South Korea's Lee Kijeong throws the stone during the curling mixed doubles round robin session between South Korea and Finland during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung on February 8, 2018. Pic/AFP

The South Korean mixed doubles curling team of Jang Hye-ji and Lee Ki-jeong picked up their first victory of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Thursday. Jang and Lee defeated the Finnish team of Oona Kauste and Tomi Rantamaeki 9-4 at Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung, reports Yonhap news agency. Mixed doubles curling is being contested for the first time at these Olympic Games.