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Moa Dryburgh

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Moa Dryburgh
Curler
Born (2005-05-29) May 29, 2005 (age 20)
Stockholm, Sweden
Team
Curling clubSundbybergs CK,
Sundbyberg, SWE[1]
SkipIsabella Wranå
ThirdAlmida de Val
SecondMaria Larsson
LeadMoa Dryburgh
AlternateLinda Stenlund
Curling career
Member Association Sweden
World Championship
appearances		1 (2026)
World Junior Curling Championship
appearances		5 (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
World Junior Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
appearances		2 (2025, 2026)
Medal record
Women's curling
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2026 Calgary
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Jönköping
Silver medal – second place 2026 Tårnby
Swedish Women's Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Karlstad

Moa McGregor Dryburgh[2] (born May 29, 2005, in Stockholm) is a Swedish curler from Sundbyberg.[1] She currently plays lead on Team Isabella Wranå. In 2022, she skipped her team to a silver medal at the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships at 16 years old, becoming one of the youngest skips to reach the podium at the World Junior Championships. She also earned a silver medal in 2026.

Career

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Juniors

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During the 2021–22 season, Dryburgh led her team to victory at the Swedish Junior Curling Championships, going undefeated to claim the title.[3] This qualified her and teammates Thea Orefjord, Moa Tjärnlund and Moa Nilsson for the 2022 World Junior Curling Championships in Jönköping. As the home team, the rink had mixed results, sitting at 3–4 with two round robin games to go. They then, however, defeated both Scotland and South Korea to finish at 5–4, just enough to earn the fourth playoff spot over Switzerland and Latvia who shared the same record.[4] In the knockout round, the team upset the number one seeds Norway in the semifinals, advancing to the final in their first international competition. There, they lost 7–4 to Japan, settling for the silver medal.[5] Despite the loss, Dryburgh became one of the youngest skips to reach the podium at the World Junior Championships.[6]

The Dryburgh rink would go on to defend their title at the Swedish Junior Championships, qualifying for the 2023 World Junior Curling Championships, this year in Füssen, Germany. At Worlds, the team had similar results as the previous year, going 5–4 in the round robin. This was, however, not enough to qualify for the playoffs as they finished in fifth place.[7] Dryburgh and her team again defended her Swedish Junior Women's title and returned to the World Juniors at the 2024 World Junior Curling Championships. There, the team started with three straight losses before finishing the round robin by winning five of their last six games.[8] This put them in a three-way tie for third, however, due to head-to-head losses to both Norway and Canada, they were again eliminated in fifth place.[9]

Dryburgh and her team represented Sweden at the 2025 Winter World University Games. The team would finish in 6th place, finishing the round robin with a 4–5 record. The Dryburgh rink would win their 4th consecutive Swedish Junior women's title and represent Sweden again at the 2025 World Junior Curling Championships. At the 2025 World Juniors, the team finally returned to the playoffs, but would go on to finish in fourth place, losing to Canada's Allyson MacNutt 7–4 in the bronze medal game. In her final year of Junior eligibility, Dryburgh and her team would win their 5th consecutive Swedish Junior title, and again represent Sweden at the 2026 World Junior Curling Championships. At her final World Juniors, Dryburgh would finish the round robin in second place with a 7–2 record, qualifying again for the playoffs. They would defeat China in the semifinals before losing the final to Korea's Kang Bo-bae 14–7, earning her second World Junior Silver medal.

Women's

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Team Dryburgh began competing on the Women's World Curling Tour during the 2022-23 curling season. In January 2023, the team advanced to the semifinals of the 2023 Mercure Perth Masters before losing to Daniela Jentsch.[10] Also during the season, they earned a bronze medal at the Swedish Women's Curling Championship.[11] To begin the 2023–24 season, Team Dryburgh reached the quarterfinals of the 2023 Oslo Cup. They also made the playoffs in their next three events, finishing as high as third place at the Sundbyberg Open.[12] In the new year, the team won their third straight Swedish Junior title, once again finishing undefeated through the event.[13] Dryburgh's rink also played in the 2024 International Bernese Ladies Cup where they made the quarterfinals.

Dryburgh was selected to represent Sweden as the alternate on Isabella Wranå's team at the 2026 World Women's Curling Championship, where Sweden would win the bronze medal, beating Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa 8–5 in the bronze medal game. At the end of the 2025–26 curling season, Team Wranå would announce that Dryburgh would be joining the team next season as their new lead, alongside Wranå, Almida de Val, Maria Larsson, and Linda Stenlund.

Mixed doubles

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Drybrugh would represent Sweden alongside teammate Vilmer Nygren at the inaugural 2025 World Junior Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. There, they would finish round robin as the 7th ranked team, qualifying for the playoffs. After beating Scotland in the quarterfinals, they would lose to Denmark 9–8 in the semifinals and Korea 6–5 in the bronze medal game, settling for 4th place. Dryburgh and Nygren would return to represent Sweden again at the 2026 World Junior Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, however this time after the round robin they would just barely miss the playoffs, finishing 3rd in their pool with a 4–2 record and overall in 9th place.

Personal life

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Dryburgh comes from a curling family. Her parents Margaretha and James Dryburgh met while competing at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[14] Her mother went on to win a bronze medal from the event and also won two World Women's Championships and one European title. Her father also won a European title along with two World Junior Championships.[1] Dryburgh attended the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences.[15] She is employed as a grocery store employee and substitute teacher.[16]

Teams

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2021–22[17] Moa Dryburgh Thea Orefjord Moa Tjärnlund Moa Nilsson Linda Stenlund
2022–23 Moa Dryburgh Thea Orefjord Moa Tjärnlund Moa Nilsson Erika Ryberg
2023–24 Moa Dryburgh Thea Orefjord Moa Tjärnlund Moa Nilsson
2024–25 Moa Dryburgh Thea Orefjord Moa Tjärnlund Moa Nilsson Maja Roxin
2025–26 Moa Dryburgh Moa Tjärnlund Thea Orefjord Maja Roxin Erika Ryberg
2026–27 Isabella Wranå Almida de Val Maria Larsson Moa Dryburgh Linda Stenlund

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Dryburgh on final heartbreak, curling parents and Hasselborg inspiration". World Curling Federation. March 1, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Moa Dryburgh Profile". Instagram. @moa_dryburgh. Retrieved August 21, 2024.[self-published]
  3. ^ "Undefeated during the event in Gävle and now onwards to our 'home' World Juniors in May". Instagram. @teamdryburgh. March 6, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2024.[self-published]
  4. ^ "Play-off field complete at World Juniors". World Curling Federation. May 20, 2022. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Japan win World Junior women's title". World Curling Federation. May 22, 2022. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "Japan secure gold at World Juniors". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "Live Blog: Day six at the WJCC". World Curling Federation. March 2, 2023. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's play-off field complete at World Juniors". World Curling Federation. February 21, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  9. ^ "Semi-finals set at World Juniors". World Curling Federation. February 22, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  10. ^ "2023 Mercure Perth Masters". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  11. ^ "2023 Swedish Women's Curling Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  12. ^ "Team Moa Dryburgh: 2023–24". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  13. ^ "Sweeeet x3!!!!". Instagram. @teamdryburgh. January 7, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.[self-published]
  14. ^ "James Dryburgh Bio". Memim Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  15. ^ "Moa DRYBURGH".
  16. ^ "2026 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  17. ^ "Moa Dryburgh Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
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