China News Service, Beijing, February 10 (Reporter Chen Hang) In the first round of the men's curling round-robin competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics on the evening of the 9th, the Chinese team consisting of Xu Jingtao, Wang Zhiyu, Zou Qiang and Ma Xiuyue lost 4:6 to Sweden. Combination, missed a good start.
In the game of the day, the score of the first and second rounds was 0:0, the Swedish team scored one point in the third round, temporarily led the Chinese team at 1:0, the Swedish team stole two points in the fourth round, and Ma Xiuyue was the last in the fifth round. In the 6th inning, the Chinese team stole 1 point first, in the 7th inning the Swedish team scored 2 points in the last pitch, in the 8th inning the Chinese team scored 2 points, in the 10th inning the Swedish team won One point to win 6:4.
The picture shows the curling men's round-robin match on the evening of the 9th: the Chinese team played against the Swedish team.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
There are 10 teams in men's curling at the Beijing Winter Olympics, including China, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Sweden.
The Chinese team competed for the first time at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010 and finished fourth in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
At this Winter Olympics, the Chinese team returned to the Winter Olympics after 8 years.
In an interview after the game, Xu Jingtao said that the entire team showed their training state and tried their best to win. Although there were mistakes and no victory, they would do their best in the next game and help the team to win the game. .
The picture shows the curling men's round-robin match on the evening of the 9th: the Chinese team played against the Swedish team.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
Talking about the adjustment of mentality after the game, Ma Xiuyue said that first of all, we must correct our position. It is normal to lose the game. "Winning or losing is actually not that important to us. The most important thing is the process. Do your best."
On the 10th, the Chinese men's curling team will face the Russian Olympic Committee team.
Ma Xiuyue said, "The goal we set for ourselves is to be in the top six. With this goal as the main goal, we will work hard in every game to see if we can move forward." (End)