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1998 European Curling Championships

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Group A

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...	5	0
	Daniel Herberg Daniel Herberg Daniel Herberg is an internationally elite curler from Germany.Daniel Herberg was born in Oberstdorf, Germany. He has been selected as the Alternate for Team Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada....	4	1
	Felix Luchsinger	3	2
	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...	2	3
	John Hunt	1	4
	Heribert Krämer	0	5

Group B

Team	Skip	W	L
	Tormod Andreassen Tormod Andreassen Tormod Andreassen is a Norwegian curler.Andreassen has skipped Norway at 3 World Championships , finishing sixth place each time. He skipped Norway the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport...	5	0
	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
	Gordon Muirhead Gordon Muirhead Gordon Muirhead is a Scottish curler and world champion. He was alternate for the Gold medal winning Scottish team at the 1999 Ford World Curling Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick, and silver medals in 1992, 1993 and 1995...	3	2
	Tommy Stjerne	2	3
	Martyn Deakin	1	4
	Jan Henri Ducroz	0	5

Group A

Team	Skip	W	L
	David Sik	3	1
	Alexsey Tselousov	3	1
	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....	2	2
	Joachim Märker	1	3
	Lubomir Velinov	1	3

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze Medal Game

Gold Medal Final

Medals

Medal	Team
Gold	Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... (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... , Tomas Nordin Tomas Nordin Tomas Nordin is a Swedish curler and world champion.He won a gold medal in the 1997, 2001 and 2004 World Curling Championships, all three times with skip Peja Lindholm, and received silver medal in 1998 and 2000.He is European champion from 1998 and 2001 , and has received a total of seven... , Magnus Swartling Magnus Swartling Magnus Swartling is a Swedish curler and world champion.He won a gold medal in the 1997, 2001 and 2004 World Curling Championships, all three times with skip Peja Lindholm, and received silver medals in 1998 and 2000.Swartling is European champion from 1998 and 2001 , and has received a total of... , Peter Narup Peter Narup Peter Narup is a Swedish curler and world champion.He won gold medals in the 1997, 2001 and 2004 World Curling Championships, and received silver medals in 1998 and 2000, all times with skip Peja Lindholm.... , and Joakim Carlsson)
Silver	Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... (Gordon Muirhead Gordon Muirhead Gordon Muirhead is a Scottish curler and world champion. He was alternate for the Gold medal winning Scottish team at the 1999 Ford World Curling Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick, and silver medals in 1992, 1993 and 1995... , David Smith David Smith (curler) David Smith is a Scottish curler.In his very first international competition, the 1982 European Curling Championships, Smith won a gold medal playing second for Mike Hay. Hay and Smith were still juniors at the time and they won three straight bronze medals at the World Junior Curling Championships... , Peter Smith Peter Smith (curler) Peter "Pete" Smith is a Scottish curler. He plays second for David Murdoch.Smith started curling in 1979. He plays in second position and is right-handed. He has won many prizes in his career, but never featured on the Winter Olympics medal podium. Peter Smith is the tallest male curler at the... , David Hay David Hay (curler) David Hay is a Scottish curler.Hay started playing curling in 1975. He plays in second or third position and is right-handed. During his career he won many prizes, but never featured on the Winter Olympics.... , and John Muir)
Bronze	Norway Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... (Tormod Andreassen Tormod Andreassen Tormod Andreassen is a Norwegian curler.Andreassen has skipped Norway at 3 World Championships , finishing sixth place each time. He skipped Norway the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport... , Niclas Järund, Stig-Arne Gunnestad Stig-Arne Gunnestad Stig-Arne Gunnestad is a Norwegian curler and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.... , Kjell Berg Kjell Berg Kjell Berg is a Norwegian curler.Berg has played in the lead position for his entire international career.Berg won a silver medal at the 1983 World Junior Curling Championships playing for Pål Trulsen... , and Stig Høiberg)

Group A

Team	Skip	W	L
	Anette Norberg Anette Norberg Anette Norberg is a Swedish curler from Nacka. She and her team are the current Olympic women's curling champions, having won the 2010 Women's Curling tournament in Vancouver...	6	0
	Nadja Heuer	5	1
	Anne Eerikäinen	4	2
	Audé Bénier	3	3
	Joan Reed	2	4
	Beatrice Miltenburg-Wallis	1	5
	Renée Lepiskova	0	5

Group B

Team	Skip	W	L
	Rhona Martin Rhona Martin Rhona Martin MBE is a Scottish curler who has skipped the Scotland women's team at both the European and World Championships, but is most famous as the skip of the Great Britain team that claimed the gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games in 2002.-Early career:For a long time best known in...	5	1
	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....	5	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...	4	2
	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:...	4	2
	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 :...	2	4
	Tatiana Smirnova	1	5
	Karen Wauters	0	6

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze Medal Game

Gold Medal Final

Medals

Medal	Team
Gold	Germany 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... (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.... , Natalie Neßler, Heike Wieländer, Jane Boake-Cope, and Andrea Stock)
Silver	Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... (Rhona Martin Rhona Martin Rhona Martin MBE is a Scottish curler who has skipped the Scotland women's team at both the European and World Championships, but is most famous as the skip of the Great Britain team that claimed the gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games in 2002.-Early career:For a long time best known in... , Gail McMillan, Mairi Herd, Janice Watt, and Claire Milne)
Bronze	Denmark Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... (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:... , Dorthe Holm Dorthe Holm Dorthe Holm is a Danish curler from Kastrup.Holm skipped the Danish women's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The team were the only athletes Denmark sent to the games, as such Holm carried the flag for Denmark in the opening ceremonies.Holm has had a long curling career, which internationally... , Trine Qvist Trine Qvist Trine Qvist is a Danish curler and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.-References:... , Lisa Richardson, and Jeanett Syngre)

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