On February 10, Beijing time, the men's curling round robin tournament of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics continued, and the Chinese team ushered in the challenge of the second opponent of the competition, the Russian Olympic Committee team. In the end, the Chinese team, composed of Xu Jingtao, Wang Zhiyu, Zou Qiang and Ma Xiuyue, lost to their opponents by a large score of 4:7 and suffered the second defeat of the Winter Olympics. In the next round of competition, the Chinese team will play against the Danish team, which will directly affect whether the team can enter the quarterfinals. After 8 years of standing on the Olympic field again, the Chinese men's curling needs to prove itself with victory.
In this Winter Olympics, the attention of the Chinese curling team is very high, and the specific reason is because of the super high appearance of the team members, so that many netizens "fell". It is not surprising that a group of handsome men and women appeared at the Winter Olympic Games and became the focus of everyone's attention. The mixed doubles duo of Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan was the first Chinese curler to appear. From the first game, the fairy appearance of the two athletes has become a topic of discussion. Although Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi failed to reach the Olympic quarterfinals, the heat of the Chinese curling team at the Beijing Winter Olympics has soared instantly.
In addition to the mixed doubles, the Chinese men's curling team, which has the reputation of "the most handsome male model team in the Winter Olympics", seems to make netizens even more irresistible. Inside and outside the arena, they are the traffic responsible for this Winter Olympic Games. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the Chinese men's curling team finished fourth, but missed the last Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. As the hosts of the Beijing Winter Olympics, many viewers are also looking forward to their success at their doorstep. In the first game, facing Sweden, which has a good strength, the Chinese team regrettably lost and did not qualify for the Olympic games. In the second round against the Russian Olympic Committee, the four young men of the Chinese team played at the level they deserved.
In the first two games, the Chinese team's tactical execution was clear, using multiple standing pots in the scoring area to tie the opponent and score 2 points through accurate hitting. Interestingly, the four Chinese boys who appeared in red battle robes captured the hearts of countless netizens with their handsome appearance. Especially Xu Jingtao, a base, his handsome appearance has made many netizens call "national husband". Some netizens joked, "The Chinese curling team is indeed rich in handsome men, after Ling Zhi, Xu Jingtao once again circled countless fans", "the source of motivation to watch the game is the handsome and beautiful women of the Chinese curling team". In the middle of the game, the Chinese team and the Russian team began a game of thinking, whether it was a standing pot, a rotary pot into the camp, or a strong hit, a light bump against the opponent's pot in the camp, all of which played a very high level.
After 6 innings, the Chinese team drew 3:3 with the Russian Olympic Committee. In the following seventh and eighth innings, the two sides once again staged a wonderful "mind reading" battle, the score was delayed, and the Chinese team scored a point in the eighth set to continue to maintain a 4:3 lead. In the ninth set, the Russian Olympic Committee team continued to put pressure on the Chinese team in the scoring area with the advantage of the backhand, and both sides requested a timeout to lay out tactics between the innings, but the Chinese team made a series of mistakes and was scored 4 points by the Russian Olympic Committee. Despite trying to catch up in the final set, in the end, the Chinese team still fell short, suffering two consecutive defeats at the beginning of the Winter Olympic Games.
(Luo Treasurer)