The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics will be held on February 4, and Beijing, which has become the "City of the Two Olympic Games", will once again focus on the world's attention. But before the opening ceremony, some sports will start in advance, such as curling, ice hockey, freestyle skiing, etc. Among them, the first to start the war is curling.
The Chinese curling team will appear in the mixed doubles match on the evening of the 2nd, against the Swiss team. This is the first battle of the Chinese sports delegation at the Beijing Winter Olympics, which is of great significance!
The picture shows the athletes of the curling national training team in the Olympic trials. China News Service reporter Han Haidan photographed
According to the current schedule, the Curling Event of the Winter Olympics will kick off on February 2 and end on the 20th, with a total of 19 competition days, which will last from two days before the opening ceremony to the day of the closing ceremony. According to media statistics, this is the competition event with the longest time and the most competitions in this Winter Olympic Games, with a total of more than 100 games.
Curling originated in the 16th century and has a long history. It was included in the inaugural Winter Olympics as a performance event, and in 1998 the Nagano Winter Olympics became an official event.
The picture shows Chinese athletes in the competition. China News Service reporter Han Haidan photographed
The Beijing Winter Olympic Curling Event will be held at the National Aquatics Center, which incarnates as "Ice Cube", with a total of 3 sub-events of men's, women's and mixed doubles, of which mixed doubles were a new event at the last Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. At this Winter Olympics, the mixed doubles competition will be held from 2 to 8, a total of 7 match days, and the gold medal will be produced on the 8th.
On the 2nd, there will be a total of 4 mixed doubles round robin matches, and the Chinese team will play against the Swiss team at about 8 p.m., which is the debut of the Chinese sports delegation at the Beijing Winter Olympics. After that, the Chinese team will also play against Australia, Sweden, Canada, the United States, Norway, the United Kingdom, Italy and the Czech Republic in the round robin.
The picture shows Chinese athletes in the competition. China News Service reporter Han Haidan photographed
In order to hone their strength and let the best athletes appear on the Olympic field, the Chinese curling team has organized six Olympic trials since November last year. With the end of the selection competition, the Olympic lineup of the Chinese women's team has been produced, namely Jiang Xindi, Zhang Lijun, Dong Ziqi and the "post-00" captain Han Yu, with Wang Rui as a substitute. The list of men's teams and mixed doubles has not yet been announced.
I wish the Chinese curling team a successful first battle! Good luck to the Chinese sports delegation to the Beijing Winter Olympics!
All teams participating in the curling event of the Beijing Winter Olympics are attached
Men (10 teams): China, Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Denmark, Norway, Italy, Russian Olympic Committee
Women (10 teams): China, Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Denmark, Japan, South Korea, Russian Olympic Committee
Mixed Doubles (10): China, Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Norway, Italy, Australia, Czech Republic