South Korea’s women’s curling team, known as “5G” (Gyeonggi Province), beat Japan to move to 3-2 in round-robin play.
The team — skip Kim Eun-ji, third Kim Min-ji, second Kim Su-ji, lead Seol Ye-eun and fifth Seol Ye-ji — won 7-5 in its fifth round-robin game on Feb. 15 local time at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
With five of nine round-robin games completed, South Korea stayed in the hunt for a spot in the semifinals.
South Korea struck first, stealing points in the second and third ends to take a 2-0 lead. The teams traded points and were tied 3-3 through six ends.
The game turned in the seventh and eighth. Holding the hammer in the seventh, South Korea chose a blank end to keep last-stone advantage for the eighth. In the eighth, Kim Min-ji set up the scoring with a double takeout and a runback takeout, and Kim Eun-ji finished by drawing into the house for three points and a 6-3 lead.
Japan scored two in the ninth, but South Korea added one in the 10th to seal the win.
South Korea next plays China at 3:05 a.m. Feb. 17 Korea time. It is also scheduled to face top-ranked Switzerland, No. 4 Sweden and No. 2 Canada.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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