Focus on “Fourteenth Winter”
Original title: Curling open group mixed doubles competition (introduction)
Heilongjiang team wins gold medal (theme)
The “14th Winter” open curling mixed doubles final ended on February 20 at the Inner Mongolia Ice Sports Training Center in Hailar District, Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia. The Heilongjiang team defeated the Fujian team 7:6 and won the gold medal.
The regular curling mixed doubles competition consisted of 8 rounds. The Heilongjiang team sent Bad Xin and Jiang Yilun to participate, while Wang Zhiyu and Zhu Zeyangxu represented the Fujian team. In the first game of the final, the Heilongjiang team relied on their backhand advantage to score two points. The two members of the Fujian team quickly recovered their form and their cooperation became more and more understandable. At the end of the eighth over, the score between the two teams was 6:6, and the game went into the extra round. In the extra round, the Fujian team made a mistake, and the Heilongjiang team, which had more experience in competitions, took the opportunity and finally won 1 point.
After the match, 33-year-old Badxin said it was hard to win. “Our opponents are younger and more physically capable. Our advantage is that we have rich experience in competitions. At the critical moment, we persevere. “said Badxin.
Badxin placed fourth with the Chinese men’s team at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, and was runner-up in the mixed doubles with his partner at the 2016 World Curling Championships. 30-year-old Jiang Yilun won the mixed doubles gold medal at the Last National Winter Games and has taken part in many world championships with the team.
Badxin and Jiang Yilun are both college teachers, due to work reasons, they only have one year to prepare for the competition. After starting the “14th Winter” curling mixed doubles group stage, the two lost the first two matches. They made timely adjustments in details, mentality and tactics, fought hard one match at a time, and finally won the gold medal. Jiang Yilun said: “We really enjoyed the competition process. Regarding the results, we have no regrets after fighting hard. We hope to have the opportunity to participate in more competitions.”
Wang Zhiyu and Zhu Zeyangxu’s performances are also amazing. In the round robin, they won seven games in a row and defeated the powerful Beijing team in the semi-finals. “I cherish every competition opportunity. I have won a lot this time and I will continue to improve myself in the future. “Zhu Zeyangxu said. Wang Zhiyu will also participate in the next men’s curling competition. He hopes to perform better every game, and he also hopes that more people will be open to curling and like the sport of curling.
For the Fujian team, this silver medal is very valuable. The curling team is the first provincial team for ice and snow sports established in Fujian It made its domestic debut last year. After experience in the National Curling Championship, the National Curling Championship and the Chinese Curling League, the team’s performance has steadily improved. “We must continue to train hard and at the same time actively promote the project.” Fujian team coach Li Hongbo said.
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