1997 Ford World Women's Curling Championship

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1997 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
Host city Bern, Switzerland
Arena Allmend Stadium
DatesApril 12-20, 1997
WinnerFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Curling clubCaledonian CC, Regina, Saskatchewan
Skip Sandra Schmirler
Third Jan Betker
Second Joan McCusker
Lead Marcia Gudereit
Alternate Atina Ford
FinalistFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
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The 1997 Ford World Women's Curling Championship was held at Allmend Stadium in Bern, Switzerland from April 12 to 20, 1997.

Contents

Teams

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Caledonian CC, Regina, Saskatchewan

Skip: Sandra Schmirler
Third: Jan Betker
Second: Joan McCusker
Lead: Marcia Gudereit
Alternate: Atina Ford

Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre

Skip: Helena Blach Lavrsen
Third: Margit Pörtner
Second: Dorthe Holm
Lead: Lisa Richardson
Alternate: Jane Bidstrup

Hyvinkää CC, Hyvinkää

Skip: Jaana Jokela*
Fourth: Anne Eerikäinen
Second: Nina Pöllänen
Lead: Laura Franssila
Alternate: Tiina Kautonen
(*Throws third rocks)

SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Skip: Andrea Schöpp
Third: Monika Wagner
Second: Natalie Neßler
Lead: Carina Meidele
Alternate: Heike Wieländer

Obihiro CC, Hokkaidō

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

Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Snarøen CC, Oslo

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

Lockerbie CC, Lockerbie

Skip: Carolyn Hutchinson
Third: Heather Crockett
Second: Jan Byers
Lead: Lucy Levack
Alternate: Gillian Barr

Härnösands CK, Härnösand

Skip: Cathrine Norberg
Third: Helena Svensson
Second: Anna Blom
Lead: Annika Lööf
Alternate: Margaretha Lindahl

Bern CC, Bern

Skip: Mirjam Ott
Third: Manuela Kormann
Second: Franziska von Känel
Lead: Caroline Balz
Alternate: Marianne Flotron

Arlington CC, Wisconsin

Skip: Patti Lank
Third: Analissa Johnson
Second: Joni Cotten
Lead: Tracy Sachtjen
Alternate: Allison Darragh

Standings

CountrySkipWL
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Sandra Schmirler 81
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Dordi Nordby 72
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Mayumi Ohkutsu 63
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Helena Blach Lavrsen 54
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Cathrine Norberg 54
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Andrea Schöpp 45
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Patti Lank 45
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Jaana Jokela 27
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Carolyn Hutchinson 27
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Mirjam Ott 27

Results

Draw 1

Sheet AFinal
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hutchinson)5
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Jokela)6
Sheet BFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)8
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Ott)5
Sheet CFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg)7
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Lank)5
Sheet DFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)6
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi)7
Sheet EFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Schmirler)5

Draw 2

Sheet AFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)7
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Ott)5
Sheet BFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Schmirler)9
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Lank)4
Sheet CFinal
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hutchinson)3
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)10
Sheet DFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg)7
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Jokela)4
Sheet EFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)11
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi)4

Draw 3

Sheet AFinal
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi)4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Schmirler)7
Sheet BFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)3
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Jokela)7
Sheet CFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)4
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)5
Sheet DFinal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Lank)10
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hutchinson)0
Sheet EFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg)4
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Ott)8

Draw 4

Sheet AFinal
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Jokela)8
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)10
Sheet BFinal
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hutchinson)11
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg)3
Sheet CFinal
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Ott)5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Schmirler)7
Sheet DFinal
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi)6
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)8
Sheet EFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)8
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Lank)5

Draw 5

Sheet AFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg)9
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)7
Sheet BFinal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Lank)9
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)8
Sheet CFinal
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi)7
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Jokela)4
Sheet DFinal
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Ott)6
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)7
Sheet EFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Schmirler)8
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hutchinson)4

Draw 6

Sheet AFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Schmirler)5
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)8
Sheet BFinal
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi)8
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hutchinson)5
Sheet CFinal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Lank)10
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Ott)6
Sheet DFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)5
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg)8
Sheet EFinal
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Jokela)3
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)14

Draw 7

Sheet AFinal
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Ott)3
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hutchinson)12
Sheet BFinal
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Jokela)6
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Schmirler)9
Sheet CFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)5
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)6
Sheet DFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)9
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Lank)5
Sheet EFinal
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi)5
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg)4

Draw 8

Sheet AFinal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Lank)6
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi)9
Sheet BFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)9
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)1
Sheet CFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Schmirler)12
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg)4
Sheet DFinal
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Jokela)3
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Ott)11
Sheet EFinal
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hutchinson)1
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)8

Draw 9

Sheet AFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)7
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg)10
Sheet BFinal
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Ott)6
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi)10
Sheet CFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)8
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hutchinson)5
Sheet DFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Schmirler)9
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)3
Sheet EFinal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Lank)10
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Jokela)2

Tie breaker

Sheet AFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)5
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Norberg)4

Playoffs

Brackets

 Semi-final  Final
         
 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5 
 4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2  
   1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8
   2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4
 2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 12  
 3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5 Bronze medal
 
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7
 3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6

Final

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)000101110X4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Schmirler)001050002X8

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