"Choi's most winning performance" Curling Mix Double Kim Sun-young and Jung Young-seok lost to Norway... 3 wins and 6 losses to finish the tournament [Milan Olympics]

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Kim Sun-young (33, Gangneung City Hall) and Jung Young-seok (31, Gangwon Provincial Government) finished the Olympic stage with disappointment and desired results.

The Korean curling mix-double group, consisting of Kim Sun-young and Jung Young-seok, lost 5-8 in the final ninth game of the curling mix-double round robin of the tournament against Skaslien-Nedlegoten (Norway) at Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina Olympic Stadium in Italy on the 9th (Korea Standard Time).

South Korea, which recorded three wins and six losses, tied for eighth among the 10 teams and failed to advance to the semifinals, which advanced to the four teams.

The curling mix-double needs to be in the top four in the round robin with 10 countries to advance to the semifinals, and Kim Sun-young and Jung Young-seok advanced to the mixed-double finals for the first time in Korean curling history through the qualification event (QOE), an Olympic qualifying tournament, but they dropped their heads in front of the world's high wall in the finals.

South Korea, which started with the first ball, scored one point at the first end and succeeded in two-point steals at the second end. He positioned Stone well in an advantageous position and then induced his opponent's mistake with an exquisite guard.

He gave up two points at the third end, but again added one point each at the fourth and fifth ends, leading in bulk at the sixth end with a 5-2 lead. Norway changed Stone's position and opened the game with a power play that allowed them to score multiple points, and South Korea's decisive double takeaway attempt went nowhere and eventually had to concede three points.

The seventh-end mistake was also painful. South Korea also made a power play, but committed a Hogline violation in the process of drawing the last stone and allowed a fatal two runs.

In the end, the opponent positioned Stone as No. 1 with a seasoned raid, and South Korea ended up losing by allowing a one-point steal without pushing it away.

You won't just be disappointed. He entered the finals for the first time in history and lost five consecutive games in the beginning, but he won three consecutive games against the United States, Estonia and Canada, surpassing Jang Hye-ji and Lee Ki-jung (2 wins and 8 losses) at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, setting the record for the most mixed-double wins in Olympic history.

Young-gu finished first with eight wins and one loss, while the U.S. and Italy advanced to the semifinals with six wins and three losses and Sweden with five wins and four losses.

The curling mix double semifinals will be held at 2:05 a.m. on the 10th, the third and fourth place matches at 10:05 p.m. on the same day, and the final match at 2:05 a.m. on the 11th.

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