2024 World Junior Curling Championships Explained

2024 World Junior Curling Championships
Host City:	Lohja, Finland
Arena:	Kisakallio Sports Institute
Dates:	February 17–24
Men's Winner:
Curling Club:	Lillehammer CK, Lillehammer
Skip:	Lukas Høstmælingen
Third:	Tinius Haslev Nordbye
Second:	Magnus Lillebø
Lead:	Eskil Eriksen
Alternate:	Harald Dæhlin
Coach:	Johan Høstmælingen
Finalist:	(Gilli)
Women's Winner:
Curling Club2:	GC Zürich, Zürich
Skip2:	Xenia Schwaller
Third2:	Selina Gafner
Second2:	Fabienne Rieder
Lead2:	Selina Rychiger
Alternate2:	Zoe Schwaller
Coach2:	Andreas Schwaller
Finalist2:	(Nihira)
Prev:	2023
Next:	2025

The 2024 World Junior Curling Championships were held from February 17 to 24 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland.^[1]

Medallists

Men	Lukas Høstmælingen Tinius Haslev Nordbye Magnus Lillebø Eskil Eriksen Harald Dæhlin	Francesco De Zanna (Fourth) Stefano Gilli (Skip) Andrea Gilli Francesco Vigilani Alberto Cavallero	Jonathan Vilandt (Fourth) Jacob Schmidt (Skip) Alexander Qvist Kasper Jurlander Bøge Nikki Jensen
Women	Xenia Schwaller Selina Gafner Fabienne Rieder Selina Rychiger Zoe Schwaller	Momoha Tabata (Fourth) Miku Nihira (Skip) Yuina Miura Mikoto Nakajima Yui Ueno	Torild Bjørnstad Nora Østgård Ingeborg Forbregd Eilin Kjærland

Men

Qualification

The following nations qualified to participate in the 2024 World Junior Curling Championship:^[2]

Event	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	1 0
2023 World Junior Curling Championships	6
2023 World Junior-B Curling Championships	3 4
TOTAL	10

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[3]

width=200	^[4]	width=200		width=200	width=200	width=200
Skip: Johnson Tao Third: Jaedon Neuert Second: Zachary Davies Lead: Adam Naugler	Skip: Tao Liqiunan Third: Xu Xin Second: He Bowen Lead: Shi Guixi Alternate: Liu Chen Wen Jie	Fourth: Jonathan Vilandt Skip: Jacob Schmidt Second: Alexander Qvist Lead: Kasper Jurlander Bøge Alternate: Nikki Jensen	Skip: Benjamin Kapp Third: Felix Messenzehl Second: Johannes Scheuerl Lead: Mario Trevisol Alternate: Adrian Enders	Fourth: Francesco De Zanna Skip: Stefano Gilli Second: Andrea Gilli Lead: Francesco Vigilani Alternate: Alberto Cavallero
width=200		width=200		width=200	width=200	width=200	^[5]
Fourth: William Becker Skip: Sam Flanagan Second: Darcy Nevill Lead: Jed Nevill	Skip: Lukas Høstmælingen Third: Tinius Haslev Nordbye Second: Magnus Lillebø Lead: Eskil Eriksen Alternate: Harald Dæhlin	Skip: Orrin Carson Third: Logan Carson Second: Archie Hyslop Lead: Charlie Gibb Alternate: Hamish Gallacher	Skip: Manuel Jermann Third: Yannick Jermann Second: Kenjo von Allmen Lead: Simon Hanhart Alternate: Kim Schwaller	Skip: Wesley Wendling Third: Jackson Bestland Second: Kevin Tuma Lead: Jackson Armstrong Alternate: Caden Hebert

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams relegated to 2024 B Championship

width=140	Country	width=140	Skip	width=20		width=20		width=30		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20
		7	2	2–0	64	40	40	30	12	13	33.72
		7	2	1–1	65	45	38	31	5	12	46.87
		7	2	0–2	70	53	43	38	5	13	53.99
		6	3	–	69	63	38	37	5	9	26.14
		5	4	1–0	64	49	35	32	9	9	29.14
		5	4	0–1	66	53	39	32	4	11	34.28
		4	5	–	57	59	37	41	2	8	44.86
		2	7	1–0	53	67	35	34	3	8	59.52
		2	7	0–1	38	57	28	38	11	7	48.46
		0	9	–	25	81	19	40	5	1	66.84

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern European Time .^[6]

Draw 1

Saturday, February 17, 14:00

Draw 2

Sunday, February 18, 9:00

Draw 3

Sunday, February 18, 19:00

Draw 4

Monday, February 19, 14:00

Draw 5

Tuesday, February 20, 9:00

Draw 6

Tuesday, February 20, 19:00

Draw 7

Wednesday, February 21, 14:00

Draw 8

Thursday, February 22, 9:00

Draw 9

Thursday, February 22, 19:00

Playoffs

Semifinals

Friday, February 23, 19:00

Bronze medal game

Saturday, February 24, 15:00

Gold medal game

Saturday, February 24, 15:00

Final standings

Key
	Teams relegated to 2024 World Junior-B Curling Championships

Place	Team



4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Women

Qualification

The following nations qualified to participate in the 2024 World Junior Curling Championship:^[7]

