A few days ago, the news that the Chinese men’s curling team missed the Winter Olympics in Milan by only one step has aroused heated discussion among netizens. China, led by Xu Xiaoming, lost 7-3 to Switzerland in the semifinals of the 2025 World Men’s curling championships in Canada, also failed to get the first time in Milan Winter Olympic qualification, can only participate in the end of the Olympic failed.
For the performance of the Chinese men’s curling team, the outside world is divided. Some people believe that the four young guys to try their best, this year’s World Championship into the final four of the results have exceeded expectations. However, some netizens pointed out that the Chinese team failed to go straight to the Winter Olympics in Milan this time, which was caused by a series of withdrawals before. 2025 is the most crucial season for the Chinese curling team to compete in the Winter Olympics in Milan. After failing to achieve satisfactory results in the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the team is looking forward to proving itself in the Winter Olympics in Milan.
At the women’s World Curling Championships that ended not long ago, the Chinese team, led by Wang Rui at fourth base, played steadily all the way. They not only advanced to the quarterfinals as a dark horse, but also defeated the South Korean team in the bronze medal match. While seeking revenge for the Asian Winter Games, and a ticket to the Winter Olympics in Milan. Like the women’s team, the Chinese men’s curling team had no Olympic points before the start of the world championships, making it extremely difficult to qualify for the Winter Olympics in Milan. Judging from the round-robin matches, the Chinese team, made up of Xu Xiaoming, Fei Xueqing, Wang Zhiyu and Li Zhichao, showed great form and tenacity.
Facing the Olympic champion, the world champion Sweden team, the Chinese team dares to fight dares to fight, and grasps the match successfully by 9-5 to win. After that, the Chinese team and the United States, Italy, Germany, Japan, South Korea and Scotland have played, and finally 8-4 results to advance to the next round. In the semi-final qualifying match, the Chinese team and the Norwegian team had a fierce competition, and the two sides’ scores had been closely held. With a successful final shot in the extra set, the Chinese team won 8-7 by a narrow margin, to reach the semifinals of the World Championships again after 17 years. However, in the semi-final match with the Swiss team, the Chinese team made mistakes many times, was repeatedly stealing points opponents.
In the end, the Chinese team lost 7-3 to their opponents, regretting that they did not qualify for the final and lost their qualification to the Winter Olympics in Milan. Some netizens thought that the Chinese team was paying for a series of previous decision-making mistakes. In particular, after missing the last World Championships, the team started from Pan Pacific Group B and rose to Pan Pacific Group A after winning the championship. The Milan Olympic Games points are based on the results of the associations in the 2024 and the two World Championships in 2025, china missed out on the Winter Olympics because they didn’t 2024 the World Championships in 2025, even though they did well in the tournament. Next, the Chinese team will compete for the bronze medal.