# 1996 World Women's Curling Championship

The 1996 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 1996 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from March 23–31, 1996.

## Teams

| Canada | Denmark | Finland | Germany | Japan |
| St. Catharines CC, St. Catharines, Ontario Skip: Marilyn Bodogh Third: Kim Gellard Second: Cori Beveridge Lead: Jane Hooper Perroud Alternate: Lisa Savage | Hvidovre CC Skip: Dorthe Holm Third: Margit Pörtner Second: Helene Jensen Lead: Lisa Richardson Alternate: Helena Blach Lavrsen | Hyvinkää CC Skip: Jaana Jokela Third: Nina Pöllänen Second: Anne Eerikäinen Lead: Laura Franssila Alternate: Tiina Tenkanen | SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Skip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Monika Wagner Second: Natalie Nessler Lead: Carina Meidele Alternate: Heike Schwaller | Tokoro Curling Association, Hokkaido Skip: Ayako Ishigaki Third: Mayumi Ohkutsu Second: Yukari Kondo Lead: Yoko Mimura Alternate: Akiko Katoh |
| Norway | Scotland | Sweden | Switzerland | United States |
| Snarøen CC, Oslo Skip: Dordi Nordby Third: Marianne Haslum Second: Marianne Aspelin Lead: Kristin Løvseth Alternate: Hanne Woods | Airleywight Ladies CC, Perth Skip: Kirsty Hay Third: Edith Loudon Second: Karen Addison Lead: Katie Loudon Alternate: Claire Milne | Sundsvalls CK Skip: Annette Jörnlind Third: Helen Edlund Second: Erika Westman Lead: Helene Jonsson Alternate: Elisabet Gustafson | Lausanne-Nestlé CC Skip: Caroline Gruss Third: Corinne Anneler Second: Sylvie Meillaud Lead: Sahel Reiser Alternate: Barbara Schenkel | Madison CC, McFarland, Wisconsin Skip: Lisa Schoeneberg Third: Erika Brown Second: Lori Mountford Lead: Allison Darragh Alternate: Debbie McCormick |

## Round robin standings

| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Canada | Marilyn Bodogh | 8 | 1 |
| United States | Lisa Schoeneberg | 7 | 2 |
| Germany | Andrea Schöpp | 6 | 3 |
| Norway | Dordi Nordby | 5 | 4 |
| Scotland | Kirsty Hay | 5 | 4 |
| Japan | Ayako Ishigaki | 4 | 5 |
| Denmark | Dorthe Holm | 3 | 6 |
| Sweden | Annette Jörnlind | 3 | 6 |
| Switzerland | Caroline Gruss | 3 | 6 |
| Finland | Jaana Jokela | 1 | 8 |

## Round robin results
### Draw 1

| Sheet A | Final |
| Norway (Nordby) | 7 |
| Finland (Jokela) | 6 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Canada (Bodogh) | 6 |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 4 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Sweden (Jörnlind) | 4 |
| Switzerland (Gruss) | 7 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 3 |
| United States (Schoeneberg) | 6 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Denmark (Holm) | 1 |
| Japan (Ishigaki) | 8 |

### Draw 2

| Sheet A | Final |
| United States (Schoeneberg) | 7 |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 6 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Japan (Ishigaki) | 10 |
| Sweden (Jörnlind) | 6 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Norway (Nordby) | 4 |
| Canada (Bodogh) | 8 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Switzerland (Gruss) | 4 |
| Denmark (Holm) | 5 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Finland (Jokela) | 2 |
| Scotland (Hay) | 12 |

### Draw 3

| Sheet A | Final |
| Sweden (Jörnlind) | 4 |
| Norway (Nordby) | 6 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Switzerland (Gruss) | 6 |
| Scotland (Hay) | 8 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 3 |
| Denmark (Holm) | 11 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Japan (Ishigaki) | 11 |
| Finland (Jokela) | 4 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Canada (Bodogh) | 10 |
| United States (Schoeneberg) | 6 |

### Draw 4

| Sheet A | Final |
| Finland (Jokela) | 5 |
| Canada (Bodogh) | 8 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Denmark (Holm) | 7 |
| Norway (Nordby) | 2 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| United States (Schoeneberg) | 8 |
| Japan (Ishigaki) | 7 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 6 |
| Switzerland (Gruss) | 3 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 6 |
| Sweden (Jörnlind) | 7 |

### Draw 5

| Sheet A | Final |
| Switzerland (Gruss) | 4 |
| Japan (Ishigaki) | 2 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 7 |
| Canada (Bodogh) | 5 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Denmark (Holm) | 1 |
| Sweden (Jörnlind) | 8 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| United States (Schoeneberg) | 4 |
| Norway (Nordby) | 6 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 7 |
| Finland (Jokela) | 5 |

### Draw 6

| Sheet A | Final |
| Denmark (Holm) | 4 |
| United States (Schoeneberg) | 10 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 6 |
| Japan (Ishigaki) | 4 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 5 |
| Norway (Nordby) | 9 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Finland (Jokela) | 3 |
| Sweden (Jörnlind) | 10 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Switzerland (Gruss) | 2 |
| Canada (Bodogh) | 10 |

### Draw 7

| Sheet A | Final |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 10 |
| Scotland (Hay) | 7 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Sweden (Jörnlind) | 6 |
| United States (Schoeneberg) | 8 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Switzerland (Gruss) | 8 |
| Finland (Jokela) | 7 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Denmark (Holm) | 6 |
| Canada (Bodogh) | 12 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Japan (Ishigaki) | 8 |
| Norway (Nordby) | 5 |

### Draw 8

| Sheet A | Final |
| Canada (Bodogh) | 8 |
| Sweden (Jörnlind) | 6 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Finland (Jokela) | 8 |
| Denmark (Holm) | 4 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Japan (Ishigaki) | 7 |
| Scotland (Hay) | 8 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Norway (Nordby) | 3 |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 8 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| United States (Schoeneberg) | 7 |
| Switzerland (Gruss) | 6 |

### Draw 9

| Sheet A | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 8 |
| Denmark (Holm) | 1 |
| Sheet B | Final |
| Norway (Nordby) | 8 |
| Switzerland (Gruss) | 7 |
| Sheet C | Final |
| Finland (Jokela) | 2 |
| United States (Schoeneberg) | 12 |
| Sheet D | Final |
| Canada (Bodogh) | 8 |
| Japan (Ishigaki) | 3 |
| Sheet E | Final |
| Sweden (Jörnlind) | 5 |
| Germany (Schöpp) | 7 |

## Tiebreaker

| Sheet A | Final |
| Scotland (Hay) | 3 |
| Norway (Nordby) | 11 |

## Playoffs
### Brackets

| Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Canada | 6 | | | |
| 4 | Norway | 5 | | | |
| 4 | Norway | 5 | 1 | Canada | 5 |
| | | | 2 | United States | 2 |
| 2 | United States | 8 | 2 | United States | 2 |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | Bronze medal | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| | | | 4 | Norway | 11 |
| | | | 3 | Germany | 5 |

### Final

| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Canada (Bodogh) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| United States (Schoeneberg) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |