Olympics: Japan curlers eliminated from semifinal race after Italy loss

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."I'm very frustrated," third Kaho Onodera said after the match. "We've had several close losses recently, and I feel that unless we improve our shot accuracy a bit more, it will be difficult to finish games off and secure win…READ FULL ARTICLE