On the evening of February 2, the Mixed Curling Competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics will take place at the National Aquatics Center ("Ice Cube"). This is also the earliest event at the beijing Winter Olympics, and Chinese curlers will take the lead.
The night's 4 races will start at 4 tracks at the same time, with 8 teams playing against each other. The two sides are China-Switzerland, Sweden-Great Britain, Australia-United States, Norway-Czech Republic.
Mixed doubles at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics became an official event, with Canada, Switzerland and Norway finishing in the top three in the competition of eight teams, and the Chinese team failed to achieve its goal of reaching the podium before the race. The number of teams participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics has been expanded to 10, in addition to the 8 teams that appeared on the first day, there are Italian teams and veteran canadian teams. The increase in the number of teams participating means more games and longer schedules.
The 10 participating teams include the world's top 7 teams: Canada, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, the United States, China, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic and Italy ranked 10th and 13th respectively, and the 14th-ranked Australian team is participating in the Mixed Doubles Competition of the Winter Olympics for the first time.
Ling Zhi in the game
The Chinese team sent Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan to compete in the mixed doubles competition. The duo had no previous experience in team competition, but was selected through a comprehensive evaluation in January 2022 through the domestic Winter Olympic squad selection competition. Compared to the many veterans of other curling teams with many Winter Olympic experiences, the juggling newcomers will start their first Winter Olympic journey. The mixed doubles competition will last for seven days, with the gold medal decided on February 8.