The 2025 World Junior Curling Championships were held from April 12 to 21 at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. The championship also acted as the test event for curling at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.[1]
Medallists
Men
Qualification
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2025 World Junior Curling Championship:[2]
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[3]
Canada | Denmark | Germany | Italy | Japan |
| The Glencoe Club, Calgary Skip: Kenan Wipf Third: Ky Macaulay Second: Michael Keenan Lead: Max Cinnamon Alternate: Adam Naugler | Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Skip: Jacob Schmidt Third: Alexander Qvist Second: Kasper Jurlander Bøge Lead: Liam Goldbeck Alternate: Nikki Jensen | CC Füssen, Füssen Skip: Lukas Jäger Third: Leonhard Angrick Second: Adrian Enders Lead: Raphael Amberger Alternate: David Fuss | Curling Pinerolo, Pinerolo Skip: Stefano Spiller Third: Stefano Gilli Second: Andrea Gilli Lead: Francesco Vigliani Alternate: Cesare Spiller | Tokoro CC, Kitami Skip: Toa Nakahara Third: Hinata Michitani Second: Riku Takemura Lead: Yuta Kimura Alternate: Shunta Kobayashi |
Norway | Scotland | South Korea | Switzerland | United States |
| Lillehammer CK, Lillehammer Skip: Lukas Høstmælingen Third: Tinius Haslev Nordbye Second: Magnus Lillebø Lead: Eskil Eriksen Alternate: Harald Dæhlin | Dumfries CC, Dumfries Skip: Orrin Carson Third: Logan Carson Second: Archie Hyslop Lead: Charlie Gibb Alternate: Jake MacDonald | Uiseong CC, Uiseong Skip: Kim Dae-hyun Third: Lee Woo-jung Second: Park Seong-min Lead: Kwon Jun-i Alternate: Shin Eun-jun | CC Wildhaus, Wildhaus Skip: Felix Lüthold Third: Leon Wittich Second: Livio Ernst Lead: Jonas Feierabend Alternate: Timon Biehle | Chaska CC, Chaska Skip: Wesley Wendling Third: Daniel Laufer Second: Nicholas Cenzalli Lead: Shaheen Bassiri Alternate: Dylan Ciapka |
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings
| Key |
| | Teams to Playoffs |
| | Teams relegated to 2025 B Championship |
| Country | Skip | W | L | | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | | |
Italy | Stefano Spiller | 8 | 1 | – | 73 | 37 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 81.2% | 31.54 |
Norway | Lukas Høstmælingen | 7 | 2 | – | 72 | 43 | 42 | 25 | 2 | 23 | 80.3% | 23.36 |
Scotland | Orrin Carson | 6 | 3 | – | 67 | 57 | 42 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 76.9% | 31.33 |
South Korea | Kim Dae-hyun | 5 | 4 | – | 59 | 58 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 12 | 72.5% | 50.44 |
Denmark | Jacob Schmidt | 4 | 5 | 2–0 | 65 | 58 | 33 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 75.8% | 29.33 |
Japan | Toa Nakahara | 4 | 5 | 1–1 | 43 | 69 | 28 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 72.8% | 33.29 |
