体坛英语资讯：Chinese youth curling teamleader chases Olympic dreams
<p><span word="LAUSANNE">LAUSANNE</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 15-- <span word="An">An</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>. <span word="Playing">Playing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Hungary">Hungary</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="curling">curling</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Likun">Likun</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="curling">curling</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lausanne">Lausanne</span> 2020 <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 17-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Affected">Affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="errors">errors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="underperformances">underperformances</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="delievering">delievering</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="good">good</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> [<span word="between">between</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>], <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="it">it</span>!" <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 11 <span word="or">or</span> 12, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="skating">skating</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="results">results</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curling">curling</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="fascinated">fascinated</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span>. "<span word="Practicing">Practicing</span> <span word="curling">curling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="capability">capability</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="of">of</span> '<span word="chess">chess</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ice">ice</span>' <span word="appeals">appeals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>."</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Curling">Curling</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="YOG">YOG</span>.</p><p><span word="Next">Next</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="doubles">doubles</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lausanne">Lausanne</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accumulate">accumulate</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strive">strive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="success">success</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Curling">Curling</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="Technique">Technique</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="key">key</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="strive">strive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2026 <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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