China News Service, Beijing, February 13 (Reporter Chen Hang) In the men’s curling round-robin match at the Beijing Winter Olympics on the evening of the 13th, the Chinese men’s curling team lost 6:8 to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics champion US team, suffering a two-game losing streak. . The current record is 2 wins and 4 losses, ranking eighth.
In this round, the Chinese team scored one point in the first game, and the U.S. team scored two points on the last shot in the second game. In the fourth inning, the U.S. team spun the ball into the camp and scored three points. The U.S. team led 5-3 in the first half. In the sixth inning, there was an episode of the US team touching the pot, but the two sides remained the same following negotiation. In the eighth inning, the Chinese team was set to get two points. In the ninth and tenth innings, both sides scored one point each, and the Chinese team finally lost to the US team 6:8.
Captain Ma Xiuyue said following the game, “Our overall success rate is still good, but we lack the ability to control at critical moments. This is the gap between us and the strong teams.”
He mentioned, “We just started falling behind today. We adjusted our state a little bit, chased back a little bit, and fought to the last ball. This is a good game experience for us.”
Talking regarding the episode of touching the pot, Ma Xiuyue said that in the sixth inning, the U.S. team touched the stationary ball while sweeping the ice. After the referee got involved, he said that he might put the ball back. We considered that curling was a gentleman’s event. The ball wouldn’t affect their line, and we didn’t put the ball back. (Finish)
