# 1997 European Curling Championships

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Curling competition at Füssen, Germany

1997 European Curling Championships Host city Füssen, Germany Arena Bundesleistungszentrum Dates December 6–13 Men's winner Germany Curling club CC Füssen, Füssen Skip Andy Kapp Third Uli Kapp Second Oliver Axnick Lead Holger Höhne Alternate Michael Schäffer Coach Keith Wendorf Finalist Denmark Women's winner Sweden Curling club Umeå CK, Umeå Skip Elisabet Gustafson Third Katarina Nyberg Second Louise Marmont Lead Elisabeth Persson Alternate Margaretha Lindahl Coach Jan Strandlund Finalist Denmark « 1996 1998 »

The **1997 [European Curling Championships](/source/European_Curling_Championships)** were held from December 6 to 13 at the [Bundesleistungszentrum](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bundesleistungszentrum&action=edit&redlink=1) in [Füssen](/source/F%C3%BCssen), [Germany](/source/Germany).

## Men's

### A Tournament

#### Group A

Team Skip W L Scotland Douglas Dryburgh 4 1 Denmark Ulrik Schmidt 4 1 Germany Andy Kapp 4 1 England Martyn Deakin 2 3 Netherlands Floris van Imhoff 1 4 Austria Alois Kreidl 0 5

#### Group B

Team Skip W L Sweden Peja Lindholm 4 1 Finland Markku Uusipaavalniemi 4 1 Switzerland Patrick Hürlimann 3 2 Norway Thomas Ulsrud 2 3 Luxembourg Hanjörg Bless 2 3 Italy Claudio Pescia 0 5

### B Tournament

#### Group A

Team Skip W L Wales Adrian Meikle 4 0 France Jan Henri Ducroz 3 1 Russia Alexey Tselousov 2 2 Czech Republic David Sik 1 3 Bulgaria Bojidar Momerin 0 4

### Playoffs

Quarterfinal Semi-final Final Scotland 9 Norway 5 Scotland 2 Germany 4 Germany 6 Finland 5 Germany 10 Denmark 5 Sweden 6 Wales 5 Sweden 7 Denmark 8 Denmark 7 Switzerland 5

Bronze medal Scotland 6 Sweden 5

## Women's

### Group A

Team Skip W L Switzerland Graziella Grichting 5 0 Scotland Kirsty Hay 4 1 Norway Dordi Nordby 3 2 Luxembourg Karen Wauters 2 3 Italy Giulia Lacedelli 1 4 France Audé Bénier 0 5

### Group B

Team Skip W L Germany Andrea Schöpp 3 1 Denmark Helena Blach Lavrsen 3 1 Sweden Elisabet Gustafson 2 2 Finland Jaana Jokela 2 2 Czech Republic Lenka Sáfránková 0 4

### B Tournament

#### Group A

Team Skip W L England Joan Reed 3 1 Netherlands Beatrice Miltenburg 2 2 Russia Ekaterina Lissitskaia 1 3

### Playoffs

Quarterfinal Semi-final Final Sweden 9 Scotland 3 Sweden 5 Germany 4 Germany 8 England 2 Sweden 6 Denmark 4 Finland 9 Switzerland 7 Finland 6 Denmark 7 Denmark 12 Norway 4

Bronze medal Germany 9 Finland 5

## References

- [Men's results](http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/213) from the [World Curling Federation](/source/World_Curling_Federation)

- [Women's results](http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/283) from the [World Curling Federation](/source/World_Curling_Federation)

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