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EPISODE · Feb 10, 2026 · 39 MIN

Team Gim looks to return Korea to the Olympic medal stand

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The Korean has had a tumultuous eight years since “The Garlic Girls” burst on the scene to win silver at the 2018 Olympics. Despite this, women’s curling in Korea as flourished and four teams are in the Top 15 of the world rankings. Melvin Lee, a curling consultant and president of the Korean Canadian Curling Federation, tells us how things have improved for the Korean Curling Federation and the prospects for Team Gim, currently third in the world rankings, at the upcoming Olympics in Italy. Our ebook: Welcome to Curling!: The Rock Across the Pond Guide to the Roaring Game Our original Welcome to Curling series (2022) The Remarkable Return of Korea’s Team Kim (2020) Korea’s Team Kim makes triumphant Olympic return (2022) Curling DEI initiatives in action with Melvin Lee (2023)

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The Korean has had a tumultuous eight years since “The Garlic Girls” burst on the scene to win silver at the 2018 Olympics. Despite this, women’s curling in Korea as flourished and four teams are in the Top 15 of the world rankings. Melvin Lee, a...

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