Chinese curling mixed doubles dream combination Ling Zhi / Fan Suyuan finally lost!
In the third round of the Winter Olympic Curling Mixed Doubles Round Robin Tournament, the Chinese combination against the Swedish combination, the Chinese combination in the 6-4 lead of the good situation, the 8th set by the opponent after the hand to get 3 points, unfortunately reversed by the opponent, ushered in the first defeat of the Winter Olympics.
The Swedish team is the third runner-up winner of the last Winter Olympics, the strength is not bad, and the Chinese combination has just been formed for three months, but the Chinese team dares to fight, in the confrontation with the Swedish team, the wits and courage, successively throw good pots, the two sides in the first 6 sets of the battle to 4-4 draw.
Coming to the key 7th innings, that is, China's backhand game, the Chinese team withstood the pressure and completed a beautiful blow in the last shot, but unfortunately, when measuring the size, the 3rd curling that the Chinese team left in the circle was slightly far from the center of the circle than the Swedish curling, and the Chinese team regretted that it could not get 3 points, which also laid the groundwork for the final game of the decider.
The Swedish team showed an experienced side at this time, the more critical the moment, the more they are adept at complicating the situation of the game, they continue to put multiple curling in the center of the circle and the Curling of the Chinese team are closely aligned, and the two curling of the Chinese team in the favorable position are in the lower half of the position, which means that the Swedish team with the final blow, there is a possibility of double flying to get 3 points, and the Swedish team is very good at hitting.
Sure enough, after the Swedish team strategically cleared the Chinese team's placeholder, the last blow, the Swedish combination completed a beautiful blow, the Chinese team in a favorable position of the two curling balls all shot away, the Swedish team defeated the victory.
However, the Chinese team does not have to be discouraged, after all, such a game is a rare learning opportunity, curling competition is a very test of physical endurance, as well as tactics and skills of the game, any link is not in place, may lead to a very different result of the game.
It is gratifying to be able to win for a long time, but it is even more valuable to be able to continuously learn, learn how to adjust your mentality, learn how to make good use of every hard-won opportunity, and even in an unfavorable situation, have the courage to create opportunities.
The Chinese team is still young, and the curling competition must first play a single round robin points match, the four pairs of the best round robin competition will enter the semi-finals, and then the championship and runner-up competition, as long as the Chinese team continues to play the next game, there is still a chance to impact the medals.
At least from the chinese team's current competition, they have shown a good competitive appearance, as long as they adjust their mentality, not disturbed by the outside world, out of the level, out of the Chinese athletes' spirit of fighting to the end is enough.