Women’s curling, South Korea fly to Beijing 2022! Overcoming Latvia in the Pre-Olympic Games – OA Sport

the South Korean citizen Curling of the female He is the third and last team to get the pass for Beijing 2022. The team led by Kim Eun-Jung actually won the last pre-Olympic playoff match in Leeuwarden, defeating Latvia 8-5, Thus reaching the Scots, the winners of the round robin, and the Japanese winners of the first playoff.

The meeting already started in the best way for the Asians, who immediately had the opportunity Until he scored three points at the second end After the first hand, nothing, then reply immediately for any possible preliminary attempt by opponents, thus keeping the situation under control to a large extent.

However, something changed at the end of the seventh, as the Latvians were able to put two points on the score sheet, bringing the provisional score to 4-5. But even in this case, the South Koreans’ counter-move didn’t take long, as they were very skilled at further stretching. Partial increase by two And closing the conversation in the final chapter, sealing the final 8-5 after a last desperate comeback attempt by competitors.

Thus, it will be the women’s teams that will participate in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Canada, China, Denmark, United Kingdom, Japan, Russia (ROC), South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.

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