Ella Wendling/Benji Paral (Wausau, WI) won 9-6 over Allie Giroux/Will Podhradsky (St. Paul, MN) in the Final of the Youth Olympic Games Mixed Doubles Qualifier, held November 2 - 5, 2023 at the Bemidji Curling Club in Bemidji, United States. To advance to the championship game, Wendling/Paral won 9-7 over Allory Johnson/Stuart Strack (St. Paul, MN) in the semifinals of the 2023 Youth Olympic Games Mixed Doubles Qualifier in Bemidji, Minnesota, United States; and won 7-2 over Lia Karjarlainen/Carson McMullin (Fargo, ND) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Youth Olympic Games Mixed Doubles Qualifier in Bemidji, Minnesota, United States;
 
Wendling/Paral finished 4-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wendling/Paral defeated Zoe Biesecker/Nicholas Staveteig (Denver, CO) 11-3, then won 9-4 against Alicia Quello/Trey Gehrke (Bemidji, MN) and 11-6 against Mae Hagenbuch/Wesley Henry (North Utica, IL). Wendling/Paral won 6-4 against Ella Willford/Noah Brink (Bemidji, MN). Wendling/Paral went on to lose 7-6 against Johnson/Strack. Wendling/Paral lost 0-0 to Karjarlainen/McMullin in their final qualifying round match.
 
Wendling/Paral ranks 464th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.