(Beijing Winter Olympics) Promotion Match Lost to Canada The Chinese team bid farewell to the Beijing Winter Olympics men's ice hockey field
Beijing, February 16 (China News Service) -- The men's ice hockey promotion tournament of the Beijing Winter Olympics ended on the evening of the 15th, and in a focus battle at the National Gymnasium, the Chinese team lost to Canada 2:7, regrettably ending the trip to the Winter Olympics.
On February 12, the men's hockey group game of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Beijing National Gymnasium. China (White) lost 2-3 to Germany. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service
According to the format of the Beijing Winter Olympics, after the group stage, the first place of the three groups and the second group with the most points directly enter the top 8, and the remaining 8 teams play each other in pairs according to the points to compete for the remaining 4 top 8 seats.
China and Canada are both Group A teams, and in the previous group stage, China lost 0:5 to their opponents, and in the promotion match, the two teams met again.
According to the rules of the game, the regular time of the ice hockey game is divided into 3 sections, each section is 20 minutes, and if the game is interrupted, the table needs to be stopped.
In the first quarter of the game, Canada scored the first two goals, but since then the Chinese team has organized a number of effective attacks, pulling back a goal at the end of the quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Canada continued to exert efforts on the offensive end, scoring 3 goals in 6 minutes in a row, and the score was pulled away. But the Chinese team continued to look for opportunities, scoring another goal at the end of the quarter, and at the end of the second quarter, Canada led China 5:2.
In the last quarter of the game, although the Chinese team still had some opportunities, it failed to score, but allowed canada to score two more goals. In the end, Canada defeated China 7:2.
At this point, the Chinese team ended all the matches of the Winter Olympics, and the Canadian team entered the top 8.
This is the first Winter Olympic tour of the Chinese men's ice hockey team, this time they are divided into Group A with the United States, Canada and Germany, in the group stage, the Chinese team lost three games, but there is no lack of brilliant performance in the game.
Team member Chen Zimeng summed up the Chinese team's winter Olympic journey: "Although we did not win, we should have exceeded the expectations of many people. Before many people on Weibo privately wrote to me, saying thank you, you not only spell out the spirit, but also let us know that China also has an ice hockey project. ”
On February 10, in the men's hockey group stage of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the National Gymnasium, China played against the United States. The picture shows the Chinese team players and the American team players fighting in the game. Photo by Mao Jianjun, reporter of China News Service
The Chinese team's Winter Olympic games have come to an end, and player Ying Rudi said in an interview that he does not want Chinese ice hockey to return to the trough after the Winter Olympics, and hopes to take this as an opportunity to promote the further development of the project.
"I hope that with the attention of this Winter Olympics, China can build its own league, and if there is a league like the CBA, playing has become a way out, I think I can more at ease to encourage children to participate in this sport." Ying Rudi said.
With the end of the men's ice hockey promotion tournament at the Beijing Winter Olympics, all the top 8 seats have been determined. The matches in the quarter-finals were: the United States against Slovakia, the Russian Olympic Committee against Denmark, Finland against Switzerland and Sweden against Canada. (End)