Curling - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Women's Bronze Medal Match - Britain v Japan - Gangneung Curling Center - Gangneung, South Korea - February 24, 2018 - Japan's coach J.D. Lind celebrates with vice-skip Chinami Yoshida, skip Satsuki Fujisawa and second Yumi Suzuki after the team won. REUTERS/Cathal Mcnaughton
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - Japan claimed their first Olympic curling medal on Saturday when Satsuki Fujisawa's foursome scored a point in each of the final three ends to edge Britain 5-3 and win the bronze.
Japan's win guarantees Asia will have two teams on the medal podium with South Korea taking on Sweden in the gold-medal final on Sunday.
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