South Korea Women’s Curling Team Beats Britain 9-3 for Second Straight Win at Milan-Cortina

South Korea’s women’s curling team, Gyeonggi Provincial Government, ranked No. 3 in the world, won its second straight Milan-Cortina round-robin game. [Photo=Yonhap/Reuters]

South Korea’s women’s curling team, Gyeonggi Provincial Government, ranked No. 3 in the world, continued its strong start at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics with a second straight round-robin win.

The team — skip Kim Eun-ji, third Kim Min-ji, second Kim Su-ji, lead Seol Ye-eun and fifth Seol Ye-ji — beat Britain 9-3 in the women’s curling round-robin third session on Feb. 13 (Korea time) at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.

South Korea, which lost to the United States in its opener, rebounded by beating host Italy in the second session and then routed Britain, the 2022 Beijing Olympic champion.

In women’s curling, 10 teams play nine round-robin games, with the top four advancing to the semifinals.

The game turned in the sixth end with the score tied 3-3. South Korea capitalized on a British mistake to score three points and take a 6-3 lead.

South Korea then stole points in the seventh and eighth ends despite having last-rock disadvantage, stretching the margin to 9-3. With a comeback unlikely, Britain conceded before the ninth and 10th ends, shaking hands with the South Korean players.

South Korea will play Denmark in its fourth round-robin game on the morning of Feb. 15.

* This article has been translated by AI.

Kang Sang Heon ksh@ajunews.com