1998 Ford World Women's Curling Championship

1998 Ford World Women's Curling Championships
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

The 1998 Ford World Women's Curling Championships was held at Riverside Coliseum in Kamloops, British Columbia from April 4-12, 1998.

Teams

 Canada  Denmark  Finland  Germany
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

 Japan  Norway  Scotland  Sweden
Obihiro & Tokoro CC

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

 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

  Switzerland  United States
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

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

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
Bronze medal
   
2  Norway 2
4  Canada 10

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

References