The 2004 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2004 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Gavlerinken in Gävle, Sweden from April 17–25, 2004. The tournament was held in conjunction with the 2004 World Men's Curling Championship and the 2004 World Senior Curling Championships. It was the last event held in conjunction with the men's tournament, the last to be held before the adoption of the page playoff system (before it was later replaced in 2018), and the last event to feature just ten teams.

In the final, Canada's Colleen Jones rink won their second World Championship, defeating Norway's Dordi Nordby in the final, 8–4 in front of 1,500 spectators. Jones, who had won the silver medal in 2003 decided to opt for a more offensive strategy in 2004, which helped her success. She also greatly out-curled Nordby, 89% to 49%.

Switzerland's Luzia Ebnöther won the bronze medal, defeating the US's Patti Lank rink in the third place game, 10–5.

Teams Mayflower CC, Halifax, Nova Scotia Skip: Colleen Jones Third: Kim Kelly Second: Mary-Anne Arsenault Lead: Nancy Delahunt Alternate: Mary Sue RadfordHvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Madeleine Dupont Third: Denise Dupont Second: Helle Simonsen Lead: Maria Poulsen Alternate: Lene NielsenHyvinkää CC, Hyvinkää Skip: Kirsi Nykänen* Fourth: Tiina Kautonen Second: Sari Laakkonen Lead: Minna Malinen Alternate: Riikka Louhivuori (*Throws third rocks)New Wave CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo Skip: Diana Gaspari Third: Giulia Lacedelli Second: Rosa Pompanin Lead: Violetta Caldart Alternate: Chiara OlivieriKitami CC, Kitami Skip: Shinobu Aota Third: Yukari Okazaki Second: Eriko Minatoya Lead: Kotomi Ishizaki Alternate: Mari Motohashi Snarøen CC, Oslo Skip: Dordi Nordby Third: Linn Githmark Second: Marianne Haslum Lead: Camilla Holth Alternate: Marianne RørvikLaurencekirk CC, Aberdeen Skip: Jackie Lockhart Third: Sheila Swan Second: Katriona Fairweather Lead: Anne Laird Alternate: Kelly WoodHärnösands CK, Härnösand Skip: Anette Norberg Third: Eva Lund Second: Cathrine Norberg Lead: Anna Bergström Alternate: Ulrika BergmanCC Bern, Bern Skip: Luzia Ebnöther Third: Carmen Küng Second: Tanya Frei Lead: Nadia Röthlisberger-Raspe Alternate: Laurence BidaudNiagara Falls CC, Niagara Falls, Ontario Skip: Patti Lank Third: Erika Brown Second: Nicole Joraanstad Lead: Natalie Nicholson Alternate: Barb Perrella

Round robin standings KeyTeams to playoffsTeams to tiebreaker

Country SkipWL Dordi Nordby 7 2 Colleen Jones 6 3 Luzia Ebnöther 6 3 Patti Lank 5 4 Jackie Lockhart 5 4 Anette Norberg 5 4 Shinobu Aota 4 5 Diana Gaspari 3 6 Madeleine Dupont 3 6 Kirsi Nykänen 1 8

Round robin results Draw 1 April 17, 2004 09:00

Draw 2 April 17, 2004 18:30

Draw 3 April 18, 2004 12:00

Draw 4 4/18/2004 20:00

Draw 5 April 19, 2004 14:00

Draw 6 April 20, 2004 08:30

Draw 7 April 20, 2004 19:00

Draw 8 April 21, 2004 14:00

Draw 9 April 22, 2004 08:30

Tiebreakers Tiebreaker 1 April 22, 2004 17:00

Player PercentagesAnette Norberg 61% Jackie Lockhart 79%Eva Lund 93% Kelly Wood 78%Cathrine Norberg 68% Katriona Fairweather 60%Anna Bergström 78% Anne Laird 61%Total 75% Total 64%

Tiebreaker 2 April 23, 2004 09:00

Player PercentagesPatti Lank 69% Jackie Lockhart 89%Erika Brown 80% Kelly Wood 81%Nicole Joraanstad 74% Katriona Fairweather 65%Natalie Nicholson 75% Anne Laird 71%Total 72% Total 71%

Playoffs Brackets

Semifinals April 23, 2004 19:00

Player PercentagesPatti Lank 68% Dordi Nordby 65%Erika Brown 80% Linn Githmark 69%Nicole Joraanstad 78% Marianne Haslum 68%Natalie Nicholson 80% Camilla Holth 65%Total 77% Total 67%

Player PercentagesLuzia Ebnöther 60% Colleen Jones 71%Carmen Küng 66% Kim Kelly 75%Tanya Frei 81% Mary-Anne Arsenault 65%Nadia Röthlisberger-Raspe 88% Nancy Delahunt 89%Total 74% Total 75% Bronze medal game April 24, 2004 09:30

Player PercentagesLuzia Ebnöther 79% Patti Lank 61%Carmen Küng 72% Erika Brown 51%Tanya Frei 75% Nicole Joraanstad 61%Nadia Röthlisberger-Raspe 68% Natalie Nicholson 68%Total 74% Total 60% Gold medal game April 24, 2004 17:30

Player PercentagesDordi Nordby 49% Colleen Jones 89%Linn Githmark 81% Kim Kelly 75%Marianne Haslum 83% Mary-Anne Arsenault 84%Camilla Holth 85% Nancy Delahunt 83%Total 80% Total 83% Player percentages Leads % Seconds % Thirds % Skips % Maria Poulsen 86 Mary-Anne Arsenault 79 Erika Brown 75 Anette Norberg 75 Anna Bergström 83 Marianne Haslum 76 Linn Githmark 74 Colleen Jones 73 Kotomi Ishizaki 80 Helle Simonsen 75 Yukari Okazaki 74 Patti Lank 72 Natalie Nicholson 79 Cathrine Norberg 74 Eva Lund 74 Jackie Lockhart 72 Nancy Delahunt 78 Katriona Fairweather 72 Denise Dupont 72 Shinobu Aota 71

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