1997 Pacific Curling Championships
The 1997 Pacific Curling Championships were held from December 3 to 7 at the Karuizawa Kazakoshi Park Arena in Karuizawa, Japan.
| 1997 Pacific Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Karuizawa, Japan |
| Arena | Karuizawa Kazakoshi Park Arena |
| Dates | December 3–7 |
| Men's winner | Australia |
| Curling club | Sydney Harbour CC, Sydney |
| Skip | Hugh Millikin |
| Third | John Theriault |
| Second | Stephen Johns |
| Lead | Trevor Schumm |
| Finalist | Japan (Yoshiyuki Ohmiya) |
| Women's winner | Japan |
| Skip | Mayumi Ohkutsu |
| Third | Akiko Katoh |
| Second | Yukari Kondo |
| Lead | Akemi Niwa |
| Alternate | Yoko Mimura |
| Finalist | New Zealand (Helen Greer) |
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Australia won the men's event over Japan (it was the seventh Pacific title for the Australian men). On the women's side, Japan defeated New Zealand in the final (it was the sixth Pacific title for the Japanese women).
By virtue of winning, the Australian men's team and the Japanese women's team qualified for the 1998 World Men's and Women's Curling Championships in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.
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