South Korea's curling team has secured its first win at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

The team of Jang Hye-ji and Lee Ki-jeong easily defeated Finland 9-4 in the preliminary of the round robin session in mixed doubles curling on Thursday at the Gangneung Curling Center.

The duo earned three points in the first end and added one each in the second and third end. The Finnish team scored four points in the following three ends, but South Korea added four additional points in the seventh, forcing Finland to give up.  

The opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics is set for Friday, but the competition began with curling and ski jumping on Thursday.