1999 European Curling Championships

{{Infobox curling | Name =1999 European Curling Championships | Logo = | Size = | Host city =[[Chamonix]], [[France]] | Arena = | Dates = December 4–11, 1999 | Men's winner = '''{{SCO}}''' | Curling club = Inverness CC, [[Inverness]] | Skip = [[Hammy McMillan]] | Third = [[Warwick Smith (curler)|Warwick Smith]] | Second = [[Ewan MacDonald]] | Lead = [[Peter Loudon]] | Alternate = [[James Dryburgh]] | Coach = [[Mike Hay]] | Finalist = {{DEN}} | Women's winner = '''{{NOR}}''' | Curling club2 = Snarøen CC, [[Oslo]] | Skip2 = [[Dordi Nordby]] | Third2 = [[Hanne Woods]] | Second2 = [[Marianne Aspelin]] | Lead2 = [[Cecilie Torhaug]] | Alternate2 = | Coach2 = [[Torger Nergård]] | Finalist2 = {{SWE}} | prev = [[1998 European Curling Championships|1998]] | next = [[2000 European Curling Championships|2000]] }}

The 1999 [[European Curling Championships]] were held in [[Chamonix]], [[France]] December 4–11.

==Men's==

===A Tournament===

====Group A==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! width="120"| Team ! width="140"| Skip ! width="20"| W ! width="20"| L |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{FIN}} || [[Markku Uusipaavalniemi]] || 4 || 1 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{SUI}} || [[Patrick Hürlimann]] || 4 || 1 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{SWE}} || [[Peja Lindholm]] || 4 || 1 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{FRA}} || [[Thierry Mercier]] || 2 || 3 |- | {{NED}} || [[Wim Neeleman]] || 1 || 4 |- | {{CZE}} || [[Karel Kubeska]] || 0 || 5 |}

=====Draw 1===== {{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{SWE}} (Lindholm) |0|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|1|X| |4 | team2 = {{FIN}} (Uusipaavalniemi) {{X}} |1|1|0|2|0|2|0|0|0|X| |6 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{CZE}} (Kubeska) {{X}} |0|0|0|0|1|1|0|0|2|0| |4 | team2 = {{SUI}} (Hürlimann) |0|1|1|2|0|0|1|1|0|1| |7 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{FRA}} (Mercier) |0|3|0|0|0|1|2|1|0|X| |7 | team2 = {{NED}} (Neeleman) {{X}} |1|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|1|X| |3 }}

=====Draw 2===== {{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{FIN}} (Uusipaavalniemi) |0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|1|0| |2 | team2 = {{SUI}} (Hürlimann) {{X}} |0|0|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|1| |3 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{CZE}} (Kubeska) |1|0|2|1|1|0|1|0|0|0| |6 | team2 = {{NED}} (Neeleman) {{X}} |0|0|0|0|0|3|0|2|3|4| |12 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{FRA}} (Mercier) {{X}} |1|0|0|1|0|0|1|0|1|X| |4 | team2 = {{SWE}} (Lindholm) |0|0|2|0|2|1|0|2|0|X| |7 }}

=====Draw 3===== {{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{CZE}} (Kubeska) {{X}} |0|1|0|0|1|0|0|0|1|X| |3 | team2 = {{FRA}} (Mercier) |0|0|0|2|0|0|1|1|0|X| |4 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{FIN}} (Uusipaavalniemi) {{X}} |1|0|3|0|1|0|2|0|3|X| |10 | team2 = {{NED}} (Neeleman) |0|3|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|X| |6 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{SWE}} (Lindholm) {{X}} |0|1|0|0|3|0|2|0|0|0| |6 | team2 = {{SUI}} (Hürlimann) |0|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|1|1| |5 }}

=====Draw 4===== {{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{NED}} (Neeleman) |0|0|0|0|1|0|X|X|X|X| |1 | team2 = {{SWE}} (Lindholm) {{X}} |4|0|2|3|0|1|X|X|X|X| |10 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{SUI}} (Hürlimann) |0|1|0|3|0|2|0|4|0|X| |10 | team2 = {{FRA}} (Mercier) {{X}} |0|0|2|0|2|0|1|0|2|X| |7 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{FIN}} (Uusipaavalniemi) |1|0|5|1|1|1|0|X|X|X| |9 | team2 = {{CZE}} (Kubeska) {{X}} |0|1|0|0|0|0|1|X|X|X| |2 }}