Canada | Kenan Wipf | 4 | 5 | 0–2 | 52 | 67 | 32 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 74.1% | 33.10 |
Switzerland | Felix Lüthold | 3 | 6 | 1–0 | 48 | 60 | 31 | 38 | 9 | 8 | 73.4% | 34.02 |
United States | Wesley Wendling | 3 | 6 | 0–1 | 60 | 63 | 38 | 39 | 2 | 11 | 76.0% | 36.54 |
Germany | Lukas Jäger | 1 | 8 | – | 38 | 65 | 26 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 70.3% | 45.56 |
Round robin summary table | Pos. | Country | | | | | | | | | | | Record |
| 7 | Canada | — | 4–10 | 1–7 | 3–9 | 7–8 | 6–9 | 9–7 | 6–5 | 9–7 | 7–5 | 4–5 |
| 5 | Denmark | 10–4 | — | 10–4 | 5–10 | 9–3 | 2–8 | 7–8 | 9–10 | 10–6 | 3–5 | 4–5 |
| 10 | Germany | 7–1 | 4–10 | — | 3–5 | 5–7 | 1–9 | 3–5 | 4–8 | 4–11 | 7–9 | 1–8 |
| 1 | Italy | 9–3 | 10–5 | 5–3 | — | 10–3 | 11–7 | 9–4 | 5–6 | 6–3 | 8–3 | 8–1 |
| 6 | Japan | 8–7 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 3–10 | — | 1–12 | 4–9 | 3–10 | 6–1 | 8–6 | 4–5 |
| 2 | Norway | 9–6 | 8–2 | 9–1 | 7–11 | 12–1 | — | 1–8 | 8–2 | 6–4 | 12–8 | 7–2 |
| 3 | Scotland | 7–9 | 8–7 | 5–3 | 4–9 | 9–4 | 8–1 | — | 9–7 | 6–7 | 11–10 | 6–3 |
| 4 | South Korea | 5–6 | 10–9 | 8–4 | 6–5 | 10–3 | 2–8 | 7–9 | — | 9–4 | 2–10 | 5–4 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 7–9 | 6–10 | 11–4 | 3–6 | 1–6 | 4–6 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 5–4 | 3–6 |
| 9 | United States | 5–7 | 5–3 | 9–7 | 3–8 | 6–8 | 8–12 | 10–11 | 10–2 | 4–5 | — | 3–6 |
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).[4]
Draw 1
Saturday, April 12, 14:00
Draw 2
Sunday, April 13, 9:30
Draw 3
Sunday, April 13, 18:30
Draw 4
Monday, April 14, 14:00
Draw 5
Tuesday, April 15, 9:30
Draw 6
Tuesday, April 15, 18:30
Draw 7
Wednesday, April 16, 14:00
Draw 8
Thursday, April 17, 9:30
Draw 9
Thursday, April 17, 18:30
Draw 10
Friday, April 18, 14:00
Draw 11
Saturday, April 19, 9:30
Draw 12
Saturday, April 19, 18:30
Playoffs
Semifinals
Sunday, April 20, 15:30
| Player percentages |
Norway | Scotland |
| Eskil Eriksen | 83% | Charlie Gibb | 69% |
| Magnus Lillebø | 79% | Archie Hyslop | 88% |
| Tinius Haslev Nordbye | 80% | Logan Carson | 70% |
| Lukas Høstmælingen | 79% | Orrin Carson | 74% |
| Total | 79% | Total | 76% |
| Player percentages |
Italy | South Korea |
| Francesco Vigliani | 98% | Kwon Jun-i | 88% |
| Andrea Gilli | 86% | Park Seong-min | 84% |
| Stefano Gilli | 78% | Lee Woo-jung | 66% |
| Stefano Spiller | 98% | Kim Dae-hyun | 53% |
| Total | 90% | Total | 73% |
Bronze medal game
Monday, April 21, 15:00
| Player percentages |
South Korea | Scotland |
| Shin Eun-jun | 59% | Charlie Gibb | 75% |
| Park Seong-min | 73% | Archie Hyslop | 81% |
| Lee Woo-jung | 80% | Logan Carson | 83% |
| Kim Dae-hyun | 56% | Orrin Carson | 86% |
| Total | 67% | Total | 81% |
Gold medal game
Monday, April 21, 15:00
| Player percentages |
Italy | Norway |
| Francesco Vigliani | 83% | Eskil Eriksen | 93% |
