On the evening of February 2, the curling competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics was held ahead of schedule. The Chinese duo of Ling Zhi/Fan Suyuan played against the PyeongChang Winter Olympic runner-up Swiss duo of Perey/Rios.
The Chinese duo played well in the first three sets, making it a 3-0 start. The Swiss team at the back of the fourth set recovered two points and still trailed China 2-3. In the fifth set, the Chinese team won one more point to lead the Swiss combination 4-2. Unexpectedly, in the sixth set, Rios played a pass double fly in the penultimate throw, and the Swiss combination scored 3 points to overtake the Chinese combination 5-4.
In the seventh set, Fan Suyuan seized on the opponent's mistake and the Chinese duo scored two more points to lead the Swiss duo 6-5 again. In the eighth set, the Chinese team did not seize the opportunity, and the Swiss combination scored another point, and the two sides played 6-6 in regular time. The two sides play overtime. The Chinese team scored 1 point to beat the Swiss team 7-6 and made a good start.
This is the first appearance of the Chinese legion at the Beijing Winter Olympics, which has made a good start, which is gratifying. Although the Beijing Winter Olympics have not yet entered the official time, it has already attracted the attention of many people. In this curling mixed doubles competition, there are many pieces of information on the hot search.
For example, "curling" ranks first on the hot search list, indicating that many people are watching curling or searching for curling. "China Curling Mixed Doubles Opening Red" ranked 6th, "The original curling competition site discussion was so loud" ranked 7th, "2022 Beijing Winter Olympics First Match" ranked 24th, "can't understand curling but enjoy watching" ranked 25th, "Curling Mixed Doubles China vs Switzerland" ranked 29th, "Ling Zhi Fan Suyuan three consecutive rounds" ranked 45th. A total of 7 messages are on the hot search.
Among them, the seventh place, "the original curling competition site discussion is so loud" is very interesting.
During the game, Chinese mixed doubles curling duo Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan repeatedly discussed tactics loudly. In particular, Fan Suyuan's voice was loud and very clear, and the audience in front of the tactical intent TV set heard it. I don't know if the empty competition venue is suitable for sound transmission, or the radio effect is too good. To analyze the tactics, the team members are attached to the ear, whispering, afraid that others will know. Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan didn't care so much, they drank it loudly, not afraid of others hearing it, and they were not afraid of the opponent Swiss combination to know. Oh, do they think the Swiss duo can't understand Chinese, so they have the courage to discuss it out loud? This is a "loud conspiracy".
Article 25 is also interesting, "I don't understand curling but enjoy watching it." Not many people can really understand curling. Curling is carried out too little, and there are only a few such competitions in China. However, CCTV has broadcast curling competitions live many times, which is also to prepare for the Beijing Winter Olympics in advance, to popularize science in advance for the audience, and to cultivate hobbies in advance. Since you can't understand it, why can you still watch it with relish? In fact, it is very normal! It's a game in China, and no matter what the game is, we love watching it.
In particular, curling is also a competitive sport, and it is also quite interesting to bump a few balls around. What's more, curlers have a lot of handsome men and beautiful women, which are very eye-catching and can also attract a lot of spectators to watch. Like the Chinese mixed doubles combination is a typical handsome and beautiful girl combination.
Let's talk a little bit about curling. Curling, also known as curling, ice skating, is a kind of throwing competition on the ice as a team, which is known as "chess" on ice. Curling originated in Scotland in the 14th century. In 1927, Canada held its first national curling competition. Curling was introduced to Asia in 1955. Curling entered the first Winter Olympics in 1924. It is also an early sport. However, it was not until the 18th Winter Olympics that curling entered the Winter Olympic family as an official competition. It was already the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. This is mainly due to the lack of popularity of curling.
Curling in China has been carried out relatively late. In 2000, China's first curling team, Harbin City, was established. In 2003, China established the first national team, and in the same year, the Chinese curling team joined the World Curling Federation, and the World Curling Arena had chinese athletes. In October 2004, China established the China Curling Association.
The Chinese curling team began participating in the Winter Olympics in 2010, when the women's team won the bronze medal in its debut at the Winter Olympics. The men's team finished 4th at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Mixed doubles became an official event at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, with China's Ba Dexin/Wang Rui finishing fourth. The mixed doubles duo Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan, who represented China this time, are participating in the Winter Olympics for the first time.