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South Korea’s women’s curling team, known as Team 5G (Gyeonggi Provincial Government), earned its first win of the tournament by routing host Italy.
Skip Kim Eun Ji, third Kim Min Ji, second Kim Su Ji, lead Seol Ye Eun and alternate Seol Ye Ji beat Italy 7-2 in the second round-robin game of the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics on Thursday (Korea time) at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
South Korea rebounded after a shaky start, having lost 8-4 to the United States in its opener a day earlier. The win left the team 1-1.
The early ends were cautious. South Korea, with last stone in the first end, came away scoreless, then broke through with one point in the second. In the third, South Korea stole a point while throwing first to go up 2-0.
The turning point came in the sixth. Leading 3-1, South Korea posted a four-point end to stretch the margin to 7-1.
Italy got one back in the seventh, but conceded with the gap at five points.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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