Milan: South Korea lost to Switzerland 7-5 in the women's curling tournament at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Tuesday for its third loss in seven matches so far. Gim Eun-ji's South Korea got the first point in the opening end at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, northeast of Milan, before Silvana Tirinzoni's Switzerland put up a three-spot in the second end with Alina Paetz's promotion takeout with her team's final stone.

According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea managed to tie the score with a point each in the third end and fourth end. However, Switzerland regained its lead with a point in the sixth end and then stole a point in the seventh end, resulting in a 5-3 lead after Gim's failed double takeout attempt left a Swiss stone close to the button.

South Korea fought back with a point in the eighth end, but Switzerland extended its lead with two points in the ninth end through Paetz's double takeout. South Korea aimed for a three-point rally in the 10th end, but another double takeout by Paetz restricted them to just one point.

This result brought South Korea's record to 4-3, while Switzerland improved to 5-2. The top four teams after nine round-robin matches will qualify for the semifinals scheduled for Friday. South Korea faces Sweden on Wednesday and Canada on Thursday in their remaining round-robin contests. Notably, Canada defeated Sweden 8-6 on Tuesday, bringing its record to 4-3 as Sweden stood at 6-1.