, Ontario

Final standings

Skip	W	L
Mike Harris	7	2
Ed Werenich	6	3
Kevin Martin	6	3
Kerry Burtnyk	5	4
Brent MacDonald	5	4
Jeff Stoughton	5	4
Dave Smith	4	5
Wayne Middaugh	3	6
Russ Howard	3	6
Kevin Park	1	8

Scores

Draw 1

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Wayne Middaugh	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	X	4
Ed Werenich	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	2	X	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Jeff Stoughton	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	7
Kevin Martin	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	1	8

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Dave Smith	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	X	X	6
Brent MacDonald	2	0	0	3	0	3	0	3	X	X	11

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Russ Howard	2	1	6	0	0	1	0	X	X	X	10
Kevin Park	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	X	X	X	4

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mike Harris	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	7
Kerry Burtnyk	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	6

Draw 2

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Dave Smith	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	6
Kerry Burtnyk	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	2	8

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Russ Howard	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	X	4
Mike Harris	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	X	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jeff Stoughton	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	X	7
Ed Werenich	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	X	4

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kevin Martin	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	0	1	X	8
Brent MacDonald	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	X	4

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Wayne Middaugh	0	1	0	2	1	0	2	2	X	X	8
Kevin Park	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	3

Draw 3

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Brent MacDonald	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	7
Wayne Middaugh	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kevin Park	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	X	4
Dave Smith	0	1	0	3	0	2	1	0	3	X	10

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kerry Burtnyk	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	8
Russ Howard	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mike Harris	3	1	0	2	4	X	X	X	X	X	10
Jeff Stoughton	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	X	X	X	1

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ed Werenich	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	1	8
Kevin Martin	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	6

Draw 4

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kevin Park	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	7
Kevin Martin	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Brent MacDonald	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	X	4
Ed Werenich	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	X	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mike Harris	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	6
Dave Smith	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kerry Burtnyk	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	X	4
Wayne Middaugh	1	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	1	X	8

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Russ Howard	2	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	10
Jeff Stoughton	0	2	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	7

Draw 5

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Dave Smith	1	2	0	2	0	3	X	X	X	X	8
Russ Howard	0	0	1	0	2	0	X	X	X	X	3

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kevin Martin	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	X	X	X	1
Kerry Burtnyk	2	3	0	0	2	1	X	X	X	X	8

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Jeff Stoughton	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5
Brent MacDonald	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ed Werenich	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	X	4
Kevin Park	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	2

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Wayne Middaugh	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	X	7
Mike Harris	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	3	0	X	8

Draw 6

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ed Werenich	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	X	4
Mike Harris	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	X	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jeff Stoughton	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	2	8
Kevin Park	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kevin Martin	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	X	7
Russ Howard	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	X	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Wayne Middaugh	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	X	X	X	0
Dave Smith	4	0	1	1	2	X	X	X	X	X	8

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Brent MacDonald	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	X	X	4
Kerry Burtnyk	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	3	X	X	9

Draw 7

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kevin Park	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	X	X	5
Brent MacDonald	1	0	2	0	2	0	2	4	X	X	11

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Russ Howard	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	6
Wayne Middaugh	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Kerry Burtnyk	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	5
Ed Werenich	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	6

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mike Harris	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	5
Kevin Martin	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	3	7

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Dave Smith	1	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	X	X	2
Jeff Stoughton	0	2	2	0	0	4	X	X	X	X	8

Draw 8

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Dave Smith	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	3
Kevin Martin	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	X	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kerry Burtnyk	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	X	5
Kevin Park	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	3

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Wayne Middaugh	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	6
Jeff Stoughton	0	1	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Russ Howard	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	6
Ed Werenich	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	7

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mike Harris	3	1	0	3	0	2	X	X	X	X	9
Brent MacDonald	0	0	1	0	2	0	X	X	X	X	3

Draw 9

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Jeff Stoughton	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	4	X	9
Kerry Burtnyk	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	X	6

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Brent MacDonald	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	X	5
Russ Howard	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	X	7

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Kevin Park	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6
Mike Harris	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kevin Martin	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	7
Wayne Middaugh	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	5

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ed Werenich	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	X	3
Dave Smith	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	X	X	7

