1998 World Junior Curling Championships

May 2026 March 2026 1998 World Junior Curling Championships Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Thunder Bay Tournament Centre March 21–29, 1998 John Morris Craig Savill Andy Ormsby Brent Laing Brad Gushue Earle Morris (Garry MacKay) Melissa McClure Nancy Toner Brigitte McClure Bethany Toner Julie Webb (Akiko Katoh) 1997 1999 thumb|1998 World Junior Men's Championship banner (left) awarded to Team Canada. The 1998 STAR CHOICE World Junior Curling Championships were held in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada March 21–29. Men's Country Skip Wins Losses John Morris 9 0 Sebastian Stock 6 3 Garry MacKay 6 3 Ralph Stöckli 6 3 Makoto Tsuruga 5 4 Henrik Edlund 5 4 Andy Roza 5 4 Mark Copperwheat 2 7 Kasper Wiksten 1 8 Juha Pekaristo 0 9 Playoffs Semi-final Final 1 9 4 3 2 4 3 9 1 5 3 3 Bronze medal 2 4 4 6 Women's Country Skip Wins Losses Akiko Katoh 8 1 Melissa McClure 7 2 Julia Ewart 6 3 Matilda Mattsson 5 4 Hope Schmitt 5 4 Silvana Tirinzoni 4 5 Audé Bénier 4 5 Marianne Rørvik 36 Katja Weisser 2 7 Louise Jensen 0 9 Tiebreaker 11-2 Playoffs Semi-final Final 1 8 4 7 2 6 3 4 1 3 2 11 Bronze medal 3 5 4 6 Sources 131 M 154 W J Category:World Junior Curling Championships Category:Curling in Northern Ontario Category:1998 in sports in Ontario Category:Sports competitions in Thunder Bay Category:International curling competitions hosted by Canada Category:1998 in youth sport Category:March 1998 sports events in Canada Category:Curling competitions in Ontario