The
1997 Ford World Curling Championships was held at
Allmend Stadium in
Berne,
Switzerland from
April 12 to
April 20. The men's winner team Sweden skipped by
Peja Lindholm and the women's winner was team Canada, skipped by
Sandra Schmirler.
Men's
Teams
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Sydney Harbour CC, Sydney
Skip: Hugh Millikin
Third: Gerald Chick
Second: Stephen Johns
Lead: Stephen Hewitt
Alternate: Jonathan Wade
| Ottewell CC, Edmonton, Alberta
Skip: Kevin Martin
Third: Don Walchuk
Second: Rudy Ramcharan
Lead: Don Bartlett
Alternate: Jules Owchar
| Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre
Skip: Ulrik Schmidt
Third: Lasse Lavrsen
Second: Brian Hansen
Lead: Ulrik Damm
Alternate: Carsten Svensgaard
| Hyvinkää CC, Hyvinkää
Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi
Third: Wille Mäkelä
Second: Jussi Uusipaavalniemi
Lead: Tommi Häti
Alternate: Jouni Weckman
| Füssen CC, Füssen
Skip: Andy Kapp
Third: Uli Kapp
Second: Oliver Axnick
Lead: Holger Höhne
Alternate: Michael Schäffer
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Stabekk CC, Oslo
Skip: Pål Trulsen
Third: Lars Vågberg
Second: Bent Ånund Ramsfjell
Lead: Knut Ivar Moe
Alternate: Morten Halsa
| Castle Kennedy CC, Stranraer
Skip: Hammy McMillan
Third: Norman Brown
Second: Mike Hay
Lead: Brian Binnie
Alternate: Peter Loudon
| Östersunds CK, Östersund
Skip: Peja Lindholm
Third: Tomas Nordin
Second: Magnus Swartling
Lead: Peter Narup
Alternate: Marcus Feldt
| Basel-Ysfäger CC, Basel
Skip: Patrick Netzer
Third: Markus Widmer
Second: Damian Grichting
Lead: Fabian Burckhardt
Alternate: Tobias Treyer
| Langdon CC, Langdon
Skip: Craig Disher
Third: Kevin Kakela
Second: Joel Jacobson
Lead: Paul Peterson
Alternate: Randy Darling
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Final round robin standings
Playoffs
Women's
Teams
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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
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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
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Final round robin standings
Tie-breaker
Playoffs