With four curling games and selected spectators in the stands, the competitions at the Olympic Games in Beijing began on Wednesday. In the National Aquatics Center two days before the opening ceremony, the first mixed doubles teams were already pushing their playing equipment over the ice.
China beats Switzerland
China caused the first surprise of the games. The hosts surprisingly prevailed against Switzerland, who were Olympic silver medalists at the mixed doubles premiere in Pyeongchang in 2018, 7: 6 in the first game.
Vice World Champion Norway lost to the Czech Republic 6:7.