Youth Olympics Curling Japan wins Canadian candidate January 15 21:55 on January 15
In the quarterfinals of the Lausanne Youth Olympic curling mix group, Japan beat the candidate Canadian 5-4 to advance to the semifinals.
The Youth Olympics, held in Lausanne and other places in Switzerland, will be held in the quarterfinals of a curling mix group of four men and women in a championship on March 15 in Champery, 60 km east of Lausanne. Was.
Japan, which has won the qualifying league with 4 wins and 1 loss, has competed with Canada, who has won all 5 qualifying leagues, as the candidate for the tournament.
In the match, Japan did not give up one step from the beginning against Canada, and Takumi Maeda, who skipped in the sixth end of 1-on-2, scored exactly as intended and scored two points to reverse.
Japan, which returned 2 points at the 7th end, aimed to reverse again at the final 8th end, but the score at this end was only 1 point, and the tie was 4 to 4 and the game was extended. I did.
At the end of the ninth end, Japan was disadvantaged, but Japan showed tenacity until the end, inviting opponents to make mistakes with the last stone, and as a result, Japan beat the candidate Canadian and won 5-4 to reach the semifinals. Was.