Kenny Schlaeppi and Noemie Wiedmer (Switzerland 1) took silver, to go with their individual silver medals. Schlaeppi and Wiedmer won their quarterfinal, but were pipped to first place in the semifinal by Hanna Percy and Hamel Mason (USA).
In the big final, Wiedmer’s experience on the World Cup stage showed to help her secure her third Junior World Championships silver medal, an upgrade from her fourth-place finish alongside Laurin Furrer last year.
Switzerland 2, Etienne Luedi and Nuria Gubser, picked up bronze. The medal was a first for both riders; Gubser narrowly missed out on an individual podium on Friday, finishing fourth in the women’s big final.
Luedi and Gubser had to come through the pre-heats, but after winning that race they also crossed the line first in both the quarterfinal and semifinal, ahead of Costa and Francesia Boirai. They were unable to repeat that performance to take gold on home snow, but were all smiles after taking the bronze.