カーリングオリンピック最終予選
女子はトルコ相手に10-5で勝利して，開幕五連勝，
3位以上が決まり，オリンピック出場決定戦への切符を
手に入れました。リーグ戦，残りはエストニア，ノルウェー。
もしかすると，ノルウェーとのニ連戦になるかもしれません。
男子は韓国に8-2で勝ち，三連勝で，3勝1敗として，夜のセッションへ。
夜のセッションはフィリピン相手に第10エンド痛恨のスチール，
7-9で痛い星を落として，3勝2敗となりました。
残りの試合は，ニュージーランド，中国との試合。
中国が5勝0敗，アメリカが4勝1敗，日本，オランダ，フィリピンが3勝2敗。
女子の日本と同様に，男子は中国の出場決定戦出場決定です。
男子は最終戦の中国戦，勝利が必要となる展開となりそうです。
残り2試合ずつ，NHK-BSで放送がありますが，午前2時開始の試合は
観戦が厳しいなあ。
本日の将棋棋戦
清麗戦予選，礒谷真帆女流初段が鎌田美礼女流2級に勝ち，
負けた鎌田女流2級は再挑戦トーナメントへ。
順位戦C級1組，成績上位陣が軒並み敗戦となっていますね。
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flock verb
uk /flɒk/ us /flɑːk/
flock verb (MOVE IN GROUP)
[I usually + adv/prep] to move or come together in large numbers:
flock to Hundreds of people flocked to the football match.
[+ to infinitive] Crowds of people flocked to see the Picasso exhibition.
rake noun [C]
uk /reɪk/ us /reɪk/
rake noun [C] (TOOL) 「熊手」
a garden tool with a long handle and long, pointed metal parts sticking out in a row at the bottom, used for making the earth level or for collecting leaves, etc.
rake something in phrasal verb with rake verb
to earn or get a large amount of money:
He rakes in over $200,000 a year.
rake it in She's really raking it in (= making a lot of money).
rooster noun [C] US
uk /ˈruː.stər/ us /ˈruː.stɚ/
an adult male chicken:
I heard a rooster crow.
ornament noun
uk /ˈɔː.nə.mənt/ us /ˈɔːr.nə.mənt/
C2 [C] an object that is beautiful rather than useful:
a glass ornament
garden ornaments such as statues and fountains
clap verb
uk /klæp/ us /klæp/ -pp-
clap verb (MAKE NOISE)
B1 [I or T] to clap your hands repeatedly to show that you like or admire someone or have enjoyed a performance:
The audience clapped and cheered when she stood up to speak.
We all clapped his performance enthusiastically.
chant verb [I or T]
uk /tʃɑːnt/ us /tʃænt/
to repeat or sing a word or phrase continuously:
The crowd were chanting the team's name.
Demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans in the square.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
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