Playoffs

	Semifinal					Final
							Mike Harris	6
		Kevin Martin	9				Kevin Martin	5
		Ed Werenich	6

Semi-final

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Ed Werenich	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	X	6
Kevin Martin	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	4	0	X	9

Final

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kevin Martin	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	5
Mike Harris	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	6

Women

Qualification

Qualification method [13]	Qualifying team
Playoff between 1994 and 1995 Scott Tournament of Hearts champions	Sandra Schmirler
1995 Scott Tournament of Hearts champions	Marilyn Bodogh
Husky Classic winner	Shannon Kleibrink
Welton Beauchamp Classic winner	Sherry Sheirich
MT&T Mobility Classic winner	Mary Mattatall
SaskPower Classic winner	Anne Merklinger
Women's Curling Tour points	Kelley Owen (Law)
	Cathy Borst
1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts champions	Sandra Schmirler Alison Goring (runner-up)
SaskPower Final Draw	Connie Laliberte

Teams

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Locale
Marilyn Bodogh	Kim Gellard	Corie Beveridge	Jane Hooper Perroud	Mary Gellard	St. Catharines CC, St. Catharines, Ontario
Cathy Borst	Heather Godberson	Brenda Bohmer	Kate Horne	Darrell Horne	Ottewell CC, Edmonton, Alberta
Alison Goring	Lori Eddy	Kim Moore	Mary Bowman	Yvonne Smith	Bayview G&CC, Thornhill, Ontario
Shannon Kleibrink	Glenys Bakker	Shannon Nimmo	Joanne Sipka	Sally Shigehiro	The Glencoe Club, Calgary, Alberta
Connie Laliberte	Cathy Overton-Clapham	Jill Staub	Janet Arnott	Maureen Bonar	Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kelley Law	Marla Geiger	Sherry Fraser	Christine Jurgenson	Lindsay Sparkes	Richmond WC, Richmond, British Columbia
Mary Mattatall	Angie Bryant	Lisa MacLeod	Heather Hopkins	Hayley Clarke	Mayflower CC, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Anne Merklinger	Theresa Breen	Patti McKnight	Audrey Frey	Christine McCrady	Rideau CC, Ottawa, Ontario
Sherry Scheirich	Colleen Zielke	Sandra Mulroney	Judy Leonard	Kimberly Ann Hodson	Granite CC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Sandra Schmirler	Jan Betker	Joan McCusker	Marcia Gudereit	Atina Ford	Callie CC, Regina, Saskatchewan

Final standings

Skip	W	L
Sandra Schmirler	7	2
Shannon Kleibrink	6	3
Kelley Law	6	3
Anne Merklinger	5	4
Cathy Borst	5	4
Marilyn Bodogh	5	4
Connie Laliberte	3	6
Alison Goring	3	6
Sherry Scheirich	3	6
Mary Mattatall	2	7

Scores

Draw 1

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kelley Law	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	7
Alison Goring	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	4

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Connie Laliberte	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	4
Sandra Schmirler	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Marilyn Bodogh	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	5
Cathy Borst	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sherry Scheirich	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	1
Shannon Kleibrink	1	2	0	1	5	0	0	3	X	X	12

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mary Mattatall	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	X	3
Anne Merklinger	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	X	7

Draw 2

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Marilyn Bodogh	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	X	4
Anne Merklinger	0	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	X	9

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sherry Scheirich	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	3	X	X	8
Mary Mattatall	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	X	X	3

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Connie Laliberte	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	X	4
Kelley Law	0	1	0	2	0	1	3	0	1	X	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sandra Schmirler	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	X	4
Cathy Borst	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	2	X	7

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alison Goring	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	X	3
Shannon Kleibrink	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	X	6

Draw 3

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Cathy Borst	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	6
Alison Goring	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Shannon Kleibrink	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	X	3
Marilyn Bodogh	1	0	2	0	1	0	4	1	X	X	9

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Anne Merklinger	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	X	5
Sherry Scheirich	0	3	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	X	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mary Mattatall	2	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	8
Connie Laliberte	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	7

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kelley Law	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	X	5
Sandra Schmirler	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	X	7

Draw 4

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Shannon Kleibrink	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	5
Sandra Schmirler	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Cathy Borst	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	7
Kelley Law	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	10

