title: 1998 European Curling Championships
text: # 1998 European Curling Championships
  
  The 1998 European Curling Championships were held in Flims, Switzerland December 5-12.
  
  ## Men's
  
  ### A Tournament
  
  **Group A**
  
  | Team | Skip | W | L |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Sweden | Peja Lindholm | 5 | 0 |
  | Germany | Daniel Herberg | 4 | 1 |
  | Switzerland | Felix Luchsinger | 3 | 2 |
  | Netherlands | Floris van Imhoff | 2 | 3 |
  | Wales | John Hunt | 1 | 4 |
  | Luxembourg | Heribert Krämer | 0 | 5 |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Team | Skip | W | L |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Norway | Tormod Andreassen | 5 | 0 |
  | Finland | Markku Uusipaavalniemi | 4 | 1 |
  | Scotland | Gordon Muirhead | 3 | 2 |
  | Denmark | Tommy Stjerne | 2 | 3 |
  | England | Martyn Deakin | 1 | 4 |
  | France | Jan Henri Ducroz | 0 | 5 |
  
  ### B Tournament
  
  **Group A**
  
  | Team | Skip | W | L |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Czech Republic | David Sik | 3 | 1 |
  | Russia | Alexsey Tselousov | 3 | 1 |
  | Italy | Claudio Pescia | 2 | 2 |
  | Austria | Joachim Märker | 1 | 3 |
  | Bulgaria | Lubomir Velinov | 1 | 3 |
  
  ### Playoffs
  
  | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sweden | Sweden | 9 | | | | | | |
  | Denmark | Denmark | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Denmark | Denmark | 6 | Sweden | Sweden | 7 | | | |
  | | | | Finland | Finland | 6 | | | |
  | Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 | Finland | Finland | 6 | | | |
  | Finland | Finland | 8 | | | | | | |
  | Finland | Finland | 8 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 5 |
  | Germany | Germany | 3 | | | | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 5 |
  | Scotland | Scotland | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Scotland | Scotland | 6 | Scotland | Scotland | 4 | | | |
  | | | | Norway | Norway | 3 | | | |
  | Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 2 | Norway | Norway | 3 | | | |
  | Norway | Norway | 11 | | | | | | |
  | Bronze medal | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
  | Finland | Finland | 5 |
  | Norway | Norway | 6 |
  
  ### Medals
  
  | Medal | Team |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Sweden (Peja Lindholm, Tomas Nordin, Magnus Swartling, Peter Narup, and Joakim Carlsson) |
  | Silver | Scotland (Gordon Muirhead, David Smith, Peter Smith, David Hay, and John Muir) |
  | Bronze | Norway (Tormod Andreassen, Niclas Järund, Stig-Arne Gunnestad, Kjell Berg, and Stig Høiberg) |
  
  ## Women's
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Team | Skip | W | L |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Sweden | Anette Norberg | 6 | 0 |
  | Switzerland | Nadja Heuer | 5 | 1 |
  | Finland | Anne Eerikäinen | 4 | 2 |
  | France | Audé Bénier | 3 | 3 |
  | England | Joan Reed | 2 | 4 |
  | Netherlands | Beatrice Miltenburg-Wallis | 1 | 5 |
  | Czech Republic | Renée Lepiskova | 0 | 5 |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Team | Skip | W | L |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Scotland | Rhona Martin | 5 | 1 |
  | Germany | Andrea Schöpp | 5 | 1 |
  | Norway | Dordi Nordby | 4 | 2 |
  | Denmark | Helena Blach Lavrsen | 4 | 2 |
  | Italy | Giulia Lacedelli | 2 | 4 |
  | Russia | Tatiana Smirnova | 1 | 5 |
  | Luxembourg | Karen Wauters | 0 | 6 |
  
  ### Playoffs
  
  | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Denmark | Denmark | 9 | | | | | | |
  | Denmark | Denmark | 9 | Denmark | Denmark | 6 | | | |
  | | | | Germany | Germany | 7 | | | |
  | Finland | Finland | 3 | Germany | Germany | 7 | | | |
  | Germany | Germany | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Germany | Germany | 6 | | | | Germany | Germany | 12 |
  | | | | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 4 |
  | Switzerland | Switzerland | 6 | | | | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 4 |
  | Norway | Norway | 5 | | | | | | |
  | Norway | Norway | 5 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | | | |
  | | | | Scotland | Scotland | 9 | | | |
  | France | France | 4 | Scotland | Scotland | 9 | | | |
  | Scotland | Scotland | 5 | | | | | | |
  | Bronze medal | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
  | Denmark | Denmark | 10 |
  | Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 |
  
  ### Medals
  
  | Medal | Team |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Germany (Andrea Schöpp, Natalie Neßler, Heike Wieländer, Jane Boake-Cope, and Andrea Stock) |
  | Silver | Scotland (Rhona Martin, Gail McMillan, Mairi Herd, Janice Watt, and Claire Milne) |
  | Bronze | Denmark (Helena Blach Lavrsen, Dorthe Holm, Trine Qvist, Lisa Richardson, and Jeanett Syngre) |
  