'World's No. 1 wall is high, 5G that didn't explode' 女 curling lost to Switzerland 5-7... "Fogging" in the semifinal competition [Milan Olympics]

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The Korean women's curling team 'Team 5G', which had been on the rise, failed to cross the world's strongest Swiss wall.

South Korea, consisting of skip Kim Eun-ji, third Kim Min-ji, second Kim Su-ji, lead Seol Ye-eun and Phipps Seol Ye-ji, lost to Switzerland 5-7 in the seventh round of the women's curling round robin at the 2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics Stadium in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, on the 17th (local time).

South Korea, which had won two consecutive games by defeating Japan and China earlier, lost 4-3 in the preliminary round and fell to a tie for 4th place with Canada.

The early loss was disappointing. South Korea, which scored only one point in the first end of the second end, gave up three points in large numbers as the guard was neutralized by Swiss third Silvana Trinconi's elaborate shot at the second end. In the third end, he only recovered one point and gave up the lead.

There was also a chance to counterattack. Thanks to fourth-end third Kim Min-ji's double-takeout defense, he stole one point and showed his power to tie the score 3-3. However, world No. 1 Switzerland steadily built up points at the 6th and 7th ends, and added two more points with a decisive double takeaway at the 9th end to secure its victory.

South Korea chased Kim Eun-ji's triple takeaway attempt at the last 10th end, but only added one more point.

South Korea, which lost one game at the watershed of advancing to the semifinals, will play an irreversible match against Sweden and Canada in the remaining qualifiers.

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