Orsay | Chinese curling throwing the future

The opening of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is imminent, and the Chinese curling team's winter Olympics list is officially released: the men's (team) lineup is Ma Xiuyue, Zou Qiang, Wang Zhiyu, Xu Jingtao, Jiang Dongxu, the women's (team) lineup is Han Yu, Dong Ziqi, Zhang Lijun, Wang Rui, Jiang Xindi, and the mixed doubles is Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan, of which Wang Rui and Jiang Xindi are participating in the Winter Olympics for the second time, and the remaining 10 are all debuting.

The Chinese men's curling team returned to the Winter Olympics after 8 years, and this time the squad was Xu Jingtao at first base, Wang Zhiyu at second base, Zou Qiang at third base, Ma Xiuyue at fourth base, and Jiang Dongxu.

During the Beijing Winter Olympics cycle, Zou Qiang cooperated with Xu Jingtao, Wang Zhiyu and Ba Dexin to win the second place in the Curling World Cup, creating the best result of Chinese men's curling in the international competition. As Badexin faded out, the team made adjustments, tian Jiafeng and Han Peng joined, and Zou Qiang fought everywhere.

During the Winter Olympic season, the personnel of zou qiang's team was adjusted again, and Ma Xiuyue joined and served as the main general. In the Qinghai International Competition and Olympic Trials, Ma Xiuyue showed a certain level and was an excellent athlete. Although he is 30 years old, Ma Xiuyue is a "rookie" in the international arena, he lacks world championship experience, has never participated in the World Championships and the Asia-Pacific Championships before, this time directly participating in the Winter Olympics, whether Ma Xiuyue can overcome the ups and downs of mentality to play his best state is crucial for Chinese men's curling.

Chinese women's curling is a team with a glorious tradition, in the 2009 World Championships, Zhou Yan, Yue Qingshuang, Liu Yin, Wang Bingyu made a splash and won the world championship, which is the only world championship in Chinese curling so far. The following year, the four girls competed for the first time at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, winning a valuable bronze medal and making history again.

After Wang Bingyu retired, Mei Jie team, Han Yu team emerged one after another, in the Winter Olympics selection competition, Han Yu team stood out and won the Beijing Winter Olympics ticket, the specific lineup of the Chinese women's team is zhang Lijun at first base, Dong Ziqi at second base, Wang Rui at third base, Han Yu at fourth base, and Substitute Jiang Xindi.

At the 2021 Women's Curling World Championships, Han Yu (center) threw curling. Courtesy of Visual China

Judging from the list, the Han Yu team lineup was slightly adjusted, veteran Wang Rui joined as the third base, Jiang Xindi changed from first base to substitute, Zhang Lijun changed from second base to first base, and Dong Ziqi changed from third base to second base. Wang Rui and Jiang Xindi are the only two players on the Chinese curling team to participate in the Winter Olympics, and the addition of Wang Rui has strengthened the strength of the Han Yu team to a certain extent, and the veteran's pressure has made the post-00 player Han Yu more confident.

Chinese mixed doubles curling has achieved good results in the world championships, and in 2016 and 2017, Wang Rui and Bade Xin won medals at the World Championships consecutively. At the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Wang Rui and Bad Xin once again joined hands to play, although the two did not qualify for the final four, but because the Russian team's drug-related achievements were canceled, the "Xin Rui Combination" won the fourth place.

In the Beijing Winter Olympics cycle, the Chinese team cultivated more young combinations, of which Ling Zhi and Yang Ying were pinned on high hopes and also participated in the Mixed Doubles World Championships, but the results of the two did not meet expectations. In the recent Beijing Winter Olympics selection competition, Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi performed well as a whole, and the cooperation was more tacit, so they won valuable tickets.

Judging from this big list, there are more young players in the Chinese curling team, most of them participate in the Winter Olympics for the first time, lightly packed, without any ideological baggage, and young players should let go of themselves and spell out the future with an impact mentality. Zou Qiang and Han Yu have both had amazing performances in the World Series before, and they look forward to staying in good shape at the Beijing Winter Olympics and striving for good results for Chinese curling.

Source Client Winter Olympics

Edited by Kang Dian

Process Editor Liu Weili