On February 19, in the men's gold medal match of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics held at the "Ice Cube" of the Beijing National Aquatics Center, the Swedish team defeated the British team 5-4 and won the championship, and the British team won a valuable silver medal.
Before this match, the British delegation had maintained an embarrassing record of zero medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics, but with the arrival of this game, the United Kingdom has decided in advance to win a silver medal or gold medal in the Beijing Winter Olympics, which also means that this embarrassing situation is about to be broken.
As a result, the match garnered national attention in the UK.
Before the game, the IOC official tweeted a picture that appeared to be PS, quipped: "The scene of the United Kingdom, as the British team for their first 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics gold medal, against Sweden." Pictured, a group of people huddled in a bar, looking up to watch the English men's curling team play.
Buckingham Palace also tweeted in advance to wish good luck: "Good luck, the British men's curling team working hard for the gold medal of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics today." Whether it's gold or silver, your progress to the finals has been great, it's a big achievement! ”
The game began at around 15:00 Beijing time today, that is, at 7:00 a.m. British local time on the 19th, netizens who were on the weekend posted, "It's too early, but Barian and I (pet dog) have gotten up to watch the curling game." Come on, Team Briton. ”
Similarly, some British netizens said that because the game started early, it was just possible to walk the dog first, and then match it with a photo of himself coming back to watch the game.
Some netizens posted pictures saying that they were cheering for the British team alone, and the drinks to be drunk were prepared on the table.
The scores of the two sides were tightly clenched in this game, and it was not until the final play-offs that Sweden beat The United Kingdom by one point.
After the game, British netizens still congratulated the home team: "Well done, lads." "Very good performance."
Buckingham Palace also congratulated the British team on winning the silver medal and the first medal of the British delegation at the Beijing Winter Olympics: "Congratulations on winning the silver medal and bringing back the first Beijing Winter Olympic medal for the British delegation!" ”
Many British netizens also cheered for finally winning the first Beijing Winter Olympic medal: "Unlucky." (But) Silver is better than nothing! congratulations! Great performance so far. "Disappointed by the lads... But play well, you did your best. Our first medal at the Winter Olympics... Well done. ”