[Olympics] Curling Team Kim loses 6-8 to USA... Joint 6th place with 2 consecutive losses

by Seo Miteum

Published 14 Feb.2022 13:12(KST)

On the 14th, at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing, China, during the women's team curling match between Korea and the United States at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Team Kim's Kim Eun-jung is shouting while directing sweeping. Photo by Yonhap News

The women's curling national team 'Team Kim' (Kim Eun-jung, Kim Kyeong-ae, Kim Cho-hee, Kim Seon-young, Kim Young-mi, and Lee Sang of Gangneung City Hall) suffered a defeat against the United States, marking their second consecutive loss.

On the 14th, Team Kim lost 6-8 to the United States in the 4th round of the women's curling league at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, held at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing, China.

Following their loss to China the previous day (5-6), Team Kim recorded two consecutive defeats and is now tied for 6th place with Canada. The United States improved to 4 wins and 2 losses, moving up to 3rd place.

In this tournament, the women's curling competition features 10 countries playing a round-robin, after which the top 4 teams advance to a knockout tournament to determine the final rankings.

Team Kim, playing two matches that day, must win their game against Japan starting at 9:05 PM (Korean time) to improve their chances of advancing to the semifinals.

In the 6th end, with the score tied at 2-2, Team Kim had the last stone advantage but conceded 3 points, putting them in a difficult position.

Team Kim immediately began their comeback from the 7th end. With the distances of stones from the tee being very close for both teams, it was unclear whether they scored 1 or 2 points. After the referee measured the distances, 2 points were awarded, bringing Korea to 4-5.

Thereafter, both teams scored 2 points each whenever they had the last stone advantage, maintaining the gap.