China News Service, Beijing, February 15 (Reporter Chen Hang) In the curling round-robin competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics on the 15th, the Chinese men's curling team defeated the Norwegian team 8:6 and won the third victory.
The Chinese women's curling team, which has changed again, lost 5:11 to the Russian Olympic Committee team and suffered a two-game losing streak.
That night, the Chinese men's curling team and the Norwegian team chased after each other. The second, fourth and seventh rounds were all tied. In the eighth round, the Chinese team made a precise strike in the last shot and scored three points from the back, and Norway in the ninth round. The team managed to spin in the last shot and scored two points from the back. In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Norwegian team 8-6.
Ma Xiuyue, captain of the Chinese men's curling team, said after the game that he was no longer afraid to play in this game, but let his hands and feet play the game, and the final result was also very good.
Norway is a traditionally strong team and beating them was a great boost to our confidence and team motivation.
Speaking of the gap with the strong teams, Ma Xiuyue admitted, "In fact, our technical ability is not much worse than the strong teams, but we lack experience in handling key balls and key games, and no strong teams have handled them well. In the past 8 games , we often lose because there is a problem in a certain game, in fact, the score is very close."
At present, the top two teams Sweden and the United Kingdom have secured their seats in the semifinals. The Chinese men's curling team with a record of 3 wins and 5 losses basically missed the semifinals.
On the 16th, the Chinese team will face the Swiss team, which is its last game at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
On February 15, the women's curling round-robin competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics was held at the "Ice Cube" of the National Swimming Center.
The Chinese team lost to the Russian Olympic Committee 5-11.
The picture shows the Chinese team Jiang Xindi (left), Wang Rui (middle), and Dong Ziqi (right) in the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
In the afternoon, the Chinese women's curling team adjusted the lineup again. The substitute Jiang Xindi was adjusted to first base, Zhang Lijun was adjusted to second base, Dong Ziqi was adjusted to third base, Wang Rui was still fourth base, and Han Yu, who was the captain before, became the substitute.
This is also the second time that the Chinese women's curling team has adjusted its lineup. After the three-game losing streak in the opening game, Wang Rui, who participated in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and the "post-00" captain Han Yu exchanged positions. Wang Rui served as fourth base. He won the championship and runner-up of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics until the morning of the 14th when he lost to the Japanese team, the third place in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Unfortunately, the Chinese women's curling team still lost to the Russian Olympic Committee 5:11 after the change.
During the game that afternoon, the Chinese team made many mistakes. The fourth game temporarily took a 4:2 lead, and the first half fell behind the Russian Olympic Committee 4:6. The second half only scored 1 point and lost 5 points in the seventh and eighth games. It was confirmed that the situation could not be reversed. After reluctantly admit defeat.
Wang Rui said, "We performed well in the first half and kept pressing our opponents to play. We made mistakes in the fifth game and we didn't connect well, which resulted in a big score for our opponents. We didn't adjust our state in time in the second half." No chance, still be yourself, play every game and play every ball well.
The Chinese women's curling team currently has two wins and five losses, tied for eighth with the Danish team, and there is basically no hope of advancing to the semifinals.
On the 16th, they will face the British team and the Canadian team respectively, which are also their last two games in the Winter Olympics.
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