"Ah!" I can't believe that Korea is eliminated even after three consecutive wins.' Was five consecutive losses too fatal, there was no curling mix double Kim Sun-young and Jung Young-seok 'number of cases' [Milan Olympics]

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Unfortunately, the Korean curling mixed double team failed to advance to the semifinals.

The Korean curling mix-double team, which was formed in the group Kim Sun-young (Gangneung City Hall) and Jung Young-seok (Gangwon Provincial Office), defeated Canada 9-5 in the eighth round of the curling mix-double robin at the 2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics Stadium in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, on the 9th (Korea time).

Earlier, Kim Sun-young and Jung Young-seok lost to Sweden (3-10), Italy (4-8), Switzerland (5-8), England (2-8), and the Czech Republic (4-9), falling into a five-game losing streak.

However, he won 6-5 against the U.S. in overtime on the 8th and succeeded in reviving the game. On the 8th, they defeated Marier Caldbe-Harriel Zoe 9-3 in Round robin's 7th match against Estonia. And on this day, he defeated Canada and won three consecutive games.

Korea tied for sixth with Canada and Norway with three wins and five losses. However, the number of cases has never been met. Regardless of the results of the remaining one game in Korea, it failed to win a ticket to the semifinals given to the top one to four teams. Britain (8-1), which finished first in the preliminary round, advanced to the semifinals, followed by the United States (6-2), Italy (5-3), and Sweden (5-4).

On the same day, South Korea started as a second ball at the first end and scored one point to gain the upper hand. In the second end, he defended well, giving up only one point after an efficient defense. I felt sorry for the third end. South Korea, which came from behind, allowed Canada to come from behind by 1-3 while losing two points.

Still, it was Kim Sun-young and Jung Young-seok who did not lose their concentration. In the fourth end, he scored three points and turned the game around 4-3, and in the fifth end, he scored two points without missing the opponent's mistake, widening the gap to 6-3. Canada tried a power play to score multiple points at the sixth end, but only managed to score two points. In the end, South Korea added two points on a power play at the seventh end and a steal at the eighth end to end the 9-5 victory.

Although elimination has been confirmed, there is still one game left. He will aim for the end of the game in Round Robin at 6:05 p.m. on the 9th against Norway, which also failed to advance to the semifinals.

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