South Korea’s mixed doubles curling pair Kim Sun Young (Gangneung City Hall) and Jeong Yeong Seok (Gangwon Provincial Office) beat Canada on Sunday for their third straight win after a five-game losing streak.
Kim and Jeong defeated Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant 9-5 in their eighth round-robin game at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. South Korea improved to 3-5 and were tied for sixth with Norway.
The teams traded one point each in the first and second ends, but Canada took two in the third to lead 3-1. With last stone in the fourth, Kim knocked out a Canadian stone in the house to score three and put South Korea ahead 4-3.
South Korea added two more in the fifth to make it 6-3. Canada used its power play in the sixth and scored two to close to 6-5. South Korea used its power play in the seventh to score two and extend the lead to 8-5, then added one in the eighth to seal the win.
The mixed doubles field includes South Korea, the Czech Republic, Britain, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia and Norway among 10 nations. In round-robin play, the top four advance to the semifinals (No. 1 vs. No. 4 and No. 2 vs. No. 3). With four teams already at five wins or more, South Korea have been eliminated from semifinal contention. South Korea play Norway later Sunday in their final round-robin game.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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