Torhild Bjoernstad (Oppdal, NOR) won 7-5 over Myla Plett (Sherwood Park, CAN) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2024 World Junior Curling Championships in Lohja, Finland. of the 2024 World Junior Curling Championships in Lohja, Finland; Torhild Bjoernstad (Oppdal, NOR) won 7-5 over Myla Plett (Sherwood Park, CAN) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2024 World Junior Curling Championships in Lohja, Finland. Bjoernstad lost
8-5 to
Miku Nihira (Sapporo, JPN) in the semifinals to drop into the third place game.
Bjoernstad finished 5-4 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bjoernstad defeated
Plett 9-4, then won
6-3 against
Zhuo Han (HARBIN, CHN) and
9-4 against
Moa Dryburgh (Stockholm, SWE). Bjoernstad won
7-4 against
Ilknur Urusan (Erzurum, TUR). Bjoernstad went on to lose
8-3 against
Xenia Schwaller (Zurich, SUI). Bjoernstad lost
7-6 to
Korea's Hanbyeol Park. Bjoernstad lost
6-3 to
Nihira where Bjoernstad responded with a
7-4 win over
Robyn Munro (Stirling, SCO). Bjoernstad went on to lose
5-4 against
Sara Messenzehl (Fuessen, GER) in their final qualifying round match.
With their third place finish at the World Junior Curling Championships, Bjoernstad earn
20.250 world rankings points, moving up 23 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 60th place overall with
46.875 total points. Bjoernstad ranks 60th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
46.875 points earned so far this season.
