Chinese men's ice skaters debuted on the Olympic stage and lost to the United States team 0-8 in the first match

In the game, the Chinese players (red and white jerseys) actively fought. Beijing News reporter Tao Ran photographed

Beijing News (chief reporter Sun Haiguang) February 10, 2022, a historic day for Chinese men's ice hockey, they stepped on the stage of the Winter Olympics at their doorstep. In the men's ice group stage of the Beijing Winter Olympics that ended tonight, the Chinese team lost 0-8 to the United States.

The U.S. team is currently ranked 4th in the world, with a Winter Olympic record of 2 gold, 8 silver and 1 bronze, which is also the 24th consecutive Winter Olympics they have participated in. The U.S. team, which competes in the Beijing Winter Olympics, is younger, with 15 of the 25 players from the NCAA and the other 10 from leagues such as the Russian KHL, the American AHL and the Swedish SHL.

Compared with the Full Attendance of the United States team in the Winter Olympics, tonight is the world's 32nd ranked Chinese team debuting on the Winter Olympic stage. Since the assembly in August 2021, the Chinese team has been practicing together for 6 months, and the cooperation between the players is relatively tacit.

Chinese team Ye Jinguang said before the game that the Winter Olympics is the dream of everyone in the team, "Facing the world's strongest opponent, we will make efforts to let the world remember that we have come." "Tonight, the Chinese female ice girls who have finished their game tasks also came to the National Stadium to cheer on the boys of the men's team.

Although it is the first time to participate in the Winter Olympics, the debut of the Chinese male ice boy is very imposing. In the first quarter of the game, the number of shots made by the Chinese and American teams was 11 and 16 respectively, and the Chinese team did not fall behind. In the 11th minute, U.S. Team No. 19 Brison scored a goal, which was the only goal in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the U.S. team began to step up its offensive, with 16 shots on goal in this quarter, and the Chinese team had only 6. In the 6th minute of the game, the United States team played a small match in front of the Chinese team, and no. 27 Noah changed the score to 2-0. In the 13th minute, the United States extended the score to 3-0. With two minutes left in the second quarter, the U.S. team used a quick break to score another point, and the score was 4-0.

Just one minute into the third quarter, the U.S. extended the score to 5-0. After that, the Chinese team conceded three goals in a row, and the score was fixed at 0-8. In the whole game, the Chinese team shot 29 times, and the United States team had 55 shots.

Despite the failure of the debut, the young men of the Chinese team played tenaciously and were not afraid of confrontation, showing a valuable mental outlook. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese men's ice team was divided into Group A with the Canadian team, the United States team and the German team. According to the schedule, the Chinese men's ice team will face another opponent in the group, Germany, on February 12.

Sun Haiguang, chief reporter of the Beijing News

Edited by Han Shuangming Proofreader Yang Xuli