1997 World Junior Curling Championships

The 1997 Coca-Cola World Junior Curling Championships were held in Karuizawa, Japan March 22–30.

1997 World Junior Curling Championships
Host city	Karuizawa, Japan
Dates	March 22–30, 1997
Men's winner	Switzerland
Skip	Ralph Stöckli
Third	Michael Bösiger
Second	Pascal Sieber
Lead	Clemens Oberwiler
Alternate	Martin Zaugg
Finalist	Finland (Perttu Piilo)
Women's winner	Scotland
Skip	Julia Ewart
Third	Michelle Silvera
Second	Mhairi Ferguson
Lead	Lynn Cameron
Alternate	Suzie Law
Coach	Peter Loudon
Finalist	Sweden (Margaretha Sigfridsson)
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Men's

Country	Skip	Wins	Losses
Canada	Ryan Keane	7	2
Finland	Perttu Piilo	7	2
Japan	Makoto Tsuruga	6	3
Switzerland	Ralph Stöckli	5	4
Denmark	Joel Ostrowski	5	4
Germany	Sebastian Stock	4	5
Scotland	Ricky Tasker	4	5
Sweden	Martin Mattsson	4	5
United States	Matt Stevens	3	6
Norway	Jan Marcus Lilledal	0	9

Tiebreaker

• Switzerland 3-2 Denmark

Playoffs

	Semi-final					Final
	1	Canada	4
	4	Switzerland	5
						4	Switzerland	5
						2	Finland	3
	2	Finland	5
	3	Japan	3			Bronze medal
						1	Canada	9
						3	Japan	6

Women's

Country	Skip	Wins	Losses
Sweden	Margaretha Sigfridsson	8	1
Canada	Meredith Doyle	8	1
Scotland	Julia Ewart	7	2
United States	Risa O'Connell	7	2
Japan	Akiko Katoh	5	4
Denmark	Ane Håkanson Hansen	3	6
Switzerland	Bianca Röthlisberger	3	6
Germany	Natalie Nessler	2	7
France	Nadia Bénier	2	7
Norway	Linn Githmark	0	9

Playoffs

	Semi-final					Final
	1	Sweden	7
	4	United States	6
						1	Sweden	3
						3	Scotland	11
	2	Canada	5
	3	Scotland	6			Bronze medal
						4	United States	2
						2	Canada	5

Sources

• Men's results from the World Curling Federation
• Women's results from the World Curling Federation