South Korea curlers swept up in Sochi dreams

South Korean national curling team player Shin Mi-sung watches the line of the stone during a training session at the Taereung National Training Ceter in Seoul November 27, 2013. REUTERS/Kim Hong-ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - Clasping the treasured broom she used to reach the Sochi Games, Shin Mi-sung smiles as she remembers the ridicule and embarrassment she has had to endure as part of South Korea's Olympic curling team.

"I used to take the subway holding this broom in my hand and people would think I was a window cleaner or a street sweeper," Shin told Reuters in an interview.