-Paralympics- Wheelchair curling ‘Confession of Jang Yoon-jung’ failed to make it to the semifinals… 6th finish (overall)

10-4 victory over Sweden in the final match… ‘Beauty of the Kind’

[패럴림픽] ‘Cautious mood’

(Beijing = Yonhap News) The 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Wheelchair Curling match between Korea and the United States was held at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing on the afternoon of the 10th. Jeong Seong-hoon (from left), Baek Hye-jin, Jang Jae-hyeok, and Yoon Eun-goo of the ‘Confession of Jang Yoon-jung’ team in Korea are talking. 2022.3.10 [대한장애인체육회 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지] photo@yna.co.kr

(Beijing = Yonhap News) Paralympic Joint Investigation Foundation = The Korean mixed wheelchair curling team ‘Team Yoon-jung Confession’ failed to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics.

‘Team Yoon-Jung Jang’s Confession’ lost 6-7 to the United States in the 9th game of the Beijing Winter Paralympic qualifier held at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing, China on the afternoon of the 10th.

In the final 10th game that followed, Korea defeated Sweden 10-4, ending the tournament schedule.

Korea finished sixth out of 11 teams participating in the preliminary round. The record was the same with the 5th-placed USA with 5 wins and 5 losses, but the ranking was pushed back due to a head-to-head loss.

‘Team Yoon-Jung Jang’s Confession’ played against the United States in a situation where the elimination of the quarterfinals had already been confirmed.

Initially, 12 teams were supposed to participate, but the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) was expelled and 11 teams competed in this tournament.

The day before, Korea beat Estonia (5-2) and England (8-6) in a row and tied for 5th place (4-4) with Latvia and the United States, expressing hopes of advancing to the quarterfinals, but it did not come true.

China, Sweden, Canada and Slovakia have qualified for the quarterfinals.

Host country China took first place with 8-2 ​​in the preliminary round, and Slovakia, Sweden, and Canada (7-3) advanced to the next round with 2nd-4th place, respectively, according to the winner-win rule between the tied teams.

[패럴림픽]  Seungnam Koh's Helmet
[패럴림픽] Seungnam Koh’s Helmet

(Beijing = Yonhap News) On the afternoon of the 10th, the wheelchair curling match between Korea and the United States at the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games was held at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing. Ko Seung-nam of Korea’s ‘Confession of Jang Yoon-jung’ is pitching. 2022.3.10 [대한장애인체육회 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지] photo@yna.co.kr

Although advancing to the semifinals was frustrating, Korea played their best with the United States until the 8th end.

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The Korean national team, consisting of Jae-hyeok Jang (51), Eun-goo Yoon (53), Jeong Seong-hoon (44), Seung-nam Ko (37), and Hye-jin Baek (39, Rolling Stone, Uijeongbu), put up Jae-hyeok Jang as skip on this day as well.

In the US match, Baek Hye-jin took the lead, Ko Seung-nam took the second, and Jeong Seong-hoon took the third. Eun-goo Yoon watched the match from the bench.

Korea started by scoring one point in the first end, which started with a first attack, but the game after that was a series of ‘up and down’.

The United States returned 2 points in the 2nd end, and Korea scored 2 points in the 3rd end to overturn the game again.

Korea gave the US 2 points in the 6th end, leading 5-3, and allowed a tie in the 7th end, but in the 7th end, Yoon Eun-goo, who came as a substitute, succeeded in a draw shot that placed a stone near the button, leading again by 6-5, 1 point. .

However, South Korea allowed two runs in the 8th and lost the game.

The third Steve Mt of the United States gained momentum with the successful ‘double takeout’, and the United States placed the stone stably in the house.

South Korea declared abstention when the game was virtually decided ahead of the US’s last stone pitch.

‘Team Yoon-Jung Jang’s Confession’, who swallowed the disappointment, had to be content with winning the last match against Sweden 10-4 and achieving the ‘beauty of the belligerent’.

Korea, leading 3-0 until the 3rd end, gave up 1 point in the 4th end and 3 points in the 5th end, allowing a comeback, but won the game by winning 5 points in the 6th end.

Korea added two points to the 7th to make 10-4, and Sweden withdrew ahead of the 8th.

boin@yna.co.kr

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