(Olympics) S. Korean mixed doubles curling team earns 1st win
2018/02/08 13:36
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GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 8 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean mixed doubles curling team of Jang Hye-ji and Lee Ki-jeong picked up their first victory of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Thursday.
Jang and Lee defeated the Finnish team of Oona Kauste and Tomi Rantamaeki 9-4 at Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung.
The mixed doubles curling is being contested for the first time at these Olympic Games. Jang and Lee will have their second match against China later Thursday, the eve of the opening ceremony.
The South Koreans set the tone early by scoring three points in the first end, and added a point each in the second and third end for a 5-0 lead.
Finland cut the deficit to 5-4 after six ends, but South Korea earned four more points in the seventh end to clinch the victory.
South Korean curler Lee Ki-jeong celebrates a victory over Finland in the mixed doubles event at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics at Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on Feb. 8, 2018. (Yonhap)
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