On February 16, 2022, the Women's Curling Competition of the Winter Olympics continued, the Chinese team broke out of the cold, completed the kill through overtime, overcame the unfavorable situation of the opponent's backhand advantage, and finally defeated canada 11-9, 9 games ended, the Chinese team won 4 wins and 5 losses, basically missed the final four, the coach adjusted the lineup, arranged the veteran Wang Rui fourth base, replaced Han Yu with a good effect, but it was too late to shoot.
Wang Rui once participated in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, won the fourth place in the mixed doubles event, the best result of the World Championships was the runner-up, the competition experience is very rich, the adaptability is very strong, the last game against the Canadian team, still Wang Rui as the captain, the first four sets of the two sides into a draw, the fifth set of the Chinese team scored 2 consecutive points, to achieve a 5-3 lead, did not expect that then the Canadian team scored 5 points in a row, expanding the point difference to 8-5.
At the critical moment, Wang Rui was calm and calm, leading his teammates to fight steadily, breaking through the defense of the Canadian team, scoring 3 points in a row to chase 8 draws, the next two sets of both sides adopted more conservative tactics, prepared for overtime, each scored 1 point to 9 draws, overtime China team was at a disadvantage, Canada team has a backhand advantage, the key moment China team scored 2 points in a row, and finally won the game 11-9.
Despite the victory over the championship favorite Canadian team, but the overall performance of the Chinese team is not good, 4 wins and 5 losses basically did not qualify for the semi-finals, from the whole process, the strength of the Chinese women's curling team is not bad, victory over the last Winter Olympic Champion and runner-up Sweden, South Korea, it turns out that if the coach had adjusted the platoon deployment earlier, replaced Han Yu, and arranged Wang Rui's fourth base, it may not be the result now.
The most unfortunate one is to lose to the Russian Olympic Committee, because the latter only defeated the Chinese team, the other games were all lost, the ranking is determined to be at the bottom, theoretically there is a possibility of promotion, but there are many conditions that need to be met, the Danish team and the Russian Olympic Committee must win, at present we are also playing the role of spoilers, defeating some strong teams, resulting in the semi-final seats and ranking is difficult to predict.
The Chinese women's curling team once won the World Championships, the best result in the Winter Olympics was a bronze medal, Wang Rui participated in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the current lineup is very strong, can defeat the last champion and runner-up itself can explain the problem, Han Yu is too young after all, to come to this kind of competition mentality is prone to fluctuations, unfortunately the head coach adjusted the lineup late, as long as an early arrangement, into the top four is no problem.
Tomorrow will be the final round of curling round robin, whether the Chinese men's team can advance to the final four, depends on the results of the United States and Denmark team, the final answer is about to be revealed, then let us wait and see, no matter what, the athlete's efforts are worth affirming.