The Chinese curling mixed doubles project sent an accident + a surprise! In the curling mixed doubles competition that began at 20:05 on February 2, The Chinese mixed doubles players Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan, who participated in the Winter Olympics for the first time, played extremely well, and finally won the silver medal Swiss players at the last Winter Olympics 7-6 through overtime, and won the opening red!
The Swiss pair are very strong, they won the silver medal in the mixed doubles event at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics four years ago, and the two are also very experienced, which is precisely the weakness of the Chinese players. Affected by the epidemic, since January 2020, the Chinese curling team has almost no opportunity to train and participate abroad, only last year by the Winter Games Center in November organized 6 team selection matches, the original pre-game Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan, who were not optimistic before the game, stood out in the fierce competition with the other 4 pairs of teammates, and obtained the qualification to represent China in the Winter Olympics.
As a result, this unexpected scene also appeared in the first game that began last night. Against the powerful Swiss team, Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan played steadily, each taking one point in the first three sets, including one point in the second set. In curling, the backhand usually has a certain advantage, so it is not easy to get points in the case of the first throw.
The Swiss team, which was behind the score, was not discouraged, and in the fourth set, it scored 2 points, and the score became 3-2; in the sixth set, it scored 3 points to surpass the Chinese team by one point 6-5. Under pressure, Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan were not impatient, still adopted a steady and steady strategy, and scored 2 points in the 7th set, and surpassed the Swiss team by 1 point. But in the 8th game, the Swiss team got 1 point, the two sides fought 6 to 6, in the regular 8 sets of the two sides drew, had to play overtime, which was also the only overtime in last night's 4 games, it just so happened that the Chinese team had a backhand advantage in this round, and finally beat the opponent 7-6.
This somewhat unexpected start is a huge encouragement for the Chinese mixed doubles duo with two games tomorrow. Tomorrow morning, the Chinese team will play against the Australian team, and the evening team will face the Swedish team, and the two Chinese players said after the game: We will continue to work hard, and the goal of this Winter Olympics is to climb the podium and play the national anthem!
Curling knowledge basics
How curling matches are scored
Curling competitions have three scoring principles. First: After the pitching of a game, whoever is closest to the center of the base camp is the scoring team of the game. Second: The losing team's score in a game is always zero points, and when there is not a single pot in the base camp, it is considered a draw between the two teams, and the score is 0-0. Third, the winning team has several curling curlers than the loser team all the pots are close to the center of the camp, and the winning team can get a few points.