The 2012

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was held from March 3 to 11 at the Z-Hallen in

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, Sweden. Östersund previously hosted the World Junior Curling Championships in

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. In the men's final, Canada's

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defeated Sweden's

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in eight ends with a score of 10–4. Scotland's Kyle Smith secured the men's bronze medal with a 7–3 win over Norway's

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. In the women's final, Scotland's

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defeated the Czech Republic's Zuzana Hájková in an extra end with a score of 6–5. Russia's Anna Sidorova won over Sweden's Sara McManus in nine ends to win the women's bronze medal with a score of 7–4. Canadian women's skip

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and Norwegian men's lead

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were awarded with the 2012 World Curling Federation World Junior Sportsmanship Awards. They were chosen by fellow players at the World Junior Championships based on their values of sportsmanship and fair play. As the last placed European teams, three teams, Italy on the women's side and Italy and Finland on the men's side, will be relegated to the

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will have to play to qualify for the worlds.

Men

Teams

Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States qualified by virtue of their performance at last year's championships. Italy qualified from the

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, and China qualified from the Pacific Junior Curling Championships. The teams are listed as follows:

Round Robin Standings

''Final Round Robin Standings''

Round Robin Results

All draw times are listed in

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Draw 1

''Saturday, March 3, 14:00''

Draw 2

''Sunday, March 4, 9:00''

Draw 3

''Sunday, March 4, 19:00''

Draw 4

''Monday, March 5, 14:00''

Draw 5

''Tuesday, March 6, 9:00''

Draw 6

''Tuesday, March 6, 19:00''

Draw 7

''Wednesday, March 7, 14:00''

Draw 8

''Thursday, March 8, 8:00''

Draw 9

''Thursday, March 8, 17:00''

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 Game

''Saturday, March 10, 12:00''

3 vs. 4 Game

''Saturday, March 10, 12:00''

Semifinal

''Saturday, March 10, 18:00''

Bronze Medal Game

''Sunday, March 11, 13:00''

Gold Medal Game

''Sunday, March 11, 13:00''

Women

Teams

Canada, the Czech Republic, Norway, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States qualified by virtue of their performance at last year's championships. Italy qualified from the

, and Japan qualified from the Pacific Junior Curling Championships. The teams are listed as follows:

Round Robin Standings

''Final Round Robin Standings''

Round Robin Results

All draw times are listed in

(

Draw 1

''Saturday, March 3, 9:00''

Draw 2

''Saturday, March 3, 19:00''

Draw 3

''Sunday, March 4, 14:00''

Draw 4

''Monday, March 5, 9:00''

Draw 5

''Monday, March 5, 19:00''

Draw 6

''Tuesday, March 6, 14:00''

Draw 7

''Wednesday, March 7, 9:00''

Draw 8

''Wednesday, March 7, 19:00''

Draw 9

''Thursday, March 8, 12:30''

Tiebreakers

''Friday, March 9, 9:00'' ;Third place game ;Fourth place game

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 Game

''Friday, March 9, 19:00''

3 vs. 4 Game

''Friday, March 9, 19:00''

Semifinal

''Saturday, March 10, 18:00''

Bronze Medal Game

''Sunday, March 11, 9:00''

Gold Medal Game

''Sunday, March 11, 9:00''

References

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