The 1986 World Women's Curling Championship, the women's

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, was held from March 23–29 at the

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, British Columbia, Canada. Canada, skipped by Marilyn Darte (also known as Marilyn Bodogh-Darte at the time) won the gold medal, easily defeating West Germany, skipped by Andrea Schöpp in the final, 12–5. It was the third consecutive world championship for Canada. The Darte rink won the game thanks to steals of two in the third, four in the sixth and a single in the seventh. Canada took a 2–1 lead after Darte drew to the button in second end to score two. They then stole three in the next end after Schöpp was heavy on a draw. The teams then traded singles in the fourth and fifth The steal of four in the sixth came as a result of a missed wick attempt by Schöpp, when she ended up just brushing off a Canadian stone, and rolling out of the rings, to go down 2–9. Schöpp conceded the game after nine ends. It was the first time West Germany had made the final in the women's championship. The teams played in front of about 2,000 spectators.

Teams

Round robin standings

Round robin results

Draw 1

Draw 2

Draw 3

Draw 4

Draw 5

Draw 6

Draw 7

Draw 8

Draw 9

Tiebreakers

Playoffs

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Final

References

* {{World Curling Championships World Women's Curling Championship 1986 in Canadian curling Curling in British Columbia Sport in Kelowna 1986 in British Columbia 1986 in women's curling March 1986 sports events in Canada Women's curling competitions in Canada Sports competitions in British Columbia International sports competitions hosted by Canada 1986 in Canadian women's sports