1997 Ford World Women's Curling Championship

1997 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
Host city	Bern, Switzerland
Arena	Allmend Stadium
Dates	April 12-20. 1997
Winner	Canada
Curling club	Caledonian CC, Regina, Saskatchewan
Skip	Sandra Schmirler
Third	Jan Betker
Second	Joan McCusker
Lead	Marcia Gudereit
Alternate	Atina Ford
Finalist	Norway

The 1997 Ford World Women's Curling Championship was held at Allmend Stadium in Bern, Switzerland from April 12-20. 1997.

Teams

Canada	Denmark	Finland	Germany
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
Japan	Norway	Scotland	Sweden
Obihiro CC, Hokkaidō Skip: Mayumi Ohkutsu Third: Akiko Katoh Second: Yukari Kondo Lead: Yoko Mimura Alternate: Akemi Niwa	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
Switzerland	United States
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

Country	Skip	W	L
Canada	Sandra Schmirler	8	1
Norway	Dordi Nordby	7	2
Japan	Mayumi Ohkutsu	6	3
Denmark	Helena Blach Lavrsen	5	4
Sweden	Cathrine Norberg	5	4
Germany	Andrea Schöpp	4	5
United States	Patti Lank	4	5
Finland	Jaana Jokela	2	7
Scotland	Carolyn Hutchinson	2	7
Switzerland	Mirjam Ott	2	7

Results

Draw 1

Sheet A	Final
Scotland (Hutchinson)	5
Finland (Jokela)	6

Sheet B	Final
Denmark (Lavrsen)	8
Switzerland (Ott)	5

Sheet C	Final
Sweden (Norberg)	7
United States (Lank)	5

Sheet D	Final
Germany (Schöpp)	6
Japan (Mayumi)	7

Sheet E	Final
Norway (Nordby)	3
Canada (Schmirler)	5

Draw 2

Sheet A	Final
Norway (Nordby)	7
Switzerland (Ott)	5

Sheet B	Final
Canada (Schmirler)	9
United States (Lank)	4

Sheet C	Final
Scotland (Hutchinson)	3
Germany (Schöpp)	10

Sheet D	Final
Sweden (Norberg)	7
Finland (Jokela)	4

Sheet E	Final
Denmark (Lavrsen)	11
Japan (Mayumi)	4

Draw 3

Sheet A	Final
Japan (Mayumi)	4
Canada (Schmirler)	7

Sheet B	Final
Germany (Schöpp)	3
Finland (Jokela)	7

Sheet C	Final
Denmark (Lavrsen)	4
Norway (Nordby)	5

Sheet D	Final
United States (Lank)	10
Scotland (Hutchinson)	0

Sheet E	Final
Sweden (Norberg)	4
Switzerland (Ott)	8

Draw 4

Sheet A	Final
Finland (Jokela)	8
Denmark (Lavrsen)	10

Sheet B	Final
Scotland (Hutchinson)	11
Sweden (Norberg)	3

Sheet C	Final
Switzerland (Ott)	5
Canada (Schmirler)	7

Sheet D	Final
Japan (Mayumi)	6
Norway (Nordby)	8

Sheet E	Final
Germany (Schöpp)	8
United States (Lank)	5

Draw 5

Sheet A	Final
Sweden (Norberg)	9
Norway (Nordby)	7

Sheet B	Final
United States (Lank)	9
Denmark (Lavrsen)	8

Sheet C	Final
Japan (Mayumi)	7
Finland (Jokela)	4

Sheet D	Final
Switzerland (Ott)	6
Germany (Schöpp)	7

Sheet E	Final
Canada (Schmirler)	8
Scotland (Hutchinson)	4

Draw 6

Sheet A	Final
Canada (Schmirler)	5
Germany (Schöpp)	8

Sheet B	Final
Japan (Mayumi)	8
Scotland (Hutchinson)	5

Sheet C	Final
United States (Lank)	10
Switzerland (Ott)	6

Sheet D	Final
Denmark (Lavrsen)	5
Sweden (Norberg)	8

Sheet E	Final
Finland (Jokela)	3
Norway (Nordby)	14

Draw 7

Sheet A	Final
Switzerland (Ott)	3
Scotland (Hutchinson)	12

Sheet B	Final
Finland (Jokela)	6
Canada (Schmirler)	9

Sheet C	Final
Germany (Schöpp)	5
Denmark (Lavrsen)	6

Sheet D	Final
Norway (Nordby)	9
United States (Lank)	5

Sheet E	Final
Japan (Mayumi)	5
Sweden (Norberg)	4

Draw 8

Sheet A	Final
United States (Lank)	6
Japan (Mayumi)	9

Sheet B	Final
Norway (Nordby)	9
Germany (Schöpp)	1

Sheet C	Final
Canada (Schmirler)	12
Sweden (Norberg)	4

Sheet D	Final
Finland (Jokela)	3
Switzerland (Ott)	11

Sheet E	Final
Scotland (Hutchinson)	1
Denmark (Lavrsen)	8

Draw 9

Sheet A	Final
Germany (Schöpp)	7
Sweden (Norberg)	10

Sheet B	Final
Switzerland (Ott)	6
Japan (Mayumi)	10

Sheet C	Final
Norway (Nordby)	8
Scotland (Hutchinson)	5

Sheet D	Final
Canada (Schmirler)	9
Denmark (Lavrsen)	3

Sheet E	Final
United States (Lank)	10
Finland (Jokela)	2

Tie breaker

Sheet A	Final
Denmark (Lavrsen)	5
Sweden (Norberg)	4

Playoffs

Brackets

	Semi-final					Final
	1	Canada	5
	4	Denmark	2
						1	Canada	8
						2	Norway	4
	2	Norway	12
	3	Japan	5			Bronze medal
						4	Denmark	7
						3	Japan	6

Final

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Norway (Nordby)	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	X	4
Canada (Schmirler)	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	2	X	8