At the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, South Korea defeated Japan 7-5 in women's curling on Sunday, securing its third win. Skip Gim Eun-ji's team rallied with three points in the eighth end for the comeback victory. South Korea, now 3-2, faces China on Monday.
At the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics women's curling tournament, South Korea defeated Japan 7-5 on Sunday at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, 260 kilometers northeast of Milan. Skip Gim Eun-ji's South Korea team overcame an early blown 2-0 lead against skip Sayaka Yoshimura's Japan by scoring three crucial points in the eighth end.
South Korea opened with one point in the second end and another in the third to lead 2-0. Japan tied it at 2-2 with two points in the fourth end, and the teams exchanged one point each in the fifth and sixth ends to make it 3-3. Holding the hammer in the eighth end, Gim's takeout shot secured three points, putting South Korea ahead 6-3.
Japan responded with two points in the ninth end to narrow it to 6-5, but South Korea used its hammer in the tenth end to add one more point and seal the 7-5 win. This gives South Korea a 3-2 record in the 10-team event. The tournament features a nine-match round-robin format, with the top four advancing to Thursday's semifinals. South Korea next plays China on Monday.
The victory highlights the South Korean team's resilience in recovering from an early setback through strategic play in the later ends.
