Beijing time on February 4 news, Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics curling project into the third day of the National Aquatics Center, mixed doubles round robin, the Chinese combination Fan Suyuan / Ling Zhi will face the Canadian team Homan / Morris. Canada is the defending champions, Hohmann and Morris are the world's top masters, for the young Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi, it is necessary to do a good job, let go of the baggage, fight the opponent, as Fan Suyuan said, focus on every game, every curling.
Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi participated in the Winter Olympics for the first time, Ling Zhi, born on August 6, 1994, debuted earlier, in 2014 in switzerland held the World Youth Championships, Ling Zhi debuted in the World Series, he has comprehensive technology, not only can hang the pot, but also has a strong ability to hit, this World Youth Championship, Ling Zhi participated in the men's curling competition, and finally won the tenth place.
In the following years, Ling Zhi's progress was not as fast as imagined, and in the fierce competition of men's curling, even in China, he could not be regarded as first-class, but in the mixed doubles arena, Ling Zhi, who was full of technology, found his own direction and position. Last year, Ling Zhi was entrusted with a heavy responsibility, he paired with Yang Ying, and finished ninth at the Mixed Doubles World Championships in Scotland.
This mixed doubles world championship, Ling Zhi and Yang Ying basically with the world's top masters one by one, the two also found their own shortcomings in the confrontation with the opponent, this competition was particularly impressed by Ling Zhi, he found his own positioning, but also saw the deficiencies, of course, more clear direction of future development.
Born on August 1, 1996, Fan Suyuan is a cross-border cross-country athlete who first practiced speed skating, and in 2018, encouraged by the cross-border cross-border policy, she switched to curling. Fan Suyuan has a very strong explosive force, excellent striking skills, and excellent psychological quality, and super adaptability on the field.
In the past two years, Fan Suyuan has focused on the development of mixed doubles projects, and has paired with Nan Jiawen to win the second place in the Curling International Tour, showing a certain strength. The Beijing Winter Olympics is the first event in which Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi are paired, such a large stage, the two players are not afraid of the stage, the first two consecutive victories over Switzerland and Australia, the courage and wisdom they showed in the game, praiseworthy.
On the third matchday, Fan Suyuan / Ling Zhi faced the Canadian duo of Hohman / Morris. Canada is a curling powerhouse, winning gold medals at the Winter Olympics and World Championships many times. Because of the epidemic, the Canadian team cancelled the domestic selection competition and directly assigned Homan and Morris to participate, which is the second time that the two famous players have "held hands" after seven years.
Morris competed in the mixed doubles event at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, playing well with her female partner Rouse, winning the championship by defeating the Swiss duo of Pere/Rios in the final. In this competition, Morris's partner was replaced by Homan, whose strength was not inferior to Rouse's, but the state was not stable enough, although he won the women's World Championship, but the state of the last Winter Olympics fluctuated greatly, missing the women's curling final four, creating the worst result of Canadian curling in the Winter Olympics.
It is worth mentioning that Morris chose to partner with Homan, which caused controversy and dissatisfaction in Canada, and he tried to stand out from the crowd and insisted on pairing with Homan. As the defending champion, mixed doubles curling world ranking first, the Pressure of the Canadian team is not small, Homan and Morris have lost to the British combination Doz/Moat, in the first round robin battle has been dropped, in order to successfully advance to the final four, Canada this pair of strong stalls can not have any accidents, so this game for Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi is not a small pressure, the two Chinese youngsters still need to do a good job of themselves, seriously play each pot, minimize unnecessary mistakes, adapt to the ice as soon as possible, find the feel. (Ren Xin)