Uijeongbu: South Korea lost to the top-ranked Canada in the semifinals of the women’s curling world championship at home Saturday. Led by skip Gim Eun-ji, world No. 10 South Korea lost to Rachel Homan’s Canada 6-5 in the semifinals at the LGT World Women’s Curling Championship at Uijeongbu Indoor Ice Rink in Uijeongbu, some 20 kilometers north of Seoul.
According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea has been relegated to the bronze medal contest against China, scheduled for 10 a.m. Sunday. South Korea had defeated Canada 11-7 during the round robin on Wednesday, but Homan and her crew got their revenge Saturday. South Korea led 4-3 through eight ends, but Canada grabbed a lead with two points in the ninth end.
South Korea held the hammer in the 10th end but only managed one point after Homan pulled off a huge double takeout. Canada then got the decisive point in the 11th end. South Korea was trying to win its first gold medal at the women’s curling worlds. The country won silver in 2022 and bronze in 2019 and 2014.
By making it to the semifinals, South Korea also secured a berth at next year’s Winter Olympics in Italy.