Chinese men curled two consecutive victories Ma Xiuyue: It's a lot of brains, go back to meditation and rest

Beijing, Feb. 12 (China Youth Daily) -- After the 5th inning, the 8:4 lead entered the half-time break, and coach Lin Holm called the players together for 5 minutes - this is the fifth round of the winter Olympic men's curling round robin match between China and Denmark, and the Chinese men's curling team has never had such a big lead in the first four games.

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'The coach mainly told us the tactics of the 6th and 7th innings, or to play simply like the pre-game arrangement, don't worry." Wang Zhiyu, the Chinese team's 2nd baseman, told reporters after the game: "At that time, we still had more time, and the opponent was more anxious than us, so we just needed to stabilize and not make mistakes." ”

"Steady" is simple to say, but it is not easy to do, especially the big score lead, the players are somewhat relaxed, so in the 6th and 7th innings, the Danish team chased 3 points in a row, and the situation became tense again.

"Thankfully we were able to stabilize in the 8th inning in time, and today's game was the best lesson we had since the start of the game, it was a very good practical experience, and when we encounter such a situation in the future, we will know how to face it." Ma Xiuyue, the 4th base captain, said: "After calming down the mentality in the 8th inning, I suddenly felt particularly confident, that is, I suddenly came to the state of the feeling, and the feel was particularly good. ”

In the last 2 pots of the 8th inning, Ma Xiuyue continuously "double-flyed" to clear all the red pots of the Danish team out of the base camp, and the Chinese team scored 3 more points, with a total score of 11 points, which is also the first time that the Chinese men's curling team scored more than 10 points - the scores of the teams in the first 3 games were 4 points, 4 points, and 5 points were scored - today 3 innings were all 3 points, and the state of the men's curling team was greatly improved.

'Denmark is more aggressive than we are, so that's why we get big points (3 points) and if they play a little bit steadier, we'll have a hard time scoring. Ma Xiuyue said: "After losing the first two games, we decided to play simple balls, and this tactical adjustment is also very effective. Tomorrow is a day of doubles (morning against England, evening against USA) and our mission to go back today is to rest well. I think today's game is quite brain-intensive, go back to sleep, but also meditate to empty yourself (distractions). ”

A total of 10 men's curling teams participated in the Winter Olympics, and the top 4 teams in the big round robin advanced to the semi-finals held on the evening of February 17. Although the Chinese men's curling team did not propose a higher goal, after two consecutive defeats, they can quickly sum up the experience and adjust their tactics, which has made the team have a lot of gains - the Current Chinese men's team and the other 4 teams are tied for 4th with 2 wins and 2 losses, and the game has just entered the most brutal strangleholding stage at this time.

Source: China Youth Daily client