=====Draw 5===== {{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{FRA}} (Mercier) |0|0|0|0|1|0|0|1|1|0| |3 | team2 = {{FIN}} (Uusipaavalniemi) {{X}} |0|1|0|0|0|2|1|0|0|1| |5 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{SWE}} (Lindholm) {{X}} |0|2|1|3|0|0|0|0|2|X| |8 | team2 = {{CZE}} (Kubeska) |0|0|0|0|0|0|1|1|0|X| |2 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{NED}} (Neeleman) |0|1|1|0|3|0|X|X|X|X| |5 | team2 = {{SUI}} (Hürlimann) {{X}} |5|0|0|4|0|4|X|X|X|X| |13 }}

====Group B==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! width="100"| Team ! width="120"| Skip ! width="20"| W ! width="20"| L |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{SCO}} || [[Hammy McMillan]] || 4 || 1 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{DEN}} || [[Ulrik Schmidt]] || 3 || 2 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{NOR}} || [[Pål Trulsen]] || 3 || 2 |- | {{GER}} || [[Daniel Herberg]] || 3 || 2 |- | {{RUS}} || [[Alexey Tselousov]] || 2 || 3 |- | {{ENG}} || [[Mark Copperwheat]] || 0 || 5 |}

=====Draw 1===== {{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{SCO}} (McMillan) {{X}} |0|0|1|1|0|4|0|1|0|X| |7 | team2 = {{NOR}} (Trulsen) |0|0|0|0|2|0|1|0|1|X| |4 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{DEN}} (Schmidt) {{X}} |1|0|3|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|7 | team2 = {{GER}} (Herberg) |0|1|0|1|1|0|1|0|1|1|0|6 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{RUS}} (Tselousov) {{X}} |2|0|0|0|1|2|0|0|1|X| |6 | team2 = {{ENG}} (Copperwheat) |0|1|0|0|0|0|1|1|0|X| |3 }}

=====Draw 2===== {{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{DEN}} (Schmidt) |1|0|3|0|0|3|1|2|X|X| |10 | team2 = {{ENG}} (Copperwheat) {{X}} |0|1|0|1|0|0|0|0|X|X| |2 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{RUS}} (Tselousov) {{X}} |0|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|X| |2 | team2 = {{SCO}} (McMillan) |1|0|0|2|0|0|2|0|0|X| |5 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{NOR}} (Trulsen) |0|0|1|0|4|0|0|3|3|X| |11 | team2 = {{GER}} (Herberg) {{X}} |0|1|0|2|0|1|1|0|0|X| |5 }}

=====Draw 3===== {{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{RUS}} (Tselousov) {{X}} |1|0|3|0|0|1|0|0|3|X| |8 | team2 = {{DEN}} (Schmidt) |0|1|0|1|1|0|0|2|0|X| |5 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{NOR}} (Trulsen) {{X}} |1|0|1|0|2|0|3|0|2|X| |9 | team2 = {{ENG}} (Copperwheat) |0|1|0|2|0|1|0|1|0|X| |5 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{GER}} (Herberg) |2|0|3|0|0|1|4|X|X|X| |10 | team2 = {{SCO}} (McMillan) {{X}} |0|1|0|1|1|0|0|X|X|X| |3 }}

=====Draw 4===== {{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{GER}} (Herberg) |0|1|1|1|0|1|3|0|3|X| |10 | team2 = {{RUS}} (Tselousov) {{X}} |0|0|0|0|2|0|0|2|0|X| |4 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{NOR}} (Trulsen) |0|3|0|1|0|1|0|3|0|X| |8 | team2 = {{DEN}} (Schmidt) {{X}} |2|0|2|0|3|0|1|0|2|X| |10 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{ENG}} (Copperwheat) |0|1|0|0|1|1|0|1|0|X| |4 | team2 = {{SCO}} (McMillan) {{X}} |2|0|0|2|0|0|1|0|1|X| |6 }}

