4-0 win over Italy semi-final
▲ [패럴림픽] Lee Jong-kyung celebrates victory
On the followingnoon of the 9th, at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Paralympic Paralympic Ice Hockey Quarterfinal Decision Playoff play-off between Korea and Italy. Jong-Kyung Lee, who scored his third goal, is celebrating the end of the game. 2022.3.9 Yonhap News
On the 9th, the fifth day of the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, the Korean Para ice hockey team defeated Italy and advanced to the semifinals. Wheelchair curling also continued to win two consecutive victories and expressed hope for the semifinals.
The Korean Para ice hockey team, led by coach Han Min-soo, won 4-0 in the playoffs to advance to the quarterfinals once morest Italy held at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China on the 9th.
In the first and second rounds of the group stage, the Korean national team, which lost 1-9 to the world No. 1 USA and 0-6 to Canada, the 2nd place, achieved their first victory in this tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Korean Paralympic Ice Hockey, which enjoyed the thrill of winning the first medal in Paralympic history by winning a bronze medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, is one step closer to winning the medal for the second time in a row.
Korea took the lead in the first period with Dong-Shin Jang’s opening goal, and Seung-Hwan Jeong’s additional goal in the second period kept the lead, and in the third period, Jong-Kyung Lee and Dong-Shin Jang scored in succession, putting the wedge in the game.
Korea will play a ‘return match’ with Canada, an ice hockey powerhouse, in the semifinals to be held at the same location at 1:05 pm (Korean time) on the 11th.
![[패럴림픽] Ice Hockey Quarterfinals! On the followingnoon of the 9th, players of the national team, who scored a 4-0 victory in the Paralympic Winter Paralympic Paralympic Paralympic semifinal play-off playoff Korea v Italy, greeted the crowd at the National Stadium in Beijing, China on the followingnoon of the 9th. 2022.3.9 Yonhap News](https://img.seoul.co.kr//img/upload/2022/03/10/SSI_20220310014234.jpg)
▲ [패럴림픽] Ice Hockey Quarterfinals!
On the followingnoon of the 9th, players of the national team, who scored a 4-0 victory in the Paralympic Winter Paralympic Paralympic Paralympic semifinal play-off playoff Korea v Italy, greeted the crowd at the National Stadium in Beijing, China on the followingnoon of the 9th. 2022.3.9 Yonhap News
▲ ‘Not even an inch of error’
Korean wheelchair curling ‘Team Yoon-Jeong Confession’ competes with Estonia in the wheelchair curling qualifier for the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games held at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing, China on the 9th. Provided by the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled 2022.03.09
Wheelchair curling win 8-6 over England
Wheelchair curling ‘Team Yoon-Jung Jang’s Confession’ also won two consecutive wins that day, continuing their hopes for the quarterfinals.
The ‘Team Yoon-Jung Jang Confession’, which consists of Jae-hyeok Jang (51), Eun-gu Yoon (53), Jeong Seong-hoon (44), Seung-nam Ko (37), and Hye-jin Baek (39, Uijeongbu Rolling Stone), won 5-2 in the 7th round of the preliminary round once morest Estonia in the morning. In the followingnoon, in the 8th game once morest England, they won 8-6 to run their second streak.
Korea, which won 4 wins and 4 losses in the preliminary round, moved up the ranks to tied for fifth place with Latvia and the United States out of 11 teams.
Korea will play the 9th game once morest the United States at 3:35 pm on the 10th and the last game once morest Sweden at 8:35 pm on the 10th.
Korea has not yet won a medal for this tournament. While the host country, China, maintained first place with 10 gold medals (9 silver and 12 bronze), Canada, which was in third place until the previous day, rose to second place with 7 gold medals (2 silver, 7 bronze). Ukraine moved down one place to third place with 6 gold medals, 8 silver medals and 5 bronze medals.
![[패럴림픽] Jang Jae-hyeok of the wheelchair curling team 'Confession of Jang Yoon-jung' bangs his fists following pitching during the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Wheelchair Curling Qualification match once morest Estonia at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing, China on the morning of the 9th. 2022.3.9 Yonhap News](https://img.seoul.co.kr//img/upload/2022/03/10/SSI_20220310014404.jpg)
▲ [패럴림픽] ‘It was good to pitch’
Jang Jae-hyeok of the wheelchair curling national team ‘Confession of Jang Yoon-jung’ clashes fists following pitching once morest Estonia in the wheelchair curling qualifier for the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games held at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing, China on the morning of the 9th. 2022.3.9 Yonhap News
![[패럴림픽] Look forward to the quarterfinals! Jang Jong-ho, captain of the Korean Paralympic Ice Hockey Team, shows a thumbs up towards the camera following winning the 4-0 victory over Italy in the Paralympic Ice Hockey match of the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games held at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China on the followingnoon of the 9th. . 2022.3.9 Yonhap News](https://img.seoul.co.kr//img/upload/2022/03/10/SSI_20220310014240.jpg)
▲ [패럴림픽] Look forward to the quarterfinals!
Jang Jong-ho, captain of the Korean Paralympic Ice Hockey Team, shows a thumbs up towards the camera following winning the 4-0 victory over Italy in the Paralympic Ice Hockey match of the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games held at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China on the followingnoon of the 9th. . 2022.3.9 Yonhap News
Reporter Kang Ju-ri
