26 October 2025
Korea women and Japan men win Pan Continental bronze
Korea women and Japan men win bronze at the US Steel Pan Continental Curling Championships 2025.
Women’s bronze medal game
United States opened the game with a single in the first end and carried the early momentum, extending their lead to 5–1 in the fourth end after an in-off from skip Tabitha Peterson scored three.
Korea regrouped after the break and mounted a steady comeback, highlighted by a four-point seventh end that tied the game at 6–6. The teams traded scores through the late ends and were tied 8–8 after ten, sending the game to an extra end.
In the eleventh, Korean skip Gim Eunji navigated a crowded house and made an angled hit to score three, sealing an 11–8 victory and the bronze medal.
After the match, Gim said, “At the beginning of the game, our performance was a little bit all over the place, and with the score difference at the beginning, we knew that we just needed to believe in ourselves. We didn’t think of the score difference that much, we just kept believing in ourselves and with my teammates, we made it happen.”
Korea: Gim Eunji (skip), Kim Minji (vice-skip), Kim Suji (second), Seol Yeeun (lead), Seol Yeji (alternate)
Men’s bronze medal game
The game between Japan and China remained tight through the middle ends, with China holding a narrow 3–2 lead after seven. Japan pulled ahead 4–3 before China took two in the ninth to go back in front 5–4.
In the tenth, Japan’s fourth player Yanagisawa Riki delivered the decisive shot, threading his final stone through a narrow port to draw to the button for two and secure a 6–5 win and the bronze medal.
Reflecting on the victory, skip Yamaguchi Tsuyoshi said, “That was exciting and I’m very happy. This was not an easy game, it was really tough, but we put in a good performance. Our team is really good and I like it!”
Japan: Yanagisawa Riku (fourth and vice-skip), Yamaguchi Tsuyoshi (skip), Yamamoto Takeru (second), Satoshi Koizumi (lead), Usui Shingo (alternate)
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All A-Division games will be broadcast on the Curling Channel, however, there may be restrictions due to broadcast partner agreements.
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