South Korea mixed doubles curler Jeong Yeong Seok sweeps during a round-robin game against Italy at the Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 5 (local time), at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. [Photo=Yonhap]
South Korea’s mixed doubles curling team followed a five-game skid with a second straight win, continuing a late turnaround in round-robin play.
Kim Sun Young (Gangneung City Hall) and Jeong Yeong Seok (Gangwon Provincial Office) beat Estonia’s Marie Kaldvee and Harri Lill 9-3 on Saturday (local time) in their seventh round-robin game at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics.
After beating the United States a day earlier for their first victory, South Korea improved to 2-5 in the round robin.
South Korea jumped ahead early, scoring three in the first end and adding two more in the second. Estonia got one back in the third, but South Korea capitalized on an error in the fourth to score two and extend the lead to 7-1.
In the fifth, Kim’s final shot limited the damage to one point. South Korea then scored two in the sixth with the hammer to seal the result.
In mixed doubles, 10 teams play a round robin and the top four advance to the semifinals. South Korea sit low in the standings after their early losing streak, leaving their semifinal chances slim.
Kim and Jeong are scheduled to play their final two preliminary games Sunday against Canada and Norway.
Kim Sun Young (Gangneung City Hall) and Jeong Yeong Seok (Gangwon Provincial Office) beat Estonia’s Marie Kaldvee and Harri Lill 9-3 on Saturday (local time) in their seventh round-robin game at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics.
After beating the United States a day earlier for their first victory, South Korea improved to 2-5 in the round robin.
South Korea jumped ahead early, scoring three in the first end and adding two more in the second. Estonia got one back in the third, but South Korea capitalized on an error in the fourth to score two and extend the lead to 7-1.
In the fifth, Kim’s final shot limited the damage to one point. South Korea then scored two in the sixth with the hammer to seal the result.
In mixed doubles, 10 teams play a round robin and the top four advance to the semifinals. South Korea sit low in the standings after their early losing streak, leaving their semifinal chances slim.
Kim and Jeong are scheduled to play their final two preliminary games Sunday against Canada and Norway.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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