CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy - The Japanese women's curling team was eliminated from semifinal contention at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday after suffering its sixth loss of the tournament, 8-6 to Italy.

With just one win at the tournament so far, Fortius, the Hokkaido-based team that won the right to represent Japan, failed in its bid to win the nation its third straight women's curling medal.

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