2006 World Women's Curling Championship Explained

2006 World Women's Curling Championship
Host City:	Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Arena:	Canada Games Arena
Dates:	March 18–26, 2006
Curling Club:	Härnösands CK
Skip:	Anette Norberg
Third:	Eva Lund
Second:	Cathrine Lindahl
Lead:	Anna Svärd
Alternate:	Ulrika Bergman
Coach:	Stefan Hasselborg
Finalist:	(Debbie McCormick)
Prev:	2005

The 2006 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held March 18–26 at the Canada Games Arena in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada.

Sweden, skipped by Anette Norberg, fresh off winning a gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics, defeated the United States, skipped by Debbie McCormick in the final, 10–9. Norberg won the game by making a draw in the 10th end.^[1] It was the second of three world championships for Norberg.

Teams


Kelowna CC, Kelowna Skip: Kelly Scott Third: Jeanna Schraeder Second: Sasha Carter Lead: Renee Simons Alternate: Michelle Allen	Harbin CC, Harbin Skip: Wang Bingyu Third: Yue Qingshuang Second: Liu Yin Lead: Zhou Yan Alternate: Sun Yue	Tårnby CC, Tårnby Skip: Madeleine Dupont Third: Camilla Jensen Second: Denise Dupont Lead: Angelina Jensen Alternate:** Charlotte Hedegård

SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Skip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Monika Wagner Second: Anna Hartelt Lead: Marie Rotter Alternate: Tina Tchatschke	New Wave CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Diana Gaspari Third: Giulia Lacedelli Second: Rosa Pompanin Lead: Violetta Caldart Alternate: Arianna Lorenzi	Karuizawa CC, Karuizawa Skip: Yukako Tsuchiya Third: Junko Sonobe Second: Tomoko Sonobe Lead: Chiemi Kameyama Alternate: Mitsuki Satoh

CC Utrecht, Utrecht Skip: Shari Leibbrandt-Demmon Third: Ellen van der Cammen Second: Margrietha Voskuilen Lead: Erika Doornbos Alternate: Idske de Jong	Snarøen CC, Oslo Skip: Dordi Nordby Third: Marianne Haslum Second: Camilla Holth Lead: Charlotte Hovring Alternate: Kristin Skaslien

Härnösands CK, Härnösand Skip: Anette Norberg Third: Eva Lund Second: Cathrine Lindahl Lead: Anna Svärd Alternate: Ulrika Bergman	Dübendorf CC, Dübendorf Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni Third: Sandra Attinger Second: Anna Neuenschwander Lead: Esther Neuenschwander Alternate: Carmen Schäfer	Madison CC, Madison Skip: Debbie McCormick Third: Allison Pottinger Second: Nicole Joraanstad Lead: Natalie Nicholson Alternate: Caitlin Maroldo

** Angelina Jensen skipped the Danish team until she suffered a miscarriage and had to return to Denmark.^[2] Fourth Madeleine Dupont was given skipping duties following Jensen's departure.

Round robin standings

W	L	PF	PA	Ends Won	Ends Lost	Blank Ends	Stolen Ends	Shot Pct.
10	1	93	51	53	43	8	14	85%
10	1	92	48	56	33	11	26	84%
8	3	83	63	49	47	12	12	73%
7	4	77	63	47	44	14	12	81%
6	5	71	58	45	47	16	7	78%
6	5	81	79	51	47	7	17	73%
5	6	72	64	45	46	12	12	74%
4	7	59	83	44	46	13	9	76%
4	7	66	73	51	40	17	19	72%
3	8	49	82	36	52	10	6	73%
3	8	59	72	40	51	15	7	75%
0	11	37	103	34	55	11	5	68%

Round robin results

Draw 1

March 18, 14:30

Draw 2

March 18, 21:00

Draw 3

March 19, 09:00

Draw 4

March 19, 13:30

Draw 5

March 19, 18:30

Draw 6

March 20, 09:00

Draw 7

March 20, 14:00

Draw 8

March 20, 18:30

Draw 9

March 21, 09:00

Draw 10

March 21, 14:00

Draw 11

March 21, 18:30

Draw 12

March 22, 09:00

Draw 13

March 22, 14:00

Draw 14

March 22, 19:30

Draw 15

March 23, 10:30

Draw 16

March 23, 13:00

Draw 17

March 23, 18:30

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 game

March 24, 13:00

Player Percentages

	88%		77%
	73%		83%
	66%		84%
	76%		77%
Total	76%	Total	80%

3 vs. 4 game

March 24, 19:30

Player Percentages

	85%		76%
	79%		71%
	86%		80%
	79%		74%
Total	82%	Total	75%

Semifinal

March 25, 09:30

Player Percentages

	84%		81%
	78%		74%
	75%		84%
	73%		75%
Total	77%	Total	78%

Final

March 26, 10:30

Player Percentages

	88%		86%
	80%		76%
	83%		79%
	75%		76%
Total	81%	Total	79%

Round-robin player percentages

Leads	%	Seconds	%	Thirds	%	Skips	%
	87		84		85		85
	86		83		82		83
	85		78		82		81
	81		77		80		78
	80		76		75		76

References

General

Web site: Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2006 . . 2010-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100304154344/http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship.aspx?id=252 . 2010-03-04 . dead.

Specific

Notes and References

News: Ice Queen shows emotion after world title victory. March 27, 2006. C5. Edmonton Journal. May 1, 2021.
Web site: Canada in world curling playoffs . . 2006-03-26 . 2010-03-29.

W	L	PF	PA	Ends Won	Ends Lost	Blank Ends	Stolen Ends	Shot Pct.
10	1	93	51	53	43	8	14	85%
10	1	92	48	56	33	11	26	84%
8	3	83	63	49	47	12	12	73%
7	4	77	63	47	44	14	12	81%
6	5	71	58	45	47	16	7	78%
6	5	81	79	51	47	7	17	73%
5	6	72	64	45	46	12	12	74%
4	7	59	83	44	46	13	9	76%
4	7	66	73	51	40	17	19	72%
3	8	49	82	36	52	10	6	73%
3	8	59	72	40	51	15	7	75%
0	11	37	103	34	55	11	5	68%

W	L	PF	PA	Ends Won	Ends Lost	Blank Ends	Stolen Ends	Shot Pct.
10	1	93	51	53	43	8	14	85%
10	1	92	48	56	33	11	26	84%
8	3	83	63	49	47	12	12	73%
7	4	77	63	47	44	14	12	81%
6	5	71	58	45	47	16	7	78%
6	5	81	79	51	47	7	17	73%
5	6	72	64	45	46	12	12	74%
4	7	59	83	44	46	13	9	76%
4	7	66	73	51	40	17	19	72%
3	8	49	82	36	52	10	6	73%
3	8	59	72	40	51	15	7	75%
0	11	37	103	34	55	11	5	68%

W	L	PF	PA	Ends Won	Ends Lost	Blank Ends	Stolen Ends	Shot Pct.
10	1	93	51	53	43	8	14	85%
10	1	92	48	56	33	11	26	84%
8	3	83	63	49	47	12	12	73%
7	4	77	63	47	44	14	12	81%
6	5	71	58	45	47	16	7	78%
6	5	81	79	51	47	7	17	73%
5	6	72	64	45	46	12	12	74%
4	7	59	83	44	46	13	9	76%
4	7	66	73	51	40	17	19	72%
3	8	49	82	36	52	10	6	73%
3	8	59	72	40	51	15	7	75%
0	11	37	103	34	55	11	5	68%