=====Draw 5===== {{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{ENG}} (Copperwheat) |0|3|0|0|0|0|0|X|X|X| |3 | team2 = {{GER}} (Herberg) {{X}} |2|0|2|2|1|1|2|X|X|X| |10 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{RUS}} (Tselousov) |0|0|0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0| |3 | team2 = {{NOR}} (Trulsen) {{X}} |0|3|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|0| |5 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{SCO}} (McMillan) |0|1|0|2|1|3|0|0|2|X| |9 | team2 = {{DEN}} (Schmidt) {{X}} |1|0|2|0|0|0|1|0|0|X| |4 }}

===B Tournament=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! width="100"| Team ! width="120"| Skip ! width="20"| W ! width="20"| L |- | {{ITA}} || [[Stefano Ferronato]] || 3 || 0 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{LUX}} || [[Hanjörg Bless]] || 2 || 1 |- | {{AUT}} || [[Alois Kreidl]] || 1 || 2 |- | {{BUL}} || [[Lubomir Velinov]] || 0 || 3 |}

===Challenge Games=== ''Winning teams advance to Quarterfinals'' {{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{FRA}} (Mercier) |0|3|0|0|4|0|1|0|1|X| |9 | team2 = {{ITA}} (Ferronato) {{X}} |1|0|0|2|0|1|0|1|0|X| |5 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{GER}} (Herberg) |0|0|0|0|1|0|1|2|0|0| |4 | team2 = {{LUX}} (Bless) {{X}} |0|1|1|1|0|1|0|0|0|1| |5 }}

===Playoffs=== {{8TeamBracket | RD1=Quarterfinal | RD2= Semi-final | RD3= Final | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{NOR}} | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2='''{{SUI}}''' | RD1-score2='''8''' | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3='''{{SCO}}''' | RD1-score3='''8''' | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{FRA}} | RD1-score4=7 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{SWE}} | RD1-score5=6 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6='''{{DEN}}''' | RD1-score6='''9''' | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{LUX}} | RD1-score7=4 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8='''{{FIN}}''' | RD1-score8='''5''' | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1='''{{SCO}}''' | RD2-score1='''9''' | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{SUI}} | RD2-score2=2 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3='''{{DEN}}''' | RD2-score3='''11''' | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{FIN}} | RD2-score4=4 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1='''{{SCO}}''' | RD3-score1='''6''' | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{DEN}} | RD3-score2=5 }} {{2TeamBracket | RD1=Bronze medal | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{SUI}} | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2='''{{FIN}}''' | RD1-score2='''9''' }}

====Quarterfinals==== {{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{NOR}} (Trulsen) |0|1|0|0|2|0|1|0|1|0| |5 | team2 = {{SUI}} (Hürlimann) {{X}} |1|0|0|2|0|1|0|3|0|1| |8 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{FRA}} (Mercier) {{X}} |0|0|2|0|1|0|0|3|0|1|0|7 | team2 = {{SCO}} (McMillan) |1|1|0|3|0|0|1|0|1|0|1|8 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{DEN}} (Schmidt) {{X}} |2|0|1|0|3|2|0|0|1|X| |9 | team2 = {{SWE}} (Lindholm) |0|1|0|2|0|0|2|1|0|X| |6 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{FIN}} (Uusipaavalniemi) |0|0|0|2|0|2|0|0|0|1| |5 | team2 = {{LUX}} (Bless) {{X}} |1|0|0|0|2|0|0|0|1|0| |4 }}

====Semifinals==== {{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{DEN}} (Schmidt) {{X}} |3|0|1|5|0|0|2|0|X|X| |11 | team2 = {{FIN}} (Uusipaavalniemi) |0|1|0|0|1|0|0|2|X|X| |4 }}

{{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{SUI}} (Hürlimann) |0|0|1|0|1|0|0|X|X|X| |2 | team2 = {{SCO}} (McMillan) {{X}} |3|0|0|0|0|2|4|X|X|X| |9 }}

====Bronze-medal game==== {{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{SUI}} (Hürlimann) {{X}} |0|0|0|1|0|1|0|2|0|X| |4 | team2 = {{FIN}} (Uusipaavalniemi) |0|1|0|0|4|0|3|0|1|X| |9 }}

