(Winter Olympics asks "Ji") What is the difference between wheelchair curling and curling?
China News Service, Shijiazhuang, December 26. In the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Paralympic wheelchair curling finals, the Chinese team faced the outstanding performance of the Norwegian team and finally defeated their opponents by 6: 5, won the wheelchair curling gold medal and broke The Canadian team’s monopoly on the project.
This gold medal also achieved China's "zero breakthrough" in the gold medal at the Winter Paralympics.
Data map: The picture shows the Chinese wheelchair curling team members in training.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu
Curling is called "Chess on Ice", which shows the beauty of static and dynamic and the wisdom of choice.
With 3 gold medals and nearly 100 games, it is the event with the most games and the longest broadcast time in the Winter Olympics.
Wheelchair curling is an official event of the Paralympic Winter Games, and it is highly skilled at the same time.
Wheelchair curling athletes must sit in a wheelchair to compete. The competition adopts the same rules as those of the able-bodied. Each team has 4 players who take turns toss curling for confrontation.
After the forward line, the athlete throws the curling ball from the fixed wheelchair, so that it slides to the center of the camp on a straight or curved track.
While trying to slide the curling to the center of the circle, the curling players can also use curling under the command of the main players to knock the opponent's curling out of the camp or knock their own curling into the center of the camp.
There are also many differences between wheelchair curling and curling. The biggest difference is that there is no ice brushing in wheelchair curling, and the thrower must throw the pot on a fixed wheelchair. In addition to throwing the pot by hand, you can also use a throwing rod. Hook the top of the pot to throw the pot.
In addition, the curling competition has 10 rounds, while the wheelchair curling competition has only 8 rounds.
Not only that, wheelchair curling does not have a stepper. When throwing curling, the wheelchair is placed between the two wheelchair lines. The wheelchair curling athlete sits on a stationary wheelchair and uses a special throwing rod to block the curling. And force the wrist to push the curling out through the push rod.
Since Beijing's successful bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the selection of the Chinese wheelchair curling team has been further expanded, thus strengthening the strength of the Chinese team.
I look forward to the legendary journey of the Chinese wheelchair curling team in the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics, which will be continued again at the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games.
(Organized by Hao Ye)