Lukas Hostmaelingen (Oslo, NOR) won
7-6 over
Italy's Stefano Gilli in the Final of the World Junior Curling Championships, held February 17 - 24, 2024 in Lohja, Finland. To advance to the championship game, Hostmaelingen won
10-4 over
Wesley Wendling (Wausau, USA) in the semifinals of the 2024 World Junior Curling Championships in Lohja, Finland;
Hostmaelingen finished 7-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hostmaelingen defeated
Benny Kapp (Fuessen, GER) 8-7, then went on to lose
8-7 against
Wendling. Hostmaelingen responded with a
5-4 win over
Italy's Stefano Gilli. Hostmaelingen won
7-4 against
Manuel Jermann (Arlesheim, SUI), then won
6-3 against
Jacob Schmidt (Hvidovre, DEN) and
8-4 against
Johnson Tao (Edmonton, CAN). Hostmaelingen won
7-2 against
Sam Flanagan (Naseby, NZL), then won
9-3 against
Liqiunan Tao (Beijing, CHN). Hostmaelingen went on to lose
7-5 against
Orrin Carson (Stirling, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the World Junior Curling Championships Championship title, Hostmaelingen earned
22.500 world rankings points, moving up 7 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 34th place overall with
100.875 total points. Hostmaelingen ranks 34th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
100.875 points earned so far this season.
