On February 18, Beijing time, the women's ice hockey semifinals of the Winter Olympics ended, and the Japanese team eliminated Switzerland 8-6, entering the women's curling final for the first time in history. In the final, Japan's opponent was Britain, who eliminated defending champions Sweden 12-11 in the first set 0-4.
In the round robin match, the Japanese team won 5 and lost 4, barely entering the final four with a small point advantage, ushering in the championship favourite Swiss team with 8 wins and 1 loss in the round robin. The two sides met in the round robin, and Japan lost 4-8.
In this duel, the Japanese team completed the face change, in which the fifth set won 4 points to establish the advantage, and finally stabilized the situation, eliminating Switzerland 8-6 and successfully entering the final. In this campaign, the success rate of the Japanese team reached 88%, and the performance was very good.
The Japanese women's curling team is dominated by veterans, and the three of them are over 30 years old, and they have successfully made history. This is the first time that the Japanese curling team has reached the final final, and Japanese curling has also ushered in the first chance to hit the gold medal. The Chinese team once won a good bronze medal, but did not enter the final, and the Japanese team made history one step ahead of the Chinese team this time. Previously, the South Korean women's curling team made history by playing at home in the last tournament to reach the final, but won the silver medal.
Asian teams have never won a Winter Olympic curling championship, and the Japanese team has the opportunity to create Asian curling history. In the final, Japan's opponent will be the British team, the British team in the first set 0-4 situation, in an epic showdown, in the 9th set of the opponent a 4-0, but still by Sweden a 3-0 into the overtime, the British team finally through the overtime 12-11 to eliminate the defending champion Sweden.