【20:05 Curling Mixed Doubles Round Robin China vs Switzerland】
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics will be held on February 4. But before the opening ceremony, some events will start early, and the first of them will be curling. According to statistics, curling is the competition with the longest time and the most competitions in this Winter Olympic Games.
According to the schedule, the Curling Event of the Winter Olympics will kick off on the evening of February 2 at the "Ice Cube", with a total of four mixed doubles matches from 8:05 pm to 10 pm.
Among them, the Chinese curling team will appear at 8:05 pm, and the opponent is the Swiss team. This was also the first match of the Chinese sports delegation at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The other three matches are: Sweden vs United Kingdom, Australia vs United States, Norway vs Czech Republic.
Fan Suyuan (left)/Nan Jiawen
Since its debut in the Winter Olympic Curling Competition in 2010, the Chinese curling team has achieved a good overall record. At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, the women's team composed of Wang Bingyu, Liu Yin, Yue Qingshuang and Zhou Yan won the bronze medal. At the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, the men's team composed of Liu Rui, Xu Xiaoming, Badexin and Zang Jialiang won the 4th place. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the Wang Rui/Badexin combination won the 4th place in mixed doubles.
Compared with the previous Winter Olympics, the Chinese curling team that completed the replacement of the old and the new boldly used new people, and the two captains Han Yu and Ma Xiuyue led their young teammates to compete in the Beijing Winter Olympics, and most of the team members participated in the Winter Olympics for the first time.
In terms of major opponents, the European and American teams Sweden, Canada, The United Kingdom and the United States are all strong contenders for medals.
【Beijing Winter Olympics China Curling Team List】
Men: Xu Jingtao, Wang Zhiyu, Zou Qiang, Ma Xiuyue, Jiang Dongxu (substitute)
Woman: Jiang Xindi, Zhang Lijun, Wang Rui, Han Yu, Dong Ziqi (substitute)
Mixed Doubles: Ling Zhi Fan Suyuan
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