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mary Mattatall	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	X	4
Marilyn Bodogh	0	1	2	0	1	0	3	1	0	X	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Anne Merklinger	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	X	5
Alison Goring	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	3

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sherry Scheirich	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	4
Connie Laliberte	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	6

Draw 5

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Marilyn Bodogh	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	6
Sherry Scheirich	0	2	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	3	10

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Sandra Schmirler	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	3	9
Anne Merklinger	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Connie Laliberte	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	X	X	X	2
Cathy Borst	1	0	2	0	2	2	1	X	X	X	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kelley Law	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	7
Shannon Kleibrink	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	1	0	1	8

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alison Goring	2	0	2	2	2	0	1	1	X	X	10
Mary Mattatall	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	X	X	3

Draw 6

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kelley Law	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	2	8
Mary Mattatall	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Connie Laliberte	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	5
Shannon Kleibrink	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	2	X	8

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sandra Schmirler	0	1	0	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	8
Sherry Scheirich	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alison Goring	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	5
Marilyn Bodogh	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	6

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Cathy Borst	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	2	8
Anne Merklinger	0	1	1	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	9

Draw 7

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Shannon Kleibrink	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	4
Cathy Borst	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sherry Scheirich	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	X	X	4
Alison Goring	1	0	1	1	2	0	3	0	X	X	8

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Anne Merklinger	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	6
Kelley Law	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mary Mattatall	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4
Sandra Schmirler	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	6

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Marilyn Bodogh	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	2	X	8
Connie Laliberte	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	X	4

Draw 8

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Marilyn Bodogh	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	2	X	8
Sandra Schmirler	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	X	5

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Anne Merklinger	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	X	4
Shannon Kleibrink	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	4	0	X	8

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Alison Goring	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	5
Connie Laliberte	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	1	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sherry Scheirich	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	5
Kelley Law	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	7

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Mary Mattatall	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	X	6
Cathy Borst	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	X	3

Draw 9

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Connie Laliberte	0	0	0	6	0	2	0	2	0	X	10
Anne Merklinger	0	1	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	X	8

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Cathy Borst	2	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	8
Sherry Scheirich	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Shannon Kleibrink	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	3	0	1	7
Mary Mattatall	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sandra Schmirler	1	0	4	2	0	4	X	X	X	X	11
Alison Goring	0	2	0	0	2	0	X	X	X	X	4

Sheet E	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Kelley Law	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	6
Marilyn Bodogh	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4

Playoffs

	Semifinal					Final
							Sandra Schmirler	9
		Shannon Kleibrink	7				Shannon Kleibrink	6
		Kelley Law	4

Semi-final

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Shannon Kleibrink	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	7
Kelley Law	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	4

Final

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Shannon Kleibrink	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	X	6
Sandra Schmirler	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	3	X	9

References

1. "Curlers chasing Olympic gold". Regina Leader-Post. October 11, 1996. p. 19. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
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3. "Burtnyk earns berth in Olympic tourney". Vancouver Sun. February 19, 1996. p. 38. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
4. "Manitoba edges Alberta to take Brier". Globe & Mail. March 11, 1996. p. 40. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
5. "Smith snags spot". Winnipeg Sun. October 22, 1996. p. 34. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
6. "Harris scores late win in bonspiel". Ottawa Citizen. November 12, 1996. p. 50. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
7. "On the money". Ottawa Citizen. November 26, 1996. p. 36. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
8. "Overtime". Regina Leader-Post. December 2, 1996. p. 10. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
9. "Rink managers play musical chairs". Edmonton Journal. September 24, 1997. p. 36. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
10. "Howard clings to fading dream". Toronto Star. February 8, 1997. p. 6. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
11. "Martin rides Brier roller-coaster to win". Edmonton Journal. March 17, 1997. p. D1. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
12. "Howard heading off to Olympic trials". Regina Leader-Post. March 24, 1997. p. F2. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
13. "Laliberte steals last berth". Regina Leader-Post. March 31, 1997. p. 10. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

Sources

• 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials Media Guide: 1997 Trials

External links

• Women's Final on YouTube

Notes

1. Johnson was kicked off his team during the off season, and was replaced by last rock thrower Kevin Park as the team's skip. ^[9]