2012 World Women's Curling Championship

2012 World Women's Curling Championship
Host city	Lethbridge, Alberta
Arena	Enmax Centre
Dates	March 17–25
Attendance	55,401
Winner	Switzerland
Curling club	Davos CC, Davos
Skip	Mirjam Ott
Third	Carmen Schäfer
Second	Carmen Küng
Lead	Janine Greiner
Alternate	Alina Pätz
Coach	Thomas Lips
Finalist	Sweden (Margaretha Sigfridsson)
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The 2012 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta from March 17 to 25.^[1] It marked the 12th time that Canada has hosted the World Women's Curling Championship.^[2] The 2012 World Women's Championship was one of the curling events that is a qualifier for the curling tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

This edition of the World Women's Championship saw the first team from South Korea advancing to the playoffs in history. Previously, their best performance was in 2009, where they finished the round robin in tenth place with a 3–8 win–loss record.

In the final, Switzerland's Mirjam Ott defeated Sweden's Margaretha Sigfridsson after scoring a deuce in the tenth end, wrapping up the game with a score of 7–6. Switzerland won its third gold medal, its first since 1983, when Erika Müller won the world championship.^[3] Ott won her first gold medal,^[4] while Sigfridsson won her third silver medal.

Scottish skip Eve Muirhead was awarded the Frances Brodie Award, an honour given to a curler at the championships who best exemplified sportsmanship, fair play, honesty, and friendship. Muirhead was nominated by fellow curlers at the championships.^[5]