Women’s curling team Kim celebrates following winning the women’s curling Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) match 9-5 at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics held at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing, China on the 12th. Beijing = News 1
The Korean women’s curling team has won consecutive victories at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Team Kim (Kim Eun-jung, Kim Kyung-ae, Kim Cho-hee, Kim Seon-young, Kim Young-mi) defeated the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) 9-5 in the third round of the women’s full league curling at the Beijing Olympic Games held at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing, China on the 12th. They lost 7-12 in the first leg once morest Canada, but Korea, which defeated England 9-7 the day before, won 2-1.
In this tournament, 10 countries will participate in a full league, and the top 4 countries will advance to the quarterfinals. As of 12:00 noon on the 12th, the United States and Switzerland lead with 3 wins, while Korea, Sweden and Japan have 2 wins and 1 loss side by side. ROC is 3rd without a win.
Korea was led 1-2 by the ROC until the 2nd end of the day, but drew 2 points in the 3rd end and reversed. And in the 4th end, he took the victory by running away 6-2, with 1 point with a steal (scoring first) and 2 points at the 5th end. South Korea won a silver medal in women’s curling at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
After defeating England the day before, Kim Seon-young explained the nickname ‘Garlic Girls’ in an interview with the tournament organizing committee, saying, “It’s because they’re from Uiseong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, which is famous for garlic, and they won several matches in Uiseong.” She also explained, “It’s a coincidence that all five players are Kim.
Korea will challenge for a three-game winning streak once morest the host country China at 3:05 pm (Korean time) on the 13th. China is at the bottom with ROC with 3 losses until the morning of the 12th.
Kang Joo-hyung reporter cubie@hankookilbo.com
