'I won't lose to Japan' Sochi → Pyeongchang → Beijing → Milan, followed by 'Team Kim' and 'Team 5G' won the Korea-Japan match... Korea-Japan match I've increased my chances of making it to the semifinals [Milan Olympics]

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The Korean women's team once again made Japan cry in curling. South Korea has increased its chances of advancing to the semifinals, and Japan, which recently won two consecutive Olympic medals, is on the verge of elimination.

The Korean women's curling team (Kim Eun-ji, Kim Min-ji, Kim Soo-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Seol Ye-ji) beat Japan 7-5 in the fifth round robin of the tournament at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy on the 15th (Korea Standard Time).

Women's curling, in which 10 teams participated, can reach the tournament up to the top four in the round robin rankings after playing a total of nine games once each other, and South Korea has raised its hopes of advancing to the semifinals with 3 wins and 2 losses.

South Korea, which defeated Italy and Britain after losing to the United States earlier, met Japan at a time when it fell to sixth place with two wins and two losses. Japan, which had fallen to eighth place with one win and three losses, is not a team that competed in the 2018 Pyeongchang Games (bronze medal) and the 2022 Beijing Games (silver medal), but a team led by Sayaka Yoshimura (skip) is participating in this competition.

He won his first Olympic debut against Japan in qualifying for the 2014 Sochi Games and lost in Pyeongchang in 2018, but won 8-7 in the semifinals after an extended battle to seal his first medal in curling history. I also had a pleasant win in Beijing in 2022 in the qualifying round and laughed on the big stage once again this time.

Although he set out with the goal of taking a leap against Korea, "Team 5G" was never an easy opponent. They took over the baton from Team Kim (Gangneung City Hall), who gave the first medal to Korean curling in Pyeongchang, and even took over the color of "Japanese killer." The national team, called "Team 5G" with "Ji" at the end of the name and Seol Ye-eun, nicknamed "Pig," all included "Ji" and succeeded in a second-end steal after finishing the first end with a blank, and South Korea persistently tried to attack in a good position in the third end, and Japan's mistake came out at the end and succeeded in stealing one point once again.

South Korea, which gave up two points in the fourth end and exchanged one point in the fifth and sixth ends, entered the seventh end as a back-and-forth at a 3-3 tie. Kim Min-ji's fifth shot became an exquisite hit-and-roll, gaining an advantage and choosing a strategic blank through clearing with one point available. The plan was to grab the back ball and score at the 8th and 10th ends to take the victory.

South Korea took the No. 1 spot, but Japan was positioned at No. 2 to No. 4 and covered it superbly. This time again, Kim Min-ji came forward as a troubleshooter. Boldly struck out Japan's guard Stone, who cleared two red stones.

Japan took the guard again, but Kim Min-ji's shot was advantageous, positioning 1st to 3rd with a bold promotional takeaway. Japan's Stone, located in the center, also scored three points as the last Kim Eun-ji exquisitely cleared it and widened the score gap to 6-3.

The 10th end that gave up two points at the 9th end but went into the game a point ahead. Japan made a mistake in the beginning and started in a good mood for Korea.

Kim Eun-ji's Reise became successful in the 7th, and Japan succeeded in a combination round seeking to settle the button through the last stone, but South Korea sent out Japan's No. 1 stone and stole one point, smiling at the Olympic Korea-Japan match once again.

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