Roenning/Braenden Runner-Up at 2025 Mixed Doubles Super Series

Martine Roenning/Mathias Braenden (Lillehammer, NOR) lost 6-5 to Marie Kaldvee/Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST) in the Final of the Mixed Doubles Super Series - Fredericton, held January 24 - 27, 2025 at the Capital Winter Curling Club in Fredericton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Roenning/Braenden won 5-3 over Tahli Gill/Dean Hewitt (Brisbane, AUS) in the semifinals of the 2025 Mixed Doubles Super Series - Fredericton in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada; and won 6-5 over Tori Koana/Go Aoki (Yamanasshi, JPN) in the quarterfinals.

Roenning/Braenden finished 3-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Roenning/Braenden lost 7-5 to Kaldvee/Lill, then responded with a 9-7 win over Marlee Powers/Luke Saunders (Halifax, NS). Roenning/Braenden won 9-0 against Sierra Tracy/Noah Riggs (Fredericton, NB), then won 7-3 against Jenna Campbell/James Carr (Fredericton, NB) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Mixed Doubles Super Series - Fredericton, Roenning/Braenden take home 27.500 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN prize. For week 26 of the event schedule, Roenning/Braenden did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 40th place on the World Ranking Standings with 44.128 total points. Roenning/Braenden ranks 77th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 18.752 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

Manitoba's Jordan McDonald (Photo: Michael Burns, Curling Canada) defeated Alberta's Johnson Tao 5-2 in the U25 NextGen Classic in Edmonton, Alberta.

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