The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Curling Mixed Doubles Round Robin tournament continued, with Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan from the Chinese team performing eye-catchingly. In the three matchdays that have ended, the Chinese team has achieved a good record of 2 wins and 2 losses. According to the schedule, the fourth match day of the curling mixed doubles competition will be held on February 5, when the Chinese team is expected to win two consecutive victories. Details are as follows:
What is the schedule for the fourth matchday of the Curling Mixed Doubles Winter Olympics?
According to the official website of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the fourth matchday of the curling mixed doubles will be held in the 7th, 8th and 9th rounds of the round robin tournament. Among them, at 9:05 a.m. on February 5, the 2 matches of the seventh round were played: Switzerland vs Sweden, Norway vs Australia, and at 2:05 p.m., the 4 games of the 8th round were played, in order: China vs The United States, Canada vs Sweden, Italy vs Australia, and Great Britain vs Czech Republic.
At 8:05 p.m., the 9th round of four matches was played: China vs Norway, Switzerland vs Czech Republic, Italy vs. Great Britain, Canada vs. The United States. After checking the CCTV Sports Channel program trailer, CCTV5 will broadcast the match between China and the United States team live; unfortunately, CCTV5 will not broadcast the match between China and Norway.
Among them, during the match between the Chinese team and the Norwegian team, CCTV5 chose to broadcast events such as the short track speed skating mixed relay final, while CCTV5+ and CCTV16 did not publish the specific event broadcast schedule, which is convenient for changing the broadcast arrangement at any time. Therefore, viewers interested in the Chinese team curling mixed doubles competition can focus on CCTV5+ and CCTV16 channels.
Why is the Chinese team expected to win two consecutive games?
At the beginning of the tournament, the two "post-90s combinations" of the Chinese team, Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan, performed well, defeating the Swiss team, which is now ranked No. 2 in the world, and the Australian team, which is now ranked No. 14 in the world, and once showed the style of a world strong team. However, in the next two matches, the Chinese team lost to Sweden, which is now ranked No. 4 in the world, and Canada, which is now no. 1 in the world, which really exposed the gap with the world's strongest teams.
So, why is the Chinese team expected to usher in two consecutive wins? There are three main reasons: First, objectively speaking, the current world ranking of The Chinese team (no. 6 in the world) is not as good as the Norwegian team (no. 3 in the world) and the United States (no. 5 in the world). However, from the defeat of the Swiss team and the defeat of the Swedish team, it is enough to see that the Chinese team is not afraid to fight against the world's top teams, and even shows the ability to be strong in the face of strength.
Second, from the perspective of recent status, the Chinese team is obviously stronger than the Norwegian team and the United States team. So far, the Chinese team has achieved a record of 2 wins and 2 losses, with a net win score of -1; the United States team has also achieved a record of 2 wins and 2 losses, but the net win score is only -7; while the Norwegian team has only achieved a record of 1 win and 3 losses, with a net win score of 0 (11-6 victory over the United States). It can be seen that compared with the United States and Norway, which have opened up and closed, the Chinese team is undoubtedly the most stable team.
Third, the most important point is that the Chinese team sits on the advantage of the home field. For Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan, playing at home is tantamount to daily training, just playing at a normal level; but for the American team and The Norwegian team that come from afar, they must adapt to the influence of factors such as venue and spectators. Therefore, in the case of occupying the "geographical advantage", why can't the Chinese team win?
Based on the above points, there is reason to believe that the Chinese team is expected to beat the United States and Norway team in a row, let's wait and see! So, do you think the Chinese team will usher in two consecutive wins? Welcome to the interactive communication below!
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