"It's even more thrilling to win every day."" "Teamwork is our key" in the Korea-Japan match between Korea and Japan revealed by 5G third party Kim Min-ji. [Milan Olympics]

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The Korean women's curling team (Gyeonggi Provincial Government), which won a thrilling victory in the "Korea-Japan match of Destiny," expressed its overwhelming victory.

Starting with skip Kim Eun-ji, the Korean women's curling team, consisting of Kim Min-ji (Third), Kim Soo-ji (Second), Seol Ye-eun (Lead), and Seol Ye-ji (Pips), beat Japan 7-5 in the fifth round of the women's curling preliminary round of the '2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics' held at Cortina D'Ampezzo Olympic Stadium in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy on the 15th (local time).

The victory means more than just one win for South Korea. South Korea, which was caught by Denmark in the morning match earlier, succeeded in turning the mood by winning a showdown with its rival Japan that followed immediately.

South Korea's moves at this year's tournament are going back and forth between losing and winning consecutive games. After losing the first game against the United States, he gained momentum by defeating Italy and England, but slowed down due to the defeat against Denmark. However, he added a win again with Japan as a sacrifice on the day, recording 3 wins and 2 losses in the middle, tied for fourth place with Denmark.

The Olympic curling qualifying round will be held in a round robin manner in which 10 participating countries face each other once, with the top four advancing to the semifinal tournament to determine the color of the medal.

In an interview delivered through the tournament organizing committee's information site shortly after the game, South Korean players expressed their overwhelming feelings about winning the rival match.

Kim Min-ji said, "I'm especially happy because it was a victory against Japan, a rival. "I'm really happy," he said. "I'm very satisfied with my performance today."

"Whether it's the Olympics or the World Championship, the rivalry game with Japan is always special," he said, adding, "So this victory itself is a great joy for us."

He cited solid organizational power as the driving force behind his victory. "Teamwork is the core of our success," Kim Min-ji said. "So I always want to maintain this good atmosphere, and I will continue to do so."

The women's curling team, which used the myth of "winning all games" at the previous Harbin Winter Asian Games, will continue its Olympic medal cruise for the first time in eight years since the silver medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

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