On the evening of February 2, Beijing time, the curling mixed doubles event of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics began to compete for the group round robin, and it is worth mentioning that this is also the "Ice Cube" following the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, once again as an Olympic venue to welcome guests. The Chinese sports delegation is also in the "Ice Cube" to usher in the debut of this Winter Olympic Games. In the curling mixed doubles event, Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi of the Chinese team represented the Chinese team, and the two made their debuts at the Winter Olympics. Facing the veteran strong team Switzerland, Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi withstood great pressure and finally defeated the last runner-up Swiss team 7:6 with a large score to get the opening red.
As it was the debut of the Chinese sports delegation at the Winter Olympics, Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi of the Chinese team curling mixed doubles received everyone's attention before the game. Ling Zhi revealed in an interview before the game that he and his partner had played against the Swiss team 3 times before and were not strangers to each other. For this game, both players of the Chinese team said that the advantage lies in the normal rhythm of life and the competition environment. As the host, you don't need to change much in the game, and the opponent is in an unfamiliar environment.
Therefore, the outcome of this game depends on who is in better physical condition, and if it can play at a normal level, it is not a problem to win. In this game, many domestic spectators came to the "Ice Cube" to cheer for the Chinese team. The mixed doubles event competes for 8 rounds, which is quite different from the 10-inning format of the team competition. After the start of the game, netizens have said, "The two Members of the Chinese team are handsome and beautiful, and their appearance is responsible." In the first game, the Chinese team and the Swiss team entered the state quickly, and after the standing pot was placed, both sides adopted the strategy of rotating the pot into the camp.
Although the Chinese team did not play a double in the end, it still managed to get a point. In the second set, the Swiss team began to change tactics, trying to use the blow to find opportunities, the Chinese team's Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi felt good, in the case of the first hand to steal the success, the audience on the scene exclaimed, cheers continued. Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi, who were in the lead in the score, played a tug-of-war with the Swiss team in the fourth and fifth sets, and the two have always firmly grasped the initiative on the field.
In the sixth set, the Swiss team took advantage of the opportunity of the backhand to reverse the score. In the crucial 7th set, the Swiss team made many mistakes in the case of the first hand, and Fan Suyuan seized the opportunity to get two points and once again reverse the score. In the last inning, the Chinese team took the lead, and the Swiss team wanted to use the backhand advantage to get two points, but Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi had clear ideas, and repeatedly posed a standing pot and a rotary pot into the camp to prevent the opponent from getting a big score. In the end, the Chinese team successfully let the opponent take only one point and entered the overtime game with a score of 6:6. In the last set, Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi played well, did not give the opponent the opportunity to steal points, successfully won the game, and won the opening of the Winter Olympic Games.
(Luo Treasurer)