# 1997 World Women's Curling Championship

The 1997 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 1997 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at Allmend Stadium in Bern, Switzerland from April 12 to 20, 1997.

## Teams

| Canada | Denmark | Finland | Germany | 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 |
| Norway | Scotland | Sweden | Switzerland | 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 |

## Round-robin 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 |

## Round-robin 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 |

## Tiebreaker

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

## Playoffs
### Brackets

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