| Andrea Gilli | 78% | Magnus Lillebø | 75% |
| Stefano Gilli | 84% | Tinius Haslev Nordbye | 78% |
| Stefano Spiller | 90% | Lukas Høstmælingen | 78% |
| Total | 84% | Total | 81% |
Player percentages
Round robin only
| Leads | % | Eskil Eriksen | 82.1 | Shaheen Bassiri | 81.8 | Francesco Vigliani | 81.8 | Max Cinnamon | 81.7 | Raphael Amberger | 81.2 | Liam Goldbeck | 80.6 | Charlie Gibb | 80.3 | Jonas Feierabend | 79.0 | Kwon Jun-i | 77.6 | Yuta Kimura | 73.9 | | | Seconds | % | Magnus Lillebø | 86.8 | Andrea Gilli | 82.9 | Kasper Jurlander Bøge[a] | 78.0 | Nicholas Cenzalli | 73.6 | Adrian Enders | 72.8 | Riku Takemura | 72.8 | Archie Hyslop | 72.7 | Michael Keenan | 71.8 | Park Seong-min | 71.0 | Livio Ernst | 68.6 | | | Thirds | % | Stefano Gilli | 80.7 | Daniel Laufer | 78.7 | Tinius Haslev Nordbye | 78.4 | Logan Carson | 77.7 | Leon Wittich | 76.9 | Ky Macaulay | 73.3 | Lee Woo-jung | 72.9 | Hinata Michitani | 72.0 | Alexander Qvist[b] | 70.4 | Leonhard Angrick | 68.2 | | | Skips | % | Stefano Spiller | 79.5 | Orrin Carson | 76.0 | Jacob Schmidt | 75.2 | Lukas Høstmælingen | 73.8 | Kim Dae-hyun | 70.6 | Wesley Wendling | 70.1 | Kenan Wipf | 69.6 | Felix Lüthold | 69.5 | Toa Nakahara | 67.0 | Lukas Jäger | 59.0 | |
Final standings
| Key |
| | Teams relegated to 2025 World Junior-B Curling Championships |
Women
Qualification
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2025 World Junior Curling Championship:[5]
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[6]
Canada | China | Germany | Italy | Japan |
| Halifax CC, Halifax Skip: Allyson MacNutt Third: Maria Fitzgerald Second: Alison Umlah Lead: Grace McCusker Alternate: Cailey Locke | CSO Curling Club, Beijing Skip: Li Ziru Third: Gao Ya Second: Tian Dingning Lead: Wang Jiayi Alternate: Chen Zaoxue | CC Füssen, Füssen Fourth: Kim Sutor Skip: Sara Messenzehl Second: Joy Sutor Lead: Annelie Abdel-Halim Alternate: Emma Waltenberger | Trentino CC, Trentino Skip: Rebecca Mariani Third: Lucrezia Grande Second: Letizia Gaia Carlisano Lead: Rachele Scalesse Alternate: Giada Zambelli | Sapporo CC, Sapporo Skip: Yuina Miura Third: Kohane Tsuruga Second: Ai Matsunaga Lead: Hana Ikeda Alternate: Yuna Sakuma |
Latvia | Norway | South Korea | Sweden | Switzerland |
| Jelgavas KK, Jelgava Skip: Evelīna Barone Third: Rēzija Ieviņa Second: Veronika Apse Lead: Marija Seliverstova Alternate: Letīcija Ieviņa | Oppdal CK, Oppdal Skip: Torild Bjørnstad Third: Nora Østgård Second: Eilin Kjærland Lead: Andrine Vollan Rønning | Jeonbuk CC, Jeonbuk Skip: Kang Bo-bae Third: Kim Ji-soo Second: Shim Yu-jeong Lead: Kim Min-seo Alternate: Lee Bo-young | Sundbybergs CK, Sundbyberg Skip: Moa Dryburgh Third: Thea Orefjord Second: Moa Tjærnlund Lead: Maja Roxin Alternate: Erika Ryberg | Curling Bern, Bern Skip: Ariane Oberson Third: Laurane Flückiger Second: Lia Germann Lead: Enya Caccivio Alternate: Isabel Einspieler |
