Winter Olympics 2022 - USA leapfrog GB in women's curling standings after beating South Korea as Canada gain crucial win

USA leapfrogged Team GB — who dropped to fourth with a game in hand — and moved up to third place in the women's curling standings with their fourth win from six, beating South Korea 8-6 in a tightly contested match. After a pointless opening end, South Korea took a 1-0 lead in the second, the first of four consecutive one-point ends that were shared back and forth between the teams, going into the break at 2-2.

Ad/> USA came out of the blocks impressively in the sixth end and posted three points on the board to take the lead which proved to be a decisive end, as South Korea failed to catch them and Team USA eventually saw the game out 8-5. /> Beijing 2022'It is absolutely perfect' — Team GB's men seal fine curling victory over Denmark14 HOURS AGO Japan were victorious in their match against China, beating the Olympic host’s 10-2 to further strengthen their chances of progressing to the semi-finals.

China took the lead after the second end after a pointless opener, stealing a point before Japan steamrolled their way through the next three ends. They won 3-0, 1-0, and 3-0 in ends three, four and five respectively to take a 7-1 advantage at the halfway stage.

The host’s managed to get one point back in the sixth end, but after a Japanese double in the seventh to make it 9-2 and all but put the game to bed, with another point stolen in the 8th end the final nail in the coffin for China who threw the towel in. Medal table Schedule and results Team GB Canada recorded a crucial result against the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) to keep their medal hopes alive.

They progressed to seventh in the round robin standings after their second win of the Games. After an impressive start delivering back-to-back 2-0 wins in the opening