(Beijing Winter Olympics) Chinese men's curling team beat Sweden
China News Service, Beijing, February 12 (Reporter Chen Hang) In the curling round-robin match of the Beijing Winter Olympics on the 12th, the Chinese men's curling team defeated the Italian team 12:9 and won two consecutive victories.
The Chinese women's curling team upset the defending champion Sweden 9-6 to win their first victory.
On February 12, the fifth round of the men's curling round-robin competition of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the "Ice Cube" of the National Swimming Center. The Chinese team played against the Italian team.
The picture shows the Chinese team players in the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Jun
In the match with the Italian team, the Chinese men's team played well, leading 8:4 in the first half.
In the second half, the Italian team once chased the score to 7:8, but the Chinese team did not panic, and scored another 3 points in the back of the eighth game, and maintained the advantage to the end.
At present, the Chinese team has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses, and is tied for fourth place with Canada, Norway, the Russian Olympic Committee and the United States.
Ma Xiuyue, the captain of the Chinese men's curling team, said after the game that through the analysis of the previous games, he implemented the previous tactics and played well at the back. When we went back, we adjusted our state in time and caught up a little bit, which was also a good experience.”
That night, the Chinese women's curling team changed, and Wang Rui, who had participated in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, was the fourth base.
After winning 3 points in the third game, they maintained their lead and led Sweden 6-2 in the first half.
The seventh game was tied at 6:6, and the Chinese team then scored 3 points. In the tenth game, the Swedish team, which was three points behind, conceded the defeat in advance after confirming that it could not reverse the situation.
As a veteran powerhouse in the Winter Olympics, the Swedish women's curling team won the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics, the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics silver medal.
Han Yu, captain of the Chinese women's curling team, said after the game that we are actively adjusting our state and team cooperation.
Most of us did well in this game today, leaving the pressure to our opponents.
"Technically, there won't be much difference. How well you play on the field is directly related to your mentality."
Speaking of the next game, Wang Rui said, "No matter what position you are in, you still have to focus on your technical moves and throw your ball well."
The Chinese men's curling team will face the British team on the morning of the 13th and the US team on the evening of the 13th.
The Chinese women's curling team will face South Korea on the afternoon of the 13th.
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