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings
| Key |
| | Teams to Playoffs |
| | Teams relegated to 2025 B Championship |
| Country | Skip | W | L | | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | | |
Germany | Sara Messenzehl | 7 | 2 | – | 73 | 65 | 38 | 42 | 5 | 7 | 71.8% | 51.09 |
Sweden | Moa Dryburgh | 6 | 3 | 1–0 | 73 | 55 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 12 | 74.0% | 42.97 |
South Korea | Kang Bo-bae | 6 | 3 | 0–1 | 67 | 51 | 38 | 31 | 0 | 15 | 77.7% | 55.31 |
Canada | Allyson MacNutt | 5 | 4 | 1–1 | 68 | 61 | 41 | 40 | 2 | 15 | 72.9% | 40.65 |
China | Li Ziru | 5 | 4 | 1–1 | 64 | 68 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 11 | 73.4% | 41.57 |
Switzerland | Ariane Oberson | 5 | 4 | 1–1 | 64 | 65 | 42 | 35 | 4 | 12 | 72.6% | 43.26 |
Norway | Torild Bjørnstad | 4 | 5 | – | 61 | 59 | 38 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 72.4% | 37.10 |
Japan | Yuina Miura | 3 | 6 | – | 58 | 71 | 39 | 43 | 2 | 12 | 70.2% | 71.48 |
Latvia | Evelīna Barone | 2 | 7 | 1–0 | 56 | 75 | 33 | 44 | 5 | 9 | 64.4% | 69.09 |
Italy | Rebecca Mariani | 2 | 7 | 0–1 | 52 | 66 | 36 | 39 | 7 | 13 | 74.3% | 28.66 |
Round robin summary table | Pos. | Country | | | | | | | | | | | Record |
| 4 | Canada | — | 8–2 | 9–7 | 4–8 | 8–7 | 11–9 | 9–2 | 4–7 | 8–11 | 7–8 | 5–4 |
| 5 | China | 2–8 | — | 10–8 | 9–8 | 8–12 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 8–7 | 10–3 | 5–4 |
| 1 | Germany | 7–9 | 8–10 | — | 7–6 | 8–5 | 10–7 | 7–6 | 10–9 | 8–7 | 8–6 | 7–2 |
| 10 | Italy | 8–4 | 8–9 | 6–7 | — | 9–7 | 5–7 | 6–10 | 5–9 | 1–6 | 4–7 | 2–7 |
| 8 | Japan | 7–8 | 12–8 | 5–8 | 7–9 | — | 8–6 | 8–6 | 4–10 | 4–7 | 3–9 | 3–6 |
| 9 | Latvia | 9–11 | 5–8 | 7–10 | 7–5 | 6–8 | — | 7–6 | 0–7 | 9–10 | 6–10 | 2–7 |
| 7 | Norway | 2–9 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 10–6 | 6–8 | 6–7 | — | 3–7 | 9–4 | 11–6 | 4–5 |
| 3 | South Korea | 7–4 | 9–4 | 9–10 | 9–5 | 10–4 | 7–0 | 7–3 | — | 2–12 | 7–9 | 6–3 |
| 2 | Sweden | 11–8 | 7–8 | 7–8 | 6–1 | 7–4 | 10–9 | 4–9 | 12–2 | — | 9–6 | 6–3 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 8–7 | 3–10 | 6–8 | 7–4 | 9–3 | 10–6 | 6–11 | 9–7 | 6–9 | — | 5–4 |
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).[7]
Draw 1
Saturday, April 12, 9:30
Draw 2
Saturday, April 12, 19:00
Draw 3
Sunday, April 13, 14:00
Draw 4
Monday, April 14, 9:30
Draw 5
Monday, April 14, 18:30
Draw 6
Tuesday, April 15, 14:00
Draw 7
Wednesday, April 16, 9:30
Draw 8
Wednesday, April 16, 18:30
Draw 9
Thursday, April 17, 14:00
Draw 10
Friday, April 18, 9:30
Draw 11
Friday, April 18, 18:30
Draw 12
Saturday, April 19, 14:00
Playoffs
Semifinals
Sunday, April 20, 11:00
| Player percentages |
Germany | Canada |
| Annelie Abdel-Halim | 86% | Grace McCusker | 88% |
| Joy Sutor | 61% | Alison Umlah | 74% |
