On February 4, the Beijing Winter Olympics mixed doubles curling round robin tournament, the Chinese team lost 6-8 to defending champion Canada, suffering two consecutive defeats. There was a rare scene in the game, the Canadian team had a low-level mistake, delayed the progress of the game, they also apologized to the Chinese team, the Chinese combination Fan Suyuan / Ling Zhi's performance is very personable, reflecting the style of the "host".
At present, the four games are over, and the Chinese team has achieved a result of 2 wins and 2 losses in mixed doubles curling. In the first two rounds, Fan Suyuan /Ling Zhi defeated Switzerland and Australia respectively. However, in the past two rounds, the Chinese team has suffered two consecutive defeats, and the gap between the two games is not large, first 6-7 to Sweden, and then the 6-8 loss to Canada.
In the first set, Fan Suyuan's last blow, although slightly off-position, still scored 1 point, and the Chinese team led 1-0. But in the second set, Canada scored two points to achieve a 2-1 comeback. In the third set, Ling Zhi made a mistake, and the Canadian woman Homan made a successful last shot, and took 2 points to take a 4-1 lead. In the fourth set, the Chinese team recovered 2 points, and they were still trailing 3-4. In the fifth set, Hohmann let go of the last shot and scored 2 points. In the sixth set, the Chinese team chased another point. The seventh set was crucial, taking two points to tie, but unfortunately it was taken by the opponent, and the gap was widened 8-4. In the eighth set, although the Chinese team scored two more points, it was to no avail, and it was 6-8 against the opponent.
In the final innings, there was a small episode in which the Canadian team's female player Homan's shoeboard suddenly fell off and had to apply for a technical timeout. A few minutes later, Hohman put on a spare shoeboard and returned to the game. Whether it is the Winter Olympics or the World Championships, the low-level mistake of shoe board shedding is very rare, especially in strong teams, which is more amateur + incredible.
During the timeout, The Canadian male player Morris felt sorry and said sorry to the Chinese team. The performance of the Chinese team is still very personable, Fan Suyuan / Ling Zhi always stands in the field patiently waiting for the opponent to return, although it is a pity to lose the final game, but the game is a game, and the temperament and spirit outside the arena are also very important.