====Gold-medal game==== {{ Curlingbox | sheet = | team1 = {{DEN}} (Schmidt) {{X}} |1|1|0|0|0|2|0|0|1|0| |5 | team2 = {{SCO}} (McMillan) |0|0|0|0|2|0|1|2|0|1| |6 }}

===Medals=== {| class="wikitable" ! Medal ! Team |- | bgcolor="gold" | Gold | {{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Scotland]] ([[Hammy McMillan]], [[Warwick Smith (curler)|Warwick Smith]], [[Ewan MacDonald]], [[Peter Loudon]], and [[James Dryburgh]]) |- | bgcolor="silver" | Silver | {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark]] ([[Ulrik Schmidt]], [[Lasse Lavrsen]], [[Brian Hansen (curler)|Brian Hansen]], [[Carsten Svensgaard]], and [[Bo Jensen]]) |- | bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze | {{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Finland]] ([[Markku Uusipaavalniemi]], [[Wille Mäkelä]], [[Tommi Häti]], [[Jari Laukkanen (curler)|Jari Laukkanen]], and [[Raimo Lind]]) |}

==Women's==

===Group A=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! width="120"| Team ! width="130"| Skip ! width="20"| W ! width="20"| L |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{SWE}} || [[Margaretha Lindahl]] || 5 || 1 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{SUI}} || [[Luzia Ebnöther]] || 5 || 1 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{GER}} || [[Andrea Schöpp]] || 5 || 1 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{FRA}} || [[Audé Bénier]] || 3 || 3 |- | {{ENG}} || [[Sarah Johnston]] || 2 || 4 |- | {{CZE}} || [[Paula Rubasova]] || 1 || 5 |- | {{NED}} || [[Marie José Tiemstra]] || 0 || 6 |}

===Group B=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! width="90"| Team ! width="120"| Skip ! width="20"| W ! width="20"| L |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{NOR}} || [[Dordi Nordby]] || 5 || 1 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{SCO}} || [[Rhona Martin]] || 5 || 1 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{DEN}} || [[Lene Bidstrup]] || 4 || 2 |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{RUS}} || [[Nina Golovtchenko]] || 3 || 3 |- | {{ITA}} || [[Giulia Lacedelli]] || 2 || 4 |- | {{FIN}} || [[Jaana Jokela]] || 2 || 4 |- | {{BUL}} || [[Zveta Bacheva]] || 0 || 6 |}

===Playoffs=== {{8TeamBracket | RD1=Quarterfinal | RD2= Semi-final | RD3= Final | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1='''{{SWE}}''' | RD1-score1='''8''' | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{RUS}} | RD1-score2=6 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{GER}} | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4='''{{SCO}}''' | RD1-score4='''3''' | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5='''{{SUI}}''' | RD1-score5='''7''' | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{DEN}} | RD1-score6=3 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{FRA}} | RD1-score7=6 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8='''{{NOR}}''' | RD1-score8='''11''' | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1='''{{SWE}}''' | RD2-score1='''7''' | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{SCO}} | RD2-score2=5 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{SUI}} | RD2-score3=5 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4='''{{NOR}}''' | RD2-score4='''7''' | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{SWE}} | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2='''{{NOR}}''' | RD3-score2='''5''' }} {{2TeamBracket | RD1=Bronze medal | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{SCO}} | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2='''{{SUI}}''' | RD1-score2='''9''' }}

===Medals=== {| class="wikitable" ! Medal ! Team |- | bgcolor="gold" | Gold | {{Flagicon|NOR}} [[Norway]] ([[Dordi Nordby]], [[Hanne Woods]], [[Marianne Aspelin]], and [[Cecilie Torhaug]]) |- | bgcolor="silver" | Silver | {{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden]] ([[Margaretha Lindahl]], [[Ulrika Bergman]], [[Anna Bergström]], [[Maria Zackrisson]], and [[Maria Engholm]]) |- | bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze | {{Flagicon|SUI}} [[Switzerland]] ([[Luzia Ebnöther]], [[Nicole Strausak]], [[Tanya Frei]], [[Nadia Raspe]], and [[Laurence Bidaud]]) |}

==References== {{WCFevent|215|M}} {{WCFevent|285|W}}

{{European Curling Championships}}

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