By Canadian Press

Homan’s Canadian crew drops 11-7 decision to host Korea

Mar 18, 2025 | 9:02 PM

UIJEONGBU-SI — Eunji Gim gave local fans a reason to celebrate Wednesday morning at Uijeongbu Indoor Ice Rink as her surging squad knocked off Rachel Homan’s Canadian crew 11-7 at the LGT world women’s curling championship.

Gim’s round-robin record improved to 6-1, second behind Silvana Tirinzoni’s 7-0 team from Switzerland. Canada slipped to third place at 5-2 with Sweden.

Gim and Homan were tied 3-3 after six ends, but the South Korean skip scored three in the seventh with hammer to go ahead 6-3. Canada got one back in the seventh, but surrendered a deuce in the eighth to fall behind 8-4.

Homan made a game of it by scoring three in the ninth to trim the deficit to 8-7, but Gim scored three in the 10th for the victory.

In other morning action, Japan beat Denmark 8-2 in six ends, China rolled past the United States 7-1 in eight ends, and Sweden beat Lithuania 8-2 in eight ends.

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Gim curled 94 per cent compared to Homan’s 79. Canadian lead Sarah Wilkes finished at 100 per cent, second Emma Miskew was at 94, and vice-skip Tracy Fleury was at 88.

Canada’s next game will be against Norway (4-3).

The top six teams in the 13-team field will qualify for knockout play starting Saturday. Medal games are scheduled for Sunday.

Homan won gold at the 2024 world playdowns in Sydney, N.S.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 18, 2025.

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