Women’s curling team ‘Team Kim’ lost to Switzerland in the final of the World Championships, and unfortunately lost to the runners-up.
Tim Kim reached the final for the first time in Korean curling history on the last day of the tournament held in Prince George, Canada today (28th) and aimed for the top.
Team Kim, who entered the final with a cheerful expression like at the Beijing Winter Olympics last month, was led by conceding three points first against the defending champion Switzerland, who is running on a 13-game winning streak.
5 end, 4-1 behind, skip Eun-jung Kim succeeded in a double takeout, hitting both red stones with an elaborate shot, and set the stage for my pursuit with two points.
In the 7th end, Eun-Jung Kim added two points with a freeze shot that was placed right in front of the opponent’s stone with perfect power control, turning the game back to the origin.
The match was decided in the final end.
In a 6-6 match, Team Kim was at a disadvantage with the first shot. After Kim Eun-jung’s last shot, Korea’s yellow stone took the lead, but Switzerland removed both of these stones at the same time to secure the victory by one point.
With this, Switzerland achieved the first three consecutive world championships, and Korea recorded runner-up for the first time in history.
After the match, Kim Eun-jung said, “After conceding three points in the first half, we continued the game with difficulty, but we reached a tie at the end.” “I am proud to be able to play like this on the world stage.
(Photo = provided by the Korea Curling Federation, Yonhap News)
