Winter Olympics: China’s dramatic mixed doubles curling win kicks off Beijing 2022 competition
- Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi produce late comeback to win opening round robin match against Switzerland after an extra end
- The 7-6 victory produces big cheers among smattering of supporters at National Aquatics Centre
Competition got under way at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Wednesday night, with China’s mixed doubles curling team delighting the smattering of supporters at the National Aquatics Centre following a dramatic 7-6 victory over Switzerland.
Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi produced a dramatic late comeback to win their opening round robin Sheet D match after an extra end, having squandered an early lead.
China took a 3-0 lead into the fourth frame, where Pyeongchang 2018 silver-medallist duo Jenny Perret and Martin Rios fought back to trail 3-2.
The home nation restored control by winning the fifth end 1-0, only for the Swiss to take a 5-4 overall lead following a 3-0 sixth end.
The match then swung again with China taking the seventh end 2-0, but the Swiss forced an extra end after tying up the match in the eighth and final regulation end.
The Chinese were sitting pretty with four stones to go, Ling knocking both of the Swiss stones out of the house.
