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Team China claim 1st win in curling
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China's Fan Suyuan (L) and Ling Zhi compete during the first round robin session of mixed doubles curling at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China, February 2, 2022. /CFP

China's Fan Suyuan (L) and Ling Zhi compete during the first round robin session of mixed doubles curling at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China, February 2, 2022. /CFP

Team China's Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi claimed the first victory at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games by defeating Swiss pair Martin Rios and Jenny Perret 7-6 in the opening round robin session of mixed doubles curling on Wednesday.

Fan was a speed skater before joining the curling team. She and her partner Ling, who are both first-time Olympians, started pairing during the Olympic Trials of Team China.

The Swiss duo won the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in 2017 and took a silver medal in their debut at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics.

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