"It was actually great to see young South Korean kids screaming," said Jung Seung-won, who plays third for the national team. "For foreign players, that kind of stadium atmosphere could be stressful, but for us, it was helpful."

The elementary students were busy playing each other, but when South Korea collected points, they made noise and cheered for the national team.

Seo Seon-sook, who serves as the skip, said he actually wants to hear a lot of noise from the stands whether spectators are adults or not.

"I didn't expect many spectators since our match was scheduled for Monday morning, but I'm happy to see many fans," Seo said. "If many spectators can give us a loud cheer, it can really give us a lot of energy, but for our opponents, it's going to be a lot of pressure."

Canada's skip Mark Ideson said he was also impressed by the South Korean crowd.

"Korea are a strong team," Ideson was quoted as saying to the PyeongChang Paralympics media information provider myInfo 2018. "They got the energy of the crowd out there, which was fun to be around. We definitely respect them and hope to get the chance to play them again."

South Korea will play their fifth round-robin match against Germany later Monday. The wheelchair curling competition at the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics features 12-member mixed-gender teams and based on the results of the round-robin qualifying round, the top four teams will advance to the semifinals. (Yonhap)