In a pair of games with implications for the medal rounds, Alaskan Vicky Persinger and her teammate Chris Plys managed a split, overcoming a solid Chinese team but falling to Canada in mixed doubles curling at the Beijing Olympics.
The sixth end proved similarly messy, as both teams had a few half-made shots and missed opportunities. A great double takeout by Plys limited the damage China could do, and the U.S. duo opted to play defensively, ceding two points to regain the last-rock advantage known as the hammer. Unfortunately, some missed shots In the seventh end hampered the Americans’ ability to capitalize on that advantage, and they came away with a single point, taking a 7-5 lead into the game’s eighth and final end.
Christopher Plys, of the United States, congratulates teammate Victoria Persinger, after winning the mixed doubles curling match against China at the Beijing Winter Olympics Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Beijing. Fan Suyuan, center left, and Ling Zhi, center both of China, congratulate Christopher Plys, center, and Victoria Persinger, right, after the United States win against China in the mixed doubles curling match the United States players won, at the Beijing Winter Olympics Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Beijing.
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