Curling '5G' and Foreign Affairs 'Cold Iron' Evaluation "South Korea, the remaining road is tougher"...Korea Sweden and Canada advance to the semifinals "cliff end match" [Milan Olympics]

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Major foreign media expected Korea's remaining semifinal competition to be a rough ride over the Korean women's curling, which kneeled on Switzerland.

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.

Major foreign media analyzed that the world's No. 1 Swiss "loyalty" has decided the game. Reuters evaluated, "Switzerland's fourth runner Alina Petz's cool-headed performance at the end shook off South Korea's persistent pursuit."

"With this victory, Switzerland solidified its lead, while South Korea faced a difficult journey of meeting strong teams such as Sweden and Canada in the remaining qualifiers," he said. As the foreign media analyzed, South Korea is expected to wage a bloody all-out war for tickets to the semifinals in the remaining two games.

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