Garlic Girls: South Korean curling team ward off more seasoned rivals
(The Guardian South Korea)

Five women have become internet sensations with their unlikely progression to Winter Olympic semi-finals in Pyeongchang Latest medal table | Full event scheduleIn name only are the Garlic Girls about food. There´s Yogurt, Pancake, Steak, Cookie and Sunny - as in eggs sunny side up. But they are not the next K-pop sensation: they are the South Korean women´s curling team.The five women - collectively known as the Garlic Girls, after their garlic-producing hometown - have become internet sensations after a winning streak that has put them within striking distance of a medal at the Winter Olympics. Related: Nigeria women`s bobsleigh team make breakthrough for Africa on ice The many faces of Kim Eun-jung aka `Annie,` the leader of S Korea`s women`s curling team, `Garlic Girls` pic.twitter.com/oQVP2K1PJn Continue reading...