02/15/98 Canadian women's team congratulate each other on winning the gold 
02/15/98 Patrick Huerlimann (SUI) raises his arms in victory after winning the gold medal 
02/15/98 Swiss team poses with their gold medals 
02/10/98 Women's Curling, GER vs. JPN - Akiko Katoh |
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Men's
Switzerland defeated the Canadian team to win the gold in men's curling. The Swiss team skipped by Patrick Huerlimann easily blew away Mike Harris' rink 9-3. Norway won the bronze after defeating U.S.A. 9-4.
Men's Gold Medal Game Results
Switzerland 9 Canada 3 Final
123 456 789 10 Score
SWITZERLAND 020 223 00X X 9
CANADA 001 000 20X X 3
Canadians:
The team from Ontario was first in the round robin with a 6-1 record. They
crushed the U.S.A. 7-1 in the semi-final. The cocky Mike Harris team came
into the final over-confident against Switzerland.
In the gold medal game, Switzerland was up 9-1 before Canada scored 2 in the 7th end. The Swiss team went on to defeat them 9-3 after 8 ends. Mike Harris curled an absolutely brutal 25% in the gold medal game. They finished second. Women's The Canadian team from Regina won 7-5 against Denmark to win the gold medal. Sandra Schmirler's team curled very well against Helena Blach-Larvsen's team from Denmark. Sweden's Elisabeth Gustafsson beat England 10-6 to capture the bronze.
Women's Gold Medal Game Results
Canada 7 Denmark 5 Final
123 456 789 10 Score
DENMARK 020 000 201 X 5
CANADA 300 111 010 X 7
Canadians:
Sandra Schmirler's team was first in the round robin going 6-1. They beat
England 6-5 in the semi-final game before beating Denmark in the gold medal
game. The Canadian women's team won the gold.
02/15/98 Patrick Huerlimann (SUI) raises his arms in victory after winning the gold medal 
02/15/98 Schmirler watches Helena Blach-Lavrsen's Denmark team Back to Main |
