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S. Korea Reaches Wheelchair Curling Semifinals at PyeongChang Paralympics

S. Korea Reaches Wheelchair Curling Semifinals at PyeongChang Paralympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea reached the semifinals of the wheelchair curling competition at the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics on Thursday after finishing top of the qualifying round. The team of Seo Soon-seok, Bang Min-ja, Cha Jae-goan, Jung Seung-won and Lee Dong-ha beat China 7-6 in their last qualifying match at [...]

S. Korean Wheelchair Curling Team Suffers 2nd Loss at PyeongChang Paralympics

S. Korean Wheelchair Curling Team Suffers 2nd Loss at PyeongChang Paralympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s mixed wheelchair curling team suffered its second loss at the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics on Wednesday. The team of Seo Soon-seok, Bang Min-ja, Cha Jae-goan, Jung Seung-won, Lee Dong-ha, fell to Norway 9-2 in their eighth match in the wheelchair curling competition at the PyeongChang Winter [...]

S. Korean Wheelchair Curling Team Looking to Repeat Success of ‘Garlic Girls’ at Paralympics

S. Korean Wheelchair Curling Team Looking to Repeat Success of ‘Garlic Girls’ at Paralympics

SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s wheelchair curling team for the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics said Friday it wants to write a success story like the women’s curling team did at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The women’s curling team earned silver at the Feb. 9-25 Olympics and became a global sensation with its inspiring performances and interesting personalities. The team is now better known as “Garlic Girls,” as the girls come from a town [...]