1998 World Women's Curling Championship

1998 World Women's Curling Championship
1998 World Women's CurlingChampionship
Host city	Kamloops, British Columbia
Arena	Riverside Coliseum
Dates	April 4–12, 1998
Winner	Sweden
Curling club	Umeå CK
Skip	Elisabet Gustafson
Third	Katarina Nyberg
Second	Louise Marmont
Lead	Elisabeth Persson
Alternate	Margaretha Lindahl
Coach	Jan Strandlund
Finalist	Denmark (Helena Blach Lavrsen)
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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.

Teams

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

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

Draw 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Brackets

	Semi-final					Final
	1	Sweden	8
	4	Canada	7
						1	Sweden	7
						3	Denmark	3
	2	Norway	4
	3	Denmark	6			Third place

Final

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

External links

• Semi-final on YouTube
• Final (last 2 ends) on YouTube
• Bronze medal game on YouTube