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News of the Beijing Olympics.
Team Kim of our women's curling team defeated Japan, the rival of fate, which had won 4 in a row.
With this victory in the Korea-Japan match, Tim Kim tied for fifth place and saved hopes of advancing to the quarterfinals.
Reporter Lee Jeong-chan from Beijing.
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Team Kim, who went to the Korea-Japan match with a bright expression despite being pushed to the edge of the cliff with 2 wins and 3 losses, showed remarkable concentration.
In the 1st end, which was disadvantageous as a first move, the Japanese captain Fujisawa's last shot missed and he stole 1 point, and he definitely took the lead in the 3rd end.
Kim Young-mi put pressure on Japan by showing a triple take-out, sending out three stones at the same time, and skipping Kim Eun-jung succeeded in a tricky double take-out shot, winning three points.
Japan, which had been running for four straight wins ahead of Tim Kim's momentum, made a series of mistakes.
In the 6th end, 5-4, leading by one point, Fujisawa made a mistake by hitting the last shot with his own stone, while Eun-Jung Kim calmly scored two points and took the victory.
In the 7th end, the 3rd Kyungae Kim succeeded in a stunning double takeout and stole another point, and in the 9th, Eunjung Kim put her last shot in the middle of the house to add 2 more points.
In the end, as Fujisawa gave up the 10th end, Team Kim's 10-5 victory was confirmed.
[Kim Young-mi / Women's National Curling National Team: I thought this match was really important to get to the semi-final playoffs, but fortunately, I concentrated well and got good results.]
Team Kim, who balanced 3 wins and 3 losses, is England, Canada Together with the team, they tied for fifth place and saved hopes of progressing to the quarterfinals.
On Valentine's Day, Tim Kim, who tasted victory as sweet as chocolate, plans to take a honey-like rest today (15th) and check his strategy and stamina for the remaining three games.