| Sara Messenzehl | 66% | Maria Fitzgerald | 65% |
| Kim Sutor | 69% | Allyson MacNutt | 59% |
| Total | 71% | Total | 71% |
Bronze medal game
Monday, April 21, 10:00
| Player percentages |
Canada | Sweden |
| Grace McCusker | 86% | Maja Roxin | 91% |
| Alison Umlah | 74% | Moa Tjærnlund | 64% |
| Maria Fitzgerald | 74% | Thea Orefjord | 61% |
| Allyson MacNutt | 86% | Moa Dryburgh | 75% |
| Total | 80% | Total | 73% |
Gold medal game
Monday, April 21, 10:00
| Player percentages |
Germany | South Korea |
| Annelie Abdel-Halim | 65% | Kim Min-seo | 93% |
| Joy Sutor | 72% | Shim Yu-jeong | 88% |
| Sara Messenzehl | 79% | Kim Ji-soo | 69% |
| Kim Sutor | 56% | Kang Bo-bae | 85% |
| Total | 68% | Total | 84% |
Player percentages
Round robin only
| Leads | % | Kim Min-seo | 86.7 | Rachele Scalesse | 84.5 | Enya Caccivio | 81.4 | Grace McCusker | 79.5 | Wang Jiayi | 79.1 | Andrine Vollan Rønning | 75.6 | Maja Roxin | 75.5 | Annelie Abdel-Halim | 74.3 | Marija Seliverstova | 70.3 | Hana Ikeda | 69.4 | | | Seconds | % | Shim Yu-jeong | 74.2 | Moa Tjærnlund | 73.5 | Eilin Kjærland | 73.4 | Ai Matsunaga | 72.7 | Tian Dingning | 72.6 | Joy Sutor | 72.1 | Letizia Gaia Carlisano | 68.8 | Alison Umlah | 68.0 | Lia Germann | 64.0 | Veronika Apse | 59.5 | | | Thirds | % | Lucrezia Grande | 78.4 | Kim Ji-soo | 74.8 | Nora Østgård | 74.3 | Kohane Tsuruga | 74.1 | Laurane Flückiger | 73.4 | Maria Fitzgerald | 73.1 | Gao Ya | 72.5 | Sara Messenzehl (Skip) | 72.4 | Thea Orefjord | 72.3 | Rēzija Ieviņa | 64.4 | | | Skips | % | Kang Bo-bae | 75.2 | Moa Dryburgh | 74.9 | Ariane Oberson | 71.5 | Allyson MacNutt | 70.9 | Kim Sutor (Fourth) | 68.5 | Li Ziru | 68.0 | Torild Bjørnstad | 66.1 | Yuina Miura | 64.6 | Rebecca Mariani | 64.0 | Evelīna Barone | 63.6 | |
Final standings
| Key |
| | Teams relegated to 2025 World Junior-B Curling Championships |
Notes
- ^ Includes five games throwing third rocks
- ^ Includes five games throwing second rocks
References
- ^ "Cortina's Olympic venue to host World Junior Curling Championships 2025". World Curling. 4 July 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ "Korea, Switzerland and Japan men qualify for World Junior Curling Championships 2025". World Curling. December 13, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ "Teams: Men". World Curling. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ "Schedule: Men". World Curling. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ "Korea, Latvia and China women secure spots at World Junior Curling Championships 2025". World Curling. December 19, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ "Teams: Women". World Curling Federation. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ "Schedule: Men". World Curling. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
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