Event	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	1 0
2023 World Junior Curling Championships	6
2023 World Junior-B Curling Championships	3 4
TOTAL	10

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:^[8]

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Skip: Myla Plett Third: Alyssa Nedohin Second: Chloe Fediuk Lead: Allie Iskiw Alternate: Kaylee Raniseth	Skip: Han Zhuo Third: Wen Xinyue Second: Sun Jingyi Lead: Ye Zixuan Alternate: Gao Ya	Fourth: Kim Sutor Skip: Sara Messenzehl Second: Zoe Antes Lead: Joy Sutor Alternate: Carolina Abdel Halim	Fourth: Momoha Tabata Skip: Miku Nihira Second: Yuina Miura Lead: Mikoto Nakajima Alternate: Yui Ueno	Skip: Torild Bjørnstad Third: Nora Østgård Second: Ingeborg Forbregd Lead: Eilin Kjærland
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Skip: Robyn Munro Third: Laura Watt Second: Holly Wilkie-Milne Lead: Amy Mitchell Alternate: Hannan Faries	Skip: Park Han-byul Third: Bang Yu-jin Second: Kim Hae-jeong Lead: Kim Ye-ji	Skip: Moa Dryburgh Third: Thea Orefjord Second: Moa Tjärnlund Lead: Moa Nilsson	Skip: Xenia Schwaller Third: Selina Gafner Second: Fabienne Rieder Lead: Selina Rychiger Alternate: Zoe Schwaller	Fourth: Berfin Şengül Third: İfayet Şafak Çalıkuşu Second: İclal Karaman Skip: Ilknur Urusan Alternate: Melisa Cömert

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
	Teams to Playoffs
	Teams relegated to 2024 B Championship

width=140	Country	width=130	Skip	width=20		width=20		width=30		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20
		9	0	–	77	36	40	25	6	13	42.54
		7	2	–	62	43	39	29	5	11	50.96
		5	4	2–0	54	45	35	33	8	7	29.66
		5	4	1–1	57	54	36	41	4	7	54.29
		5	4	0–2	64	50	40	33	3	13	47.13
		4	5	–	48	58	33	37	4	8	61.30
		3	6	1–1	50	55	35	31	7	11	39.03
		3	6	1–1	47	65	29	37	14	3	43.66
		3	6	1–1	55	63	36	39	8	7	71.00
		1	8	–	33	79	22	40	2	4	81.18

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern European Time .^[9]

Draw 1

Saturday, February 17, 9:00

Draw 2

Saturday, February 17, 19:30

Draw 3

Sunday, February 18, 14:00

Draw 4

Monday, February 19, 9:00

Draw 5

Monday, February 19, 19:00

Draw 6

Tuesday, February 20, 14:00

Draw 7

Wednesday, February 21, 9:00

Draw 8

Wednesday, February 21, 19:00

Draw 9

Thursday, February 22, 14:00

Playoffs

Semifinals

Friday, February 23, 14:00

Bronze medal game

Saturday, February 24, 10:00

Gold medal game

Saturday, February 24, 10:00

Final standings

Key
	Teams relegated to 2024 World Junior-B Curling Championships

Place	Team



4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Awards

The awards are as follows:^[10]

Men's Sportsmanship Award

Lukas Høstmælingen, Norway

Women's Sportsmanship Award

Kaylee Raniseth, Canada

Notes and References

Web site: World Junior Curling Championships 2024. World Curling Federation. January 18, 2024. January 18, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240118042151/https://worldcurling.org/events/worldjuniors/. live.
News: Canada take men's gold at World Junior-B. World Curling Federation. December 19, 2023. January 18, 2024. January 18, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240118042151/https://worldcurling.org/2023/12/wjbcc2023-m-medals/. live.
Web site: Teams: Men. World Curling Federation. January 18, 2024. January 18, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240118042154/https://livescores.worldcurling.org/wjcc/aspnet/teams?EventID=1. live.
News: Alberta Adorned in Gold!. Curling Canada. April 2, 2023. January 18, 2024. December 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231216135606/https://www.curling.ca/blog/2023/04/02/alberta-adorned-in-gold/. live.
News: USA captures silver, earns berth in 2024 World Junior Championships. USA Curling. December 19, 2023. January 19, 2024. January 19, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240119054128/https://www.usacurling.org/press-releases/worldjuniorbchampionship2023-sgyj6-wrf4e. live.
Web site: Schedule: Men. World Curling Federation. January 18, 2024. January 18, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240118042154/https://livescores.worldcurling.org/wjcc/aspnet/summary?EventID=1. live.
News: China women win World Junior-B gold in Lohja. World Curling Federation. December 12, 2023. January 18, 2024. January 18, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240118042150/https://worldcurling.org/2023/12/wjbcc2023-w-medals/. live.
Web site: Teams: Women. World Curling Federation. January 18, 2024. January 18, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240118042151/https://livescores.worldcurling.org/wjcc/aspnet/teams?EventID=2. live.
Web site: Schedule: Women. World Curling Federation. January 18, 2024. January 18, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240118042153/https://livescores.worldcurling.org/wjcc/aspnet/summary?EventID=2. live.
News: Congratulations to Kaylee Raniseth and Lukas Hoestmaelingen on your sportsmanship award at the World Juniors! Well-deserved!. World Curling. Instagram. February 24, 2024. February 24, 2024.