The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics will be held on February 4, and Beijing, which has become the "city of double Olympics", will once again focus on the world's attention.
But before the opening ceremony, some competitions will start in advance, such as curling, ice hockey, freestyle skiing, etc.
Among them, the first battle was curling.
The Chinese curling team will play in the mixed doubles match on the evening of the 2nd against the Swiss team.
This is the first battle of the Chinese sports delegation at the Beijing Winter Olympics, which is of great significance!
The picture shows the athletes of the curling national training team in the Olympic trials.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
According to the current schedule, the curling event of the Winter Olympics will start on February 2 and end on the 20th. A total of 19 competition days will last from two days before the opening ceremony to the closing ceremony.
According to media statistics, this is the competition with the longest time and the most games in this Winter Olympics, with a total of more than 100 games.
Curling originated in the 16th century and has a long history.
It was included in the first Winter Olympics as a performance event, and the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics became an official event.
The picture shows Chinese athletes in the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
The curling event of the Beijing Winter Olympics will be held at the National Swimming Center, which is the incarnation of the "Ice Cube". There will be 3 events of men's, women's and mixed doubles. Mixed doubles is a new event in the last PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
In this Winter Olympics, the mixed doubles competition will be held from the 2nd to the 8th, with a total of 7 competition days, and the gold medal will be produced on the 8th.
There will be a total of 4 mixed doubles round robin matches on the 2nd. The Chinese team will play against the Swiss team at 8 pm. This is the first show of the Chinese sports delegation at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
After that, the Chinese team will also play against Australia, Sweden, Canada, the United States, Norway, the United Kingdom, Italy and the Czech Republic in round-robin matches.
The picture shows Chinese athletes in the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
In order to polish their own strength and let the best players appear in the Olympic arena, the Chinese curling team has organized 6 Olympic trials since November last year.
With the end of the trials, the Chinese women's Olympic team has been formed, namely Jiang Xindi, Zhang Lijun, Dong Ziqi and the "post-00" captain Han Yu, with Wang Rui as a substitute.
The roster for the men's team and mixed doubles has not yet been announced.
I wish the Chinese curling team a successful first game! Good luck to the Chinese sports delegation for the Beijing Winter Olympics!
Attached are all the participating teams in the curling event of the Beijing Winter Olympics
Men (10 teams): China, Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Denmark, Norway, Italy, Russian Olympic Committee
Women (10 teams): China, Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Denmark, Japan, South Korea, Russian Olympic Committee
Mixed Doubles (10 teams): China, Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Norway, Italy, Australia, Czech Republic