Members of South Korea's women curling team react to their 10-7 loss to Canada in the round-robin match of the women's curling tournament at the Winter Olympics at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday. (Yonhap)
Members of South Korea's women curling team react to their 10-7 loss to Canada in the round-robin match of the women's curling tournament at the Winter Olympics at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday. (Yonhap)

South Korea's hopes of winning its second-ever Olympic medal in curling evaporated Thursday in northern Italy.

Skip Gim Eun-ji's South Korea was knocked out of the women's curling tournament after a 10-7 loss to Canada in its final round-robin match at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, 260 kilometers northeast of Milan.

With the score tied at 4-4, Canada scored four massive points in the sixth end and punched a ticket to the semifinals with the three-point win.

With a 5-4 record, South Korea finished in fifth place, behind Sweden (7-2), the United States (6-3), Switzerland (6-3) and Canada (6-3).

In figure skating, Lee Hae-in finished eighth in the women's singles with 210.56 points. She had a season-best 140.49 points in Thursday's free skate, adding them to 70.07 points from Tuesday's short program.

Her fellow South Korean Shin Ji-a ended in 11th place with 206.68 points. She scored a personal-best 141.02 points in the free skate.

Speed skater Chung Jae-won, who is preparing for his second straight medal in the men's mass start, made his first appearance in Milan in the 1,500m, where he was a last-minute entry. He finished 14th with a time of 1:45.80.

Also on Thursday, the 2018 Olympic bobsleigh silver medalist Won Yun-jong was elected to the Athletes' Commission of the International Olympic Committee.

Won received 1,176 votes from 2,393 athletes who cast their ballots from Jan. 30 to Wednesday. He is the third South Korean to be elected to the commission that represents Olympians and the first from a winter sport. (Yonhap)

Won Yun-jong of South Korea celebrates after being elected to the Athletes' Commission of the International Olympic Committee onThursday, in this photo provided by the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee. (Yonhap)
Won Yun-jong of South Korea celebrates after being elected to the Athletes' Commission of the International Olympic Committee onThursday, in this photo provided by the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee. (Yonhap)