1998 European Curling Championships

1998 European Curling Championships
Host city	Flims, Switzerland
Arena	Die Alpenarena
Dates	December 5-12, 1998
Men's winner	Sweden
Skip	Peja Lindholm
Third	Tomas Nordin
Second	Magnus Swartling
Lead	Peter Narup
Alternate	Joakim Carlsson
Finalist	Scotland
Women's winner	Germany
Curling club	SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Skip	Andrea Schöpp
Third	Natalie Neßler
Second	Heike Wieländer
Lead	Jane Boake-Cope
Alternate	Andrea Stock
Coach	Rainer Schöpp
Finalist	Scotland
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The 1998 European Curling Championships were held in Flims, Switzerland December 5-12.

Men's[]

A Tournament[]

Group A[]

Team	Skip	W	L
Sweden	Peja Lindholm	5	0
Germany	Daniel Herberg	4	1
Switzerland	Felix Luchsinger	3	2
Netherlands	Floris van Imhoff	2	3
Wales	John Hunt	1	4
Luxembourg		0	5

Group B[]

Team	Skip	W	L
Norway	Tormod Andreassen	5	0
Finland	Markku Uusipaavalniemi	4	1
Scotland	Gordon Muirhead	3	2
Denmark	Tommy Stjerne	2	3
England		1	4
France	Jan Henri Ducroz	0	5

B Tournament[]

Group A[]

Team	Skip	W	L
Czech Republic		3	1
Russia		3	1
Italy	Claudio Pescia	2	2
Austria		1	3
Bulgaria		1	3

Playoffs[]

	Quarterfinal					Semi-final					Final
	Sweden		9
	Denmark		6
						Sweden		7
						Finland		6
	Switzerland		3
	Finland		8
											Sweden		6
											Scotland		5
	Germany		3
	Scotland		6
						Scotland		4
						Norway		3
	Czech Republic		2
	Norway		11

	Bronze medal
	Finland		5
	Norway		6

Medals[]

Medal	Team
Gold	Sweden (Peja Lindholm, Tomas Nordin, Magnus Swartling, Peter Narup, and Joakim Carlsson)
Silver	Scotland (Gordon Muirhead, David Smith, Peter Smith, David Hay, and )
Bronze	Norway (Tormod Andreassen, Niclas Järund, Stig-Arne Gunnestad, Kjell Berg, and )

Women's[]

Group A[]

Team	Skip	W	L
Sweden	Anette Norberg	6	0
Switzerland		5	1
Finland	Anne Eerikäinen	4	2
France		3	3
England	Joan Reed	2	4
Netherlands		1	5
Czech Republic		0	5

Group B[]

Team	Skip	W	L
Scotland	Rhona Martin	5	1
Germany	Andrea Schöpp	5	1
Norway	Dordi Nordby	4	2
Denmark	Helena Blach Lavrsen	4	2
Italy	Giulia Lacedelli	2	4
Russia	Tatiana Smirnova	1	5
Luxembourg		0	6

Playoffs[]

	Quarterfinal					Semi-final					Final
	Sweden		4
	Denmark		9
						Denmark		6
						Germany		7
	Finland		3
	Germany		6
											Germany		12
											Scotland		4
	Switzerland		6
	Norway		5
						Switzerland		1
						Scotland		9
	France		4
	Scotland		5

	Bronze medal
	Denmark		10
	Switzerland		5

Medals[]

Medal	Team
Gold	Germany (Andrea Schöpp, Natalie Neßler, Heike Wieländer, Jane Boake-Cope, and Andrea Stock)
Silver	Scotland (Rhona Martin, , Mairi Herd, Janice Watt, and Claire Milne)
Bronze	Denmark (Helena Blach Lavrsen, Dorthe Holm, Trine Qvist, Lisa Richardson, and )

References[]

• Men: "European Curling Championships 1998". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
• Women: "European Curling Championships 1998". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-12.