As the women's curling team 'Team Kim' defeated Japan's 'Team Fujisawa', the Japanese media focused on 'glasses senior' Kim Eun-jung.



Team Kim, consisting of Eunjung Kim, Kyungae Kim, Seonyoung Kim, Kyungae Kim, and Chohee Kim, defeated Japan 10-5 in the 6th round of the women's curling league at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics held at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing, China yesterday (14th).



With this, Team Kim, who recorded 3 wins and 3 losses, continues the possibility of advancing to the semi-finals depending on the results of the remaining three matches.

Japan, who had been running for 4 consecutive wins, was caught by Korea and ended up with 4 wins and 2 losses.



Team Kim, who had lost twice in a row before the match, showed an overwhelming performance against Team Fujisawa, the semi-final opponent of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.

The victory was confirmed in the ninth end by accurately piercing each shot and striking a Japanese stone.



Although the Japanese media could not hide their disappointment at the defeat, they paid attention to the performance of 'glass senior' Kim Eun-jung.



Sports Hochi said, "I was beaten by Korea led by 'glass senior' Kim Eun-jung. "Kim Eun-jung took three points at once by doing a double takeout with amazing concentration at the end of the 3rd end."



Nikkan Sports also evaluated, "We were winning 2-1, but the double takeout from 'Glasses senior' Kim Eun-jung gave us three points and it was a loss."



The Yomiuri Shimbun said, "Korea's skip Kim Eun-jung's shot success rate reached 90%. On the other hand, Japan's skip Fujisawa, who could not read the ice situation, had a shot success rate of only 71%," said the Yomiuri Shimbun. did not allow this.”

"After the victory, Kim Eun-jung looked at the camera and smiled and waved fan service," he added.



The Digest said, “The shot of ‘Senior Glasses’ was amazingly accurate.



Team Kim, who smiled brightly after defeating Japan, will take a break today (15th) and then face off against Switzerland in the morning and Denmark in the afternoon tomorrow (16th).

On the 17th, the last match of the full league will be played against Sweden.



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