Japan claimed their first Olympic curling medal on Saturday when Satsuki Fujisawa’s foursome scored a point in each of the final three ends to edge Britain 5-3 and win the bronze. Japan’s win guarantees Asia will have two teams on the medal podium with South Korea taking
Japan claimed their first Olympic curling medal on Saturday when Satsuki Fujisawa’s foursome scored a point in each of the final three ends to edge Britain 5-3 and win the bronze.
Japan’s win guarantees Asia will have two teams on the medal podium with South Korea taking on Sweden in the gold medal final on Sunday.
« It’s the first medal for Japan, so it’s history, » smiled Japan’s Canadian coach J. D. Lind. « That is something this country has been trying to do since the Nagano Olympics, so to finally get to do that, it’s a huge day for sure.
« It’s been stressful, I definitely feel for Eve Muirhead’s team. They had a shot to win. I feel for her having to miss but that’s curling and we’ll take it. »
The match was a tight, defensive, tactical affair from start to finish with neither rink putting up more than one point in an end.
