On the morning of the 11th, the third round of the men's curling round robin tournament of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held in the "Ice Cube", after the Chinese men's curling team, which had suffered two consecutive defeats, withstood the pressure to defeat Denmark 5-4 and ushered in the first victory of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
In this game, the Chinese team sent Xu Jingtao, Wang Zhiyu, Zou Qiang and Ma Xiuyue to form a lineup. In the first four sets, the two sides alternated 1 point and drew 2-2. In the fifth set, the Chinese team took advantage of the backhand advantage to break through and scored 2 points. After 3 sets, the situation fell into a stalemate again, with mistakes on both sides and no big scores. After 8 rounds, the Chinese team led 5-4. In the ninth inning, the Chinese team was originally in a good situation, but there was a mistake in the throwing of the penultimate pot, and it could only be tied to retain the backhand. In the last inning, the young men of the Chinese team withstood the pressure, and Ma Xiuyue completed the last pot of blows steadily, helping the team win the first victory.
Wang Zhiyu, the second baseman of the Chinese team, said after the game: "The team summed up yesterday's game, adjusted its tactics today, played more simply, and won this game more confidently. ”
Regarding this hard-won victory, Chinese foreign coach Lin Holm said: "At the critical moment, I remind them to remain calm and confident, especially to tell the captain to relax. ”
Ma Xiuyue said that she was very excited to win the game. "In fact, I was a little nervous when I finally threw it, and I told myself to 'hold steady'. Because yesterday's game was a pity, we thought about taking the lead today, don't worry, play simply, the effect is good. ”
Talking about the mistakes in the ninth set, Ma Xiuyue said: "At that time, I felt very sorry for my teammates, they gave me a lot of support and encouragement, I also adjusted in time, I will sum up the experience after the game, and work hard in the next game." ”
Photo by Deng Wei, reporter of the Winter Olympics
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Source Client The Winter Olympics | Reporter Zhao Xiaosong
Editor: Han Ye
Process Editor Tai Shaofeng