The Chinese women's curling team lost three consecutive round-robin matches against Sweden in the next game

On February 11, the Chinese women's curling team lost to the United States. Figure/IC photo

Beijing News (reporter Xu Bangyin) On the afternoon of February 11, the Women's Curling Round Robin Tournament at the Beijing Winter Olympics continued to be held at the National Aquatics Center. Due to frequent problems in the handling of key balls and the opportunity seized by the opponent, the Chinese team eventually lost 4-8, suffering three consecutive losses in the round robin.

The U.S. women's curling team is a regular visitor to the Winter Olympics, participating in the Winter Olympics seven times since 1988, with the best result being 4th place at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. In the last three Winter Olympic Games, the American curling women's team has performed mediocrely, winning the 10th, 10th and 8th places successively, and has never had the strength to compete for medals.

During the Beijing Winter Olympics cycle, the American curling women's team has won the 4th place at the 2018 World Championships, the 7th place in the 2019 World Championships, and the third place in the 2021 World Championships, and the overall strength has improved. In its debut at the Winter Olympics, the United States defeated the Russian Olympic Committee 9-3 and defeated Denmark 7-5 in the second match, maintaining a total victory.

In this game, the Chinese team fell into a passive situation at the beginning, and the backhand advantage in the first set was "stolen" by the American team to 2 points, and the game ended in 5 sets, leaving the opponent 1-5. In the crucial 6th inning, the Chinese team with the backhand advantage had the opportunity to get 4 points, but the result was a mistake in the last shot, allowing the opponent to "steal" 1 point again.

In the subsequent matches, the Chinese team was unable to narrow the point difference, and finally lost the big score. According to the schedule, the Chinese team will play against Sweden tomorrow night, which is the champion of the Three Winter Olympics in Turin, Vancouver and Pyeongchang, and also the champion of the 8th World Championships. The situation of the Chinese team in the round robin game is becoming less and less optimistic.

Beijing News reporter Xu Bangyin

Edited by Qin Shengnan Proofreader Li Lijun