The 1999

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(branded as 1999

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World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at

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from April 3–10, 1999. The event was held in conjunction with the

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. It was the first Women's World Championship to be held in

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, skip of Team Sweden won a record fourth Women's World Championship (breaking a tie with Canada's Sandra Schmirler). Sweden beat the United States (skipped by Patti Lank) in the final, 8–5. The turning point in the game came in the eighth end when the U.S. made some "crucial mistakes" leading to a steal of four for Sweden. At the time, the game was tied at four. Gustafson cut of Lank's ability to draw to the button, and Lank came up short on her last rock, an attempted draw to bite the eight-foot. She had to throw the rock wide into an "ever-building frost layer on the edge of the ice", and did not make the rings. Lank believed her rock may have picked as "it just went sideways". Lank could have made a hit through a narrow port instead, but opted for the draw as she prefers to throw draws. Gustafson was pregnant at the time, expecting to give birth in July. It would be Gustafson's last World Championship gold medal, as she would retire from competitive curling after a disappointing showing at the

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. Denmark, skipped by Lene Bidstrup defeated Norway's

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in the bronze medal game, 8–7. Games were televised in Canada on TSN with the finals on

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. The playoffs were also shown on

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for the first time, as interest in curling began to rise due to its inclusion in the

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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

Playoffs

Brackets

Semifinal

Bronze medal game

Final

References

* {{World Curling Championships World Women's Curling Championship W C Curling competitions in Saint John, New Brunswick C Women's curling competitions in Canada April 1999 sports events in Canada 1999 in Canadian women's sports 1999 in New Brunswick Women's sports in New Brunswick