Before the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics began, the curling mixed doubles competition started ahead of schedule, with Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi playing in the Australian team. After taking the lead, it was chased by australia to 4-4, and the Chinese team had a chance to be killed by the opponent in the last set. However, the luck of the Chinese team was maintained to the end, beating Australia 6-5 to achieve two consecutive wins after the opening match. It turned out that Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi had previously joined forces to defeat the runner-up of the 2018 Winter Olympics, and this time they became the vanguard of the Winter Olympics, taking advantage of the mistakes of their opponents to win. What he did not expect was that Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi were overconfident when facing the Swedish team, and they made a mistake at the last moment and were caught by the opponent. In the end, China lost 6-7 to Sweden, reaping the first defeat of its own and even the entire Chinese team.
According to the traditional operation of the Winter Olympics, some games will be played before the opening ceremony. This not only warmed up the Winter Olympics, but also allowed the subsequent games to proceed as scheduled. The first to start was the curling mixed doubles match. Chinese players, Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi played, and the woman showed a beautiful side and successfully attracted the attention of sports fans. In the first match, the Chinese team suffered a silver medal combination at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, and after passing the overtime, there was still a result. Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi played two double flights to win 7-6 against switzerland through overtime, and the Chinese delegation won the opening.
Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi, who have achieved the "opening red", explain to you what curling is with their own practice. This mysterious and interesting activity is not something that ordinary people can play. It is reported that the cost of a curling is more than 10,000 yuan. The format is relatively complex, with one player pushing the curling and another player rubbing the ground with a tool to change the speed and direction of the curling. The ultimate goal is to bring your curling closer to the center point or to curl your opponent's curling. Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi showed the essence of the sport very well, and they quickly led the Australian team in the second game.
A day later, the Chinese mixed doubles curling duo once again faced a formidable opponent, with Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi quickly getting a chance to lead their opponents. However, the game suddenly fell into a state of stalemate, and the 4-4 score put the Chinese team in crisis. Tully Gill/Dean Hewitt saw the hole in the Chinese team and chose to pause the game to study the deadly tactics. What I never expected was that the Australian team actually threw the ice hockey out and did not touch the Curling of the Chinese team at all. In the end, Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi played two "double flights" to win 6-5 against the Australian team. After winning two consecutive games to enter the third match, the opponent of the Chinese team is Sweden.
Both sides played their normal level in the first three sets, and then the Chinese team sent a key shot through the first hand under unfavorable circumstances, and the Chinese team led 4-3. In the sixth inning, the two teams went into a two-team glue state, and the battle was 4-4. And there were also wonderful moments at the last minute, when both teams actually made low-level mistakes. In the end, the Chinese team was reversed by the opponent 6-7, winning the first defeat of the Winter Olympics.
As the saying goes: "Persistence is victory." The Chinese mixed doubles curling team has won two consecutive victories against Switzerland and Australia. But the gap with the world's top teams is very small, and it will take more effort to win a third victory, or even to win the gold medal. Of course, the two consecutive victories won by Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi and then lost the battle, which is enough to add motivation to the Chinese Winter Olympic athletes.