Chinese Men's Winter Olympic Debut Loss to the United States The two sides have repeatedly erupted in skirmishes

Source: Sports Weekly

On February 10, the Chinese men's ice hockey team made its debut at the Winter Olympics to meet the United States. Although the NHL players missed the Beijing Winter Olympics due to the schedule, the American men's ice team with NCAA players as the team was still strong, and in the end, the Chinese team lost to the United States team 0-8, missing the first victory of the Winter Olympics.

In the first quarter of the game, the two sides had more scrambles, and the pace of the game was relatively fast. In this quarter, the Chinese men's ice team had a total of 11 effective shots, the opponent had 16 times, the difference between the two sides is not much, and the American men's ice team only scored once in the first quarter of the game in the case of "playing more and less". But thus the second quarter began, the U.S. team's offense was sharper, and it also opened up the gap with the Chinese men's ice in terms of effective shooting data. In the second and third quarters, the U.S. team scored 3 and 4 goals, respectively.

For the first game of their Winter Olympic Games, many players are still excited and looking forward to it at first. "The first time we played at the Olympics, we were very excited, very excited, and we worked really hard in the first quarter." Defender Yuan Junjie said that he also specially designed skates for the Winter Olympics with the words "Glory for the Country". Zheng Enlai was honored to be able to wear a battle robe with his grandmother Zheng Fengrong's surname written on it to stand on the Olympic field, "it is already an honor of a lifetime to wear this dress and stand on the Olympic field."

In the end, the Chinese team lost 0-8 to the United States team, although in the eyes of many people it is already a smaller score difference than expected, but the overall performance of the team still makes some players feel unspeakably satisfied. Ying Rudi, who plays as the striker of the fourth group, is one of them.

"I know that many people may have expected this result, but I personally think that this should not be the result." According to YingRudi, the team has made a lot of pre-match preparations to meet the American team, but the problem may lie in the mentality. "Maybe because the U.S. team is strong in history, but this time I think considering the level of our team, the level of the other side, this ball is 'some play', and the results of the first quarter also prove it." In Yingrudi's view, the Chinese team was not ready to deal with the opponent's sudden force in the second set, nor did it adjust its mentality, so that it was "broken". "The reason for this result is not because of the difference in level, but because of the gap in play, and I hope that the game will be better."

Next, the two group stage opponents that China Men's Ice will face are Canada and Germany. In the absence of NHL players, the main members of the Canadian men's ice team come from the NCAA League, KHL and other mainstream European leagues, and their strength should not be underestimated. Although the German men's ice team seems to be less famous than the United States and Canada, in the absence of the NHL in Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the German team won the second place. For Chinese male ice, the future two battles may not be as easy as imagined, the opponent is still promising, and it is still necessary to be prepared for all difficulties.