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

By Canadian Press on March 18, 2025.

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.

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.