China's curling mixed doubles lost seven consecutive defeats to end the Beijing Winter Olympics trip

Screenshot of the results.

(Beijing Winter Olympics) China Curling Mixed Doubles Lost Seven Consecutive Defeats to end the Beijing Winter Olympics trip

Beijing, 7 Feb (China News Service) -- On the morning of 7 February, in the final round of the curling mixed doubles round-robin round robin tournament at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese team composed of Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi lost a good game and suffered seven consecutive defeats to the Czech combination 6:8, ending the trip to the Beijing Winter Olympics.

In this game, the first two sets of both sides each took a point, the third set of the Chinese team with Fan Suyuan's last shot to get 3 points, the next two sets of the Chinese team stole points in a row, with a 6:1 lead, but then, the Chinese combination made consecutive mistakes and was equalized by the opponent. In the last set, the Chinese team, which had the advantage of backhand, lost two points because of the mistake of the key pot.

In a post-match interview, the two said that the rhythm and atmosphere of today's game were very good, with a chance to win. Fan Suyuan admitted that he had two key mistakes that affected the outcome of the game. In Ling Zhi's view, the two people on the field are a whole, "her mistake is my mistake."

From the first game on the evening of February 2 to the present, as the young players who debuted in the Winter Olympics, Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi carried forward the style of fighting to the end, from the first game to the last game, they always went all out, although the record was not satisfactory, but the "breaking circle" of the two on the online platform allowed more people to begin to understand the rules of curling competitions and feel the magical charm of curling projects.

The reporter noted that after the match between Fan Suyuan, Ling Zhi and the Czech team, many netizens sent care and blessings on the social platform: "Brother Zhi and Miss Su Yuan have worked hard", "Recently fell in love with curling", "Looking forward to their more wonderful performances in the future"...

Speaking about the future, Ling Zhi said, "Leaving today with some regret is an encouragement for our next training, and we are more looking forward to the next Winter Olympics." ”

The Chinese duo ended up finishing ninth out of ten teams with two wins and seven losses. The final four places will be won by European teams, and italy, which has won nine games, will compete with Norway, England and Sweden for the gold medal in this competition. The last champion, Canada, finished fifth and unexpectedly missed the final four. (End)