S. Korea routs Britain for 2nd straight win in women’s curling

South Korea’s Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Gim Eun-ji, and Kim Min-ji wave to the crowd during the women’s curling round robin session against Britain, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Friday. AP-Yonhap

MILAN — South Korea handily beat Britain for its second consecutive win in the women’s curling tournament at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday.

Led by skip Gim Eun-ji, South Korea cruised to a 9-3 victory over Rebecca Morrison’s Britain at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo, some 260 kilometers northeast of Milan.

South Korea began the tournament by losing to the United States but has since defeated Italy and Britain in succession.

South Korea and Britain were tied at 3-3 through five ends, before South Korea scored three points in the sixth end when Gim’s last stone gave South Korea three rocks in the scoring area against none for Britain.

An unsuccessful hit-and-roll shot by Morrison gave South Korea another point in the seventh end for a 7-3 lead.

South Korea scored twice more in the eighth end to close out the easy win, as Britain conceded the match with two ends remaining.

In this 10-team competition, teams will each play nine round-robin matches and the best four nations will progress to the semifinals.

South Korea’s next match will be against Denmark on Saturday.