Ahn Jung-geun, who doesn't know how to give up, lost well! Curling mix double, 1st place and super close match, 6 to 7 stone loss, first silver medal!
Feb 08, 2025
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Kim Kyung-ae and Sung Ji-hoon sealed the silver medal by losing 6-7 to Japan's Goana Tori and Aoki Goa in the curling mix-double final of the tournament held at Pingfang Curling Arena in Harbin, China at 10 a.m. on the 8th (Korea time).
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Kim Kyung-ae and Sung Ji-hoon, who scored two points in the first end, lost two points to Japan, who played the second end. It was a 2-2 tie, and as expected, a tight race continued. The third-end Korean's second ball and Japan's tight and delicate pitching faced a crisis, but Kim Kyung-ae's fantastic shot stuck close to the button and won one point. led 3–2. In the fourth end, Japan showed sophisticated stunts and took two points. It was pushed back by 3-4, one point, and Korea at the 5th end won one point again, widening the score by 3-5, two points. 6th-end Korea won one point and chased again by 4-5, one point.
A seven-end reversal drama has unfolded. On the last fifth pitch, Kim Kyung-ae's thrilling shot pushed away Japan's Stone. He succeeded in a two-point steal and succeeded in turning the tables 6-5. However, Japan's performance was not easy. After Sung Ji-hoon's last eight-end pitch, Korea had one stone and Japan had two stones left, and the Japanese team requested a timeout. Japan put two stones in front of the button with an accurate pitch. Kim Kyung-ae's last takeaway shot failed to push out Japan's two stones, losing by a score of 6-7. Kim Kyung-ae and Sung Ji-hoon won their first silver medal in the curling mix double, which was adopted as the first official event at the Asian Games.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
