1997 European Curling Championships
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The 1997 European Curling Championships
were held in Füssen
, Germany
December 6-13.
European Curling Championships
The European Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments held in Europe between various European nations and hosted by the European Curling Federation. The European Curling Championships are usually held in early to mid December...
were held in Füssen
Füssen
Füssen is a town in Bavaria, Germany, in the district of Ostallgäu situated from the Austrian border. It is located on the banks of the Lech river. The River Lech flows into the Forggensee...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
December 6-13.
Group A
| Team | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Dryburgh Douglas Dryburgh Douglas Dryburgh is an Irish curler.Dryburgh was a successful junior curler in his native Scotland. In his first international tournament, Dryburgh and his Scottish team claimed a gold medal at the 1987 World Junior Curling Championships... |
4 | 1 | |
| Ulrik Schmidt Ulrik Schmidt Ulrik Schmidt is a Danish curler. He currently skips the Danish national team, while he throws third stones.Schmidt's first international appearance was at the 1984 World Junior Curling Championships, where he skipped the Danish team to a 9th place finish... |
4 | 1 | |
| Andy Kapp Andy Kapp Andreas "Andy" Kapp is a German curler from Unterthingau. After a number of unsuccessful tournaments at the Junior, Olympic and World Championship levels, Kapp surprised many by winning the 1992 European championship. The next year however, he finished only 7th, but at the 1994 World Championships... |
4 | 1 | |
| Martyn Deakin | 2 | 3 | |
| Floris van Imhoff Floris van Imhoff Floris van Imhoff is a former Dutch curler.Now coaching the Praxis Hammerheads, he has curled in 12 European Curling Championships. He skipped the Dutch team four times . On top of 12 years of European Curling Championship experience, van Imhoff was the third for Wim Neeleman at the 1994 World... |
1 | 4 | |
| Alois Kreidl | 0 | 5 |
Group B
| Team | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peja Lindholm Peja Lindholm Peter "Peja" Rutger Lindholm is a Swedish curler. He is a three-time world champion skip, winning in 1997, 2001 and 2004. He is also a two-time European champion and a former world junior champion .Lindholm announced his retirement from curling following the 2007 European Curling Championships... |
4 | 1 | |
| Markku Uusipaavalniemi Markku Uusipaavalniemi Markku Uusipaavalniemi is a Finnish curler and politician.-Personal life:Uusipaavalniemi lives in Hyvinkää with his wife and three children. His older brother Jussi taught him how to curl.-Curling career:... |
4 | 1 | |
| Patrick Hürlimann Patrick Hürlimann Patrick Hürlimann is a Swiss curler and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.He has received three medals at the World Curling Championships as skip for the Swiss team.... |
3 | 2 | |
| Thomas Ulsrud Thomas Ulsrud Thomas Ulsrud is a Norwegian curler.Ulsrud has curled professionally since 1983. In his second World Junior Curling Championship in 1988, Ulsrud skipped Norway to a bronze medal.... |
2 | 3 | |
| Hanjörg Bless | 2 | 3 | |
| Claudio Pescia Claudio Pescia Claudio Pescia is a Swiss curler from Wettswil. Originally the skip of the Italian national team, Pescia now skips under the Swiss flag.... |
0 | 5 |
Group A
| Team | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Meikle | 4 | 0 | |
| Jan Henri Ducroz | 3 | 1 | |
| Alexey Tselousov Alexey Tselousov Alexey Tselousov is a Russian curler from Moscow.Tselousov has played in seven European Curling Championships , skipping all but two when he played second for the Russian team. While playing on the Russian team, their best performance was 2004 when Tselousov played second for Alexander Kirikov... |
2 | 2 | |
| David Sik | 1 | 3 | |
| Bojidar Momerin | 0 | 4 |
Playoffs
Group A
| Team | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graziella Grichting | 5 | 0 | |
| Kirsty Hay | 4 | 1 | |
| Dordi Nordby Dordi Nordby Dordi Agate Nordby, , is a Norwegian right-handed curler from Snarøya. Nordby has amassed an array of medals in major international competitions over a career spanning three decades, including two world championship gold medals and two European championship gold medals.Having made her international... |
3 | 2 | |
| Karen Wauters | 2 | 3 | |
| Giulia Lacedelli Giulia Lacedelli Giulia Lacedelli is an Italian curler.Lacedelli started playing curling in 1986. She plays in third position as a vice skip and is right-handed.- References :... |
1 | 4 | |
| Audé Bénier | 0 | 5 |
Group B
| Team | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Schöpp Andrea Schöpp Dr. Andrea Schöpp is a German curler from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. She also lectures part-time in statistics at the University of Munich.... |
3 | 1 | |
| Helena Blach Lavrsen Helena Blach Lavrsen Helena Blach Lavrsen is a Danish curler, several times skip for the Danish team, Olympic medalist and European champion. She received a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. She has obtained two medals at the World Curling Championships, and is European champion from 1994.-References:... |
3 | 1 | |
| Elisabet Gustafson Elisabet Gustafson Elisabet Gustafson is a retired Swedish curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano... |
2 | 2 | |
| Jaana Jokela | 2 | 2 | |
| Lenka Sáfránková | 0 | 4 |
Group A
| Team | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Reed | 3 | 1 | |
| Beatrice Miltenburg | 2 | 2 | |
| Ekaterina Lissitskaia | 1 | 3 |