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The Korean women's curling team is aiming for the first gold medal in the history of the World Championship and the direct ticket to the Olympics.
The Korean women's curling team Gyeonggi Provincial Office (Skip Kim Eun-ji, Third Kim Min-ji, Second Kim Soo-ji, Lead Seol Ye-eun and Phipps Seol Ye-ji) is the gateway to the Olympics at the media day of the 2025 LGT World Women's Curling Championships held at the Olympic Hall in Seoul on the 12th. As I unfortunately won the bronze medal last year, I really want to win a gold medal at this tournament at home." The Gyeonggi Provincial Government ranked third last year.
The atmosphere is good. The Gyeonggi provincial government recently won the top prize in 18 years at the 2025 Harbin Winter Asian Games. He won the gold medal by winning all 10 games from the preliminary round to the final.
Now he is running towards the top of the world championships. Korea's all-time best performance at the World Championships is a silver medal for the 2022 'Team Kim' Gangneung City Hall (Skip Kim Eun-jung, Third Kim Kyung-ae, Second Kim Cho-hee, Reed Kim Sun-young).
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The women's world championships, which will kick off at Uijeongbu Ice Rink in Gyeonggi Province on the 15th, have quotas for the 2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics. One out of every 10 Olympic tickets belongs to the host country, Italy. Through this competition, seven countries will get direct tickets. Korea will face traditional curling powerhouses such as Canada, Switzerland and Sweden in this competition.
Shin Dong-ho, head coach of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government, said, `It is not difficult to advance to the Olympics as we finished third at the World Championship last year. As long as he is not at the bottom of his power, he can go straight to the Olympics. You'll enjoy it in your home room. I hope curling will be loved and developed more ahead of the Olympics. There may be pressure, but the athletes' experience has been accumulated through important competitions such as the World Championships and the Grand Slam before the Olympics."
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Kim Eun-ji said "We will try to play what we want rather than care about who the opponent is." Kim Soo-ji said "I'm sure we're going to the Olympics. They are high-quality teams, but they are also teams that have faced a lot, so they are training based on experience. After playing the Winter Asian Games and the Winter Sports Festival in succession, he regained his condition after a break. In the last two weeks, I have filled in what I lacked in the Asian Games. I have more confidence that I will be able to climb to the highest level at this World Championships."
From the perspective of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government, where all five are from Songhyeon High School in Uijeongbu, this competition is truly at home. Kim Soo-ji realized her popularity when a local gas station man told her that she would go see this competition. The youngest Kim Min-ji is tough and good at takeout. I hope you enjoy watching me blow two or three stones away." Seol Ye-ji said "My friends have not shown much interest in me so far, but after the Winter Asian Games, the competition is held in Uijeongbu, so I ask a lot about tickets."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
