Kim Sun-young and Jung Young-seok, who lost to Italy, lost two consecutive mixed-doubles

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Kim Sun-young (Gangneung City Hall) and Jung Young-seok (Gangwon Provincial Office), who competed in the curling mix-double at the 2026 Milan/Cortina D'Ampezzo (Italy), lost to Italy following Sweden and fell into a losing streak.

Kim Sun-young and Jung Young-seok lost 4-8 to Italy's Stefania Constantini-Amor Mossaner in the second round of the curling mix double robin at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on the 5th (Korea time). Costantini-Mosonaire is the gold medal group at the 2022 Beijing Games.

Kim Sun-young and Jung Young-seok, who lost 3-10 to Sweden's Isabella Brano and Rasmus Brano earlier, fell into a losing streak from the beginning of the tournament. The curling mix-double, which features 10 countries, must be in the top four in round robin to reach the semi-finals and challenge for medals.

In the match against Sweden held the previous day, Kim Sun-young and Jung Young-seok lost after a absurd misjudgment in which the referee suggested an early end to the match at the 6th end, when they were trailing 3-10. Even though there is a possibility of a reversal with two ends remaining, the referee suggested an early end, which became a problem.

According to Money Today, Jung Young-seok said, "I think I thought it was difficult because I was seven points apart, but I couldn't protest properly because there was no situation," and Kim Sun-young also said, "The referee should be mistaken and end it." The referee's mistake."

Kim Sun-young and Jung Young-seok tried to reverse the atmosphere by shaking off their first loss the previous day, but failed to cross the wall of the "defending champion."

South Korea first scored the first goal at the first end, which started with a back ball, but Italy balanced it at the second end. In the third end, he allowed a turnaround by stealing two points despite a successful double takeout.

After losing three more points, South Korea tried a five-end power play that was trailing 1-6 and scored only one point even after seeking a turnaround. Italy, on the other hand, secured two points at the sixth end, and eventually ended up losing Korea 4-8.

Kim Sun-young and Jung Young-seok will play the third round of Robin against Switzerland at 3:05 a.m. on the 6th. The opening ceremony of the tournament will be held at 4 a.m. on the 7th at the San Siro Olympic Stadium in Milan, Italy.

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