Eunji Gim gave local fans a reason to celebrate Wednesday at Uijeongbu Arena as her surging squad knocked off Rachel Homan’s Canadian rink 11-7 at the LGT world women’s curling championship.
Homan’s Ottawa-based team of Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes rebounded in the late draw with an 8-6 win over Norway’s Marianne Roervik. Canada had hammer in the 10th end and scored two for the victory.
“We just didn’t capitalize on our opportunities and the game was real close,” Homan said.
Canada and Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg were tied in third place at 6-2 after 14 sessions. Gim was alone in second place at 7-1 and Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni remained unbeaten at 8-0.
The top six teams in the 13-team field will…