3 runs that hurt even following catching the 6th end
2 wins 3 losses… At least 3 wins in the remaining matches
▲ Kim Eun-jung (center) loudly instructs sweeping during the women’s curling team event between Korea and the United States held at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing, China on the 14th. Beijing Yonhap News
The 6th end, which conceded 3 points even following hitting the back, was painful. The Korean women’s curling team, Team Kim, lost to the United States 6-8 in Game 5 of the Beijing Winter Olympics held at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing, China on the 14th.
Team Kim, consisting of Eun-jung Kim, Kyung-ae Kim, Cho-hee Kim, Seon-young Kim, and Young-mi Kim (Gangneung City Hall), suffered 2 losses in a row following the match once morest China the day before (5-6), and with 2 wins and 3 losses, it was a dark cloud to advance to the quarterfinals. In the women’s curling competition, with a total of 10 teams participating, each team will face off once, and the top 4 teams will advance to the tournament. In order to advance to the semi-finals where they can compete for a medal, they need to win at least five wins from nine league games. The United States, led by Tim Peterson, climbed to third place with a record of 4 wins and 2 losses.
Tim Kim was in a crisis by conceding three points even following grabbing a back hole in the 6th end, which started 2-2. In a situation where the opponent took all the stones 1, 2, and 3, the last stone that skip Eun-jung Kim threw aiming at the middle of the button failed to avoid the guard and suffered a 3-run steal.
In the 7th end, they caught up 4-5 with 2 runs, and following that, both teams scored 2 points each in the end that caught the back goal. Tim Kim took the lead 6-7 and lost by giving up one more point to Tim Peterson in the 10th end.
It was disappointing that the accuracy of the draw, which puts the stones in the desired position to avoid collisions at every crucial moment, fell. After the game, Kim Seon-young said, “I mightn’t concentrate on the game, and I had a hard time learning the ice sensation.”
National team coach Lim Im-seop said, “In the second and third games (with two wins in a row), it was effective to read the ice well and play the game aggressively. said
Reporter Jang Hyung-woo