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China’s women’s curling team pulled off another morale-boosting victory by topping PyeongChang 2018 silver medalist South Korea, while the host nation’s awe-inspiring short-track speed skaters won a bronze in the women’s 3,000m relay at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Sunday. The Chinese women’s curling team, who stunned defending champion Sweden 9-6 in the previous matchday, continued its strong momentum against South Korea and prevailed 6-5.
They battled back and forth until the extra end. Wand Rui of China decided the game, throwing her hammer for a take-out and one point. “We stuck to our plan and created as many chances as we could to score,” said Wang.
These two hard-earned victories came after three straight defeats at Beijing 2022, which forced China to reshuffle its line-up. Wang, the only curler with Olympic experience on the Chinese team, replaced the 21-year-old skip Han Yu to play the fourth. Wang made splendid shots in crucial ends, which proved to be the key to China’s victory.
“Actually, I didn’t feel any pressure when I made the shots, and I just did what I should do,” said the 27-year-old. “Two straight victories gave us more confidence, and we will move on with the momentum and play our best.”