2006 World Women's Curling Championship

Curling competition at Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

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

** 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

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

3 vs. 4 game

March 24, 19:30

Semifinal

March 25, 09:30

Final

March 26, 10:30

Round-robin player percentages

References

General

• "Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2006". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-29.

Specific

1. "Ice Queen shows emotion after world title victory". Edmonton Journal. March 27, 2006. p. C5. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
2. "Canada in world curling playoffs". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-03-26. Retrieved 2010-03-29.