On February 2, 2022, Beijing time, the Beijing Winter Olympic Curling Mixed Doubles Round Robin Tournament took the lead, after 8 rounds of competition, the results of the first round of competition were freshly released, and the Chinese team that was not optimistic was welcomed with a good start, the specific details are as follows:
01What are the results of the first round of curling mixed doubles at the Beijing Winter Olympics?
At this Winter Olympics, a total of 10 teams participated in the curling mixed doubles competition, in order: China, Britain, Norway, Sweden, Canada, Italy, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Australia and the United States. However, according to the schedule, except for Italy and Canada, the remaining 8 teams participated in the first round of competition.
After fierce competition, the results of the first round of matches were: China 7-6 Switzerland, the United States 6-5 Australia, The United Kingdom 9-5 Sweden, Norway 6-7 Czech Republic.
Ling Zhi in the previous game
Time back to the game between the Chinese team and the Swiss team, the first game, the Chinese team took the lead with the "big compass" to score 1 point; in the second set, the Chinese team successfully "stole" 1 point under the unfavorable situation of the first hand game, temporarily leading 2-0; in the third set, the two sides launched a defensive war, but the Chinese team relied on accurate line design, once again successfully scored 1 point, rewriting the score to 3-0. In the fourth set, the Swiss team gradually controlled the situation on the field, and two curling stones had been placed in the "base camp", in which case the Chinese team could only passively control the points. In the end, Switzerland pulled the score to 2-3.
In the fifth set, the backhand Chinese team had a chance to score 2-4 points, but unfortunately the last goal failed to hit the Swiss curling team, so it only scored 1 point and continued to lead 4-2. In the sixth inning, the situation on the field suddenly changed, the Chinese team Fan Suyuan made a mistake, the Swiss team took the opportunity to seize 3 points, the total score was 5-4 to overtake; in the seventh inning, the Chinese team withstood the pressure, successfully scored 2 points, and once again overtook the score at 6-5; in the eighth inning, the Swiss team in the backhand hoped to complete the kill, did not think that Rios had a fatal mistake, the opportunity returned to the hands of the Chinese team again, and the two sides fought a 6-6 draw after the offensive and defensive war. The two sides entered the play-offs, and the Chinese team continued to be in good shape, and finally won the opponent 7-6 with the "deadly ball", welcoming the opening red.
Pere/Rios 02 at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Why is the Chinese team not optimistic?
Objectively speaking, the outside world was not optimistic about the Chinese team before the game, mainly for three reasons: First, the overall strength of the Swiss team was higher than that of the Chinese team. As the saying goes, ranking is the best embodiment of strength, in the current world rankings, China ranks 6th, while Switzerland ranks 2nd. Second, the Swiss team has a brilliant record in the past. In the last Winter Olympics, the Swiss team reached the final with great momentum and successfully won a silver medal, while the Chinese team lost 7-9 to Norway in the play-offs and did not qualify for the semi-finals.
Third, the most critical point is that the Chinese team sent a new combination this time, while the Swiss team followed the combination of the runner-up winners of the last Olympic Games. In terms of experience and tacit understanding alone, the Chinese team obviously cannot be compared with the Swiss team. Then, the Chinese team broke the sky and made a splash, and in the game, the two "post-90s" players showed solid basic skills and excellent competitive status, and finally defeated the powerful Swiss team.
Fan Suyuan (left)
Finally, I would like to say that as a new couple, facing the powerful Swiss team, the Chinese team has shown the world the strength of "newborn calves are not afraid of tigers". I believe that in the follow-up matches, the Chinese team will continue to bring surprises to everyone. So, how do you see the performance of the Chinese team? Welcome to the interactive communication below!
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