Cory Christensen (Blaine, USA) lost
7-4 to
Mary Fay (Chester, CAN) in the Final of the World Junior Curling Championships, held March 5 - 13, 2016 in Taarnby, Denmark.
Christensen finished 7-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Christensen defeated
Therese Westman (Stockholm, SWE) 8-6, then won
10-4 against
Dilsat Yildiz (Erzurum, TUR). Christensen went on to lose
7-6 against
Dorottya Palancsa (Budapest, HUN). Christensen responded with a
11-2 win over
Evgeniy Demkina (Moscow, RUS). Christensen won
8-4 against
Sophie Jackson (Sitrling, SCO). Christensen went on to lose
5-3 against
Fay. Christensen responded with a
7-3 win over
Elena Stern (Luzern, SUI). Christensen won
7-6 against
Korea's Min Ji Kim, then won
11-3 against
Ayano Tsuchiya (Karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the World Junior Curling Championships, Christensen take home
18.340 world rankings points. For week of the event schedule, Christensen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Christensen ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
