The 2018 Olympic curling team of skip Kim Eun-jung, vice Kim Kyeong-ae, second Kim Seon-yeong, lead Kim Yeong-mi and alternate Kim Cho-hi, coached by Peter Gallant of Canada, received celebrity status for their strong performances despite entering the tournament as underdogs. Korea topped the round robin standings with just one loss to Pacific-Asian rivals Satsuki Fujisawa. Their wins included defeating heavily favoured Canada, Great Britain and Sweden. They then advanced to the final by defeating Japan in an extra end before losing to Sweden to claim the silver medal. They also gained international recognition due to fans dubbing them the "Garlic Girls", since they all came from Uiseong which was long known for its garlic production but has recently become Korea's curling capital. Since all five team members share the same surname Kim, and as their actual names are hard to pronounce, the team members adopted breakfast-themed nicknames Sunny(reference to Sunny side up eggs), Steak, Pancake, Annie (a brand of yogurt) and ChoCho (a type of cookie). Kim Eun-jung "Annie" is also known for her owl-eyed glasses. The next month, the team played in the 2018 World Women's Curling Championship where they qualified for the playoffs with an 8–4 record. In the quarterfinals, they lost to the United States Jamie Sinclair, eliminating them from contention.