Einarson defeats Kyeong-Ae Kim 6-3 to claim GSOC Co-Op Invitational curling event

VICTORIA — Canada’s Kerri Einarson defeated Korea’s Kyeong-Ae Kim 6-3 on Sunday to capture the women’s title at the GSOC Co-Op Invitational curling event.

Einarson’s team from Gimli, Man., opened the contest with singles in each of the first two ends. After Kim scored two in the third to tie the game, Einarson countered with two in the fourth.

Kim cut Einarson’s lead to 4-3 with a single in the fifth end but the Canadians cemented the victory with their final two in sixth.

Einarson advanced to the final with an 8-4 semifinal win over Eun-Ji Gim of Korea on Saturday. Kim edged Switzerland’s Xenia Schwaller 7-6 in the other contest.

Magnus Ramsfjell of Norway was scheduled to play Yannick Schwaller of Switzerland in the men’s final Sunday night.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 18, 2026.

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