Canada’s Streifel beats South Korea 7-5 to reach world junior curling semifinal
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of — Canada’s Kristen Streifel defeated South Korea’s Min Ji Kim 7-5 in the Page playoff 3-4 game Friday to advance to the semifinal at the world junior curling championship.
The host team scored three points in the sixth end for a 4-2 lead but the Canadians replied with a deuce in the seventh and another two points in the eighth for a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.
“That felt really great,” Streifel said. “I think our team really came together in that game. We’ve talked all season long about peaking at the right time, and we struggled a little bit in the round-robin but I think we’re coming together as a unit.
“I think we just were really putting the pressure on them to make the shots. I think both teams were making the shots but we just capitalized on them a little bit more later in the ends.”