1998 Ford World Women's Curling Championship

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1998 Ford World Women's Curling Championships
Host city Kamloops, British Columbia
Arena Riverside Coliseum
DatesApril 4-12, 1998
WinnerFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Curling clubUmeå CK
Skip Elisabet Gustafson
Third Katarina Nyberg
Second Louise Marmont
Lead Elisabeth Persson
Alternate Margaretha Lindahl
Coach Jan Strandlund
FinalistFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
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The 1998 Ford World Women's Curling Championships was held at Riverside Coliseum in Kamloops, British Columbia from April 4-12, 1998.

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
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

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: 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

Standings

CountrySkipWL
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Elisabet Gustafson 81
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Dordi Nordby 63
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Helena Blach Lavrsen 63
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Cathy Borst 63
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Andrea Schöpp 54
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Cristina Lestander 45
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Kirsty Hay 45
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Mayumi Ohkutsu 27
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Kari Erickson 27
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Jaana Jokela 27

Results

Draw 1

Sheet AFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Gustafson)7
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Lestander)5
Sheet BFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)12
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Borst)3
Sheet CFinal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Erickson)5
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hay)9
Sheet DFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)6
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Jokela)4
Sheet EFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)3
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi)2

Draw 2

Sheet AFinal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Erickson)3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Borst)11
Sheet BFinal
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Jokela)3
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)4
Sheet CFinal
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi)6
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)7
Sheet DFinal
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hay)3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Gustafson)8
Sheet EFinal
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Lestander)11
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)5

Draw 3

Sheet AFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)9
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hay)1
Sheet BFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)10
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi)4
Sheet CFinal
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Jokela)5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Borst)6
Sheet DFinal
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Lestander)6
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)9
Sheet EFinal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Erickson)6
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Gustafson)8

Draw 4

Sheet AFinal
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi)3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Borst)6
Sheet BFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Gustafson)3
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)7
Sheet CFinal
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Lestander)6
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)0
Sheet DFinal
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Lestander)5
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)7
Sheet EFinal
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Jokela)7
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hay)4

Draw 5

Sheet AFinal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Erickson)8
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Jokela)4
Sheet BFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Borst)8
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Lestander)5
Sheet CFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)4
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hay)9
Sheet DFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)8
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)2
Sheet EFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Gustafson)7
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi)5

Draw 6

Sheet AFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)3
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)9
Sheet BFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Gustafson)7
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Jokela)2
Sheet CFinal
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi)3
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Lestander)5
Sheet DFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Borst)8
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hay)2
Sheet EFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)8
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Erickson)6

Draw 7

Sheet AFinal
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Lestander)10
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hay)5
Sheet BFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)4
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)6
Sheet CFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Borst)3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Gustafson)5
Sheet DFinal
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi)9
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Erickson)3
Sheet EFinal
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)2
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Jokela)10

Draw 8

Sheet AFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)6
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Gustafson)7
Sheet BFinal
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi)6
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hay)8
Sheet CFinal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Erickson)7
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)6
Sheet DFinal
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Jokela)5
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Lestander)4
Sheet EFinal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)8
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Borst)7

Draw 9

Sheet AFinal
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Jokela)6
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Mayumi)7
Sheet BFinal
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland (Lestander)6
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Erickson)5
Sheet CFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Gustafson)5
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Nordby)4
Sheet DFinal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Schöpp)5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Borst)6
Sheet EFinal
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Hay)8
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)3

Playoffs

Brackets

 Semi-final  Final
         
 1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8 
 4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7  
   1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7
   3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3
 2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4  
 3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6 Bronze medal
 
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2
 4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10

Final

Sheet A12345678910Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Lavrsen)000101001X3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Gustafson)010010410X7

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