1997 European Curling Championships

{{No footnotes|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox curling | Name =1997 European Curling Championships | Logo = | Size = | Host city = [[Füssen]], [[Germany]] | Arena = [[Bundesleistungszentrum]] | Dates = December 6–13 | Men's winner = '''{{GER}}''' | Curling club = [[Curling Club Füssen|CC Füssen]], [[Füssen]] | Skip = [[Andy Kapp]] | Third = [[Uli Kapp]] | Second = [[Oliver Axnick]] | Lead = [[Holger Höhne]] | Alternate = [[Michael Schäffer (curler)|Michael Schäffer]] | Coach = [[Keith Wendorf]] | Finalist = {{DEN}} | Women's winner = '''{{SWE}}''' | Curling club2 = [[Umeå curlingklubb|Umeå CK]], [[Umeå]] | Skip2 = [[Elisabet Gustafson]] | Third2 = [[Katarina Nyberg]] | Second2 = [[Louise Marmont]] | Lead2 = [[Elisabeth Persson]] | Alternate2 = [[Margaretha Lindahl]] | Coach2 = [[Jan Strandlund]] | Finalist2 = {{DEN}} | prev = [[1996 European Curling Championships|1996]] | next = [[1998 European Curling Championships|1998]] }}

The '''1997 [[European Curling Championships]]''' were held from December 6 to 13 at the [[Bundesleistungszentrum]] in [[Füssen]], [[Germany]].

==Men's== ===A Tournament=== ====Group A==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! width="120"| Team ! width="120"| Skip ! width="20"| W ! width="20"| L |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{SCO}} || [[Douglas Dryburgh]] || 4 || 1 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{DEN}} || [[Ulrik Schmidt]] || 4 || 1 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{GER}} || [[Andy Kapp]] || 4 || 1 |- | {{ENG}} || [[Martyn Deakin]] || 2 || 3 |- | {{NED}} || [[Floris van Imhoff]] || 1 || 4 |- | {{AUT}} || [[Alois Kreidl]] || 0 || 5 |}

====Group B==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! width="120"| Team ! width="150"| Skip ! width="20"| W ! width="20"| L |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{SWE}} || [[Peja Lindholm]] || 4 || 1 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{FIN}} || [[Markku Uusipaavalniemi]] || 4 || 1 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{SUI}} || [[Patrick Hürlimann]] || 3 || 2 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{NOR}} || [[Thomas Ulsrud]] || 2 || 3 |- | {{LUX}} || [[Hanjörg Bless]] || 2 || 3 |- | {{ITA}} || [[Claudio Pescia]] || 0 || 5 |}

===B Tournament=== ====Group A==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! width="120"| Team ! width="120"| Skip ! width="20"| W ! width="20"| L |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{WLS}} || [[Adrian Meikle]] || 4 || 0 |- | {{FRA}} || [[Jan Henri Ducroz]] || 3 || 1 |- | {{RUS}} || [[Alexey Tselousov]] || 2 || 2 |- | {{CZE}} || [[David Sik]] || 1 || 3 |- | {{BUL}} || [[Bojidar Momerin]] || 0 || 4 |}

===Playoffs=== {{8TeamBracket | RD1=Quarterfinal | RD2= Semi-final | RD3= Final | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1='''{{SCO}}''' | RD1-score1='''9''' | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{NOR}} | RD1-score2=5 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3='''{{GER}}''' | RD1-score3='''6''' | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{FIN}} | RD1-score4=5 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5='''{{SWE}}''' | RD1-score5='''6''' | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{WLS}} | RD1-score6=5 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7='''{{DEN}}''' | RD1-score7='''7''' | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{SUI}} | RD1-score8=5 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{SCO}} | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2='''{{GER}}''' | RD2-score2='''4''' | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{SWE}} | RD2-score3=7 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4='''{{DEN}}''' | RD2-score4='''8''' | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1='''{{GER}}''' | RD3-score1='''10''' | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{DEN}} | RD3-score2=5 }} {{2TeamBracket | RD1=Bronze medal | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1='''{{SCO}}''' | RD1-score1='''6''' | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{SWE}} | RD1-score2=5 }}

==Women's== ===Group A=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! width="120"| Team ! width="160"| Skip ! width="20"| W ! width="20"| L |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{SUI}} || [[Graziella Grichting]] || 5 || 0 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{SCO}} || [[Kirsty Hay]] || 4 || 1 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{NOR}} || [[Dordi Nordby]] || 3 || 2 |- | {{LUX}} || [[Karen Wauters]] || 2 || 3 |- | {{ITA}} || [[Giulia Lacedelli]] || 1 || 4 |- | {{FRA}} || [[Audé Bénier]] || 0 || 5 |}

===Group B=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! width="120"| Team ! width="140"| Skip ! width="20"| W ! width="20"| L |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{GER}} || [[Andrea Schöpp]] || 3 || 1 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{DEN}} || [[Helena Blach Lavrsen]] || 3 || 1 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{SWE}} || [[Elisabet Gustafson]] || 2 || 2 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{FIN}} || [[Jaana Jokela]] || 2 || 2 |- | {{CZE}} || [[Lenka Sáfránková]] || 0 || 4 |}

===B Tournament=== ====Group A==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! width="120"| Team ! width="150"| Skip ! width="20"| W ! width="20"| L |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{ENG}} || [[Joan Reed]] || 3 || 1 |- | {{NED}} || [[Beatrice Miltenburg]]|| 2 || 2 |- | {{RUS}} || [[Ekaterina Lissitskaia]] || 1 || 3 |}

===Playoffs=== {{8TeamBracket | RD1=Quarterfinal | RD2= Semi-final | RD3= Final | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1='''{{SWE}}''' | RD1-score1='''9''' | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{SCO}} | RD1-score2=3 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3='''{{GER}}''' | RD1-score3='''8''' | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{ENG}} | RD1-score4=2 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5='''{{FIN}}''' | RD1-score5='''9''' | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{SUI}} | RD1-score6=7 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7='''{{DEN}}''' | RD1-score7='''12''' | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{NOR}} | RD1-score8=4 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1='''{{SWE}}''' | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{GER}} | RD2-score2=4 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{FIN}} | RD2-score3=6 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4='''{{DEN}}''' | RD2-score4='''7''' | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1='''{{SWE}}''' | RD3-score1='''6''' | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{DEN}} | RD3-score2=4 }} {{2TeamBracket | RD1=Bronze medal | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1='''{{GER}}''' | RD1-score1='''9''' | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{FIN}} | RD1-score2=5 }}

==References== {{WCFevent|213|M}} {{WCFevent|283|W}}

{{European Curling Championships}}

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