Fan Suyuan Explained

Fan Suyuan
范苏圆
Gender:F
Birth Date:1 August 1996
Birth Place:Dunhua, Jilin, China
Curling Club:Harbin CC,
Harbin, CHN
Mixed Doubles Partner:Ling Zhi
Olympic Appearances:1 (2022)

Fan Suyuan (; born 1 August 1996) is a Chinese curler from Dunhua. She lives in Beijing.

She is competing in the mixed doubles curling event at the 2022 Winter Olympics with Ling Zhi.

Career Path

On July 3, 2017, the third stage of the national curling team training camp ended at the Jilin Provincial Speed Skating Stadium. There are 3 men and 4 women in Jilin Province selected for this national team. The female players You Yanhui, Fan Suyuan, Wang Meini, and Yu Jiaxin.[1]

In July 2019, he was awarded the title of National Athlete by the Winter Sports Center of the General Administration of Sports.[2]

On January 27, 2022, the list of the Chinese sports delegation for the Beijing Winter Olympics was announced, and Fan Suyuan was selected for the curling team.[3] [4]

On February 2, 2022, the curling event of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics took the lead in the "Ice Cube". The Chinese curling mixed doubles combination Ling Zhi/Fan Suyuan took the lead for the Chinese delegation against the Swiss combination Peret/Rios.[5]

On the evening of February 2, 2022, the first competition day of the Beijing Winter Olympics ended with four curling mixed doubles competitions. The Ling Zhi/Fan Suyuan combination, who played as the host, ushered in the first opponent in the round-robin match, the Swiss combination Peret/Rios, on the D track. After an extra round, the Chinese combination narrowly defeated the opponent 7-6 and got a good start.[6]

On February 3, 2022, in the Beijing Winter Olympics curling mixed doubles round robin, Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan defeated the Australian team 6-5.[7]

On the evening of February 3, 2022, the Chinese team played against the Swedish teams De Waal and Eriksson in the fourth round of the curling round-robin match. Chinese curling mixed doubles players Ling Zhi/Fan Suyuan lost 6:7 to Sweden, ending their winning streak.[8]

On February 6, 2022, in the Beijing Winter Olympics curling mixed doubles match between China and Italy, the Chinese combination Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi lost 4:8 to the Italian team and missed the semi-finals.[9]

On February 7, 2022, in the 13th round of the Beijing Winter Olympics curling mixed doubles round-robin match, Ling Zhi/Fan Suyuan lost to Czech players Thomas Paul/Suzanne Paulova 6-8. The two-game winning streak started, but then suffered a 7-game losing streak. Ling Zhi/Fan Suyuan finally ended the Winter Olympics in ninth place.[10] [11]

Teams

Women's

Season Skip Third Second LeadAlternateEvents
2016–17[12] Fan Suyuan
2018–19Fan Suyuan [13]
2019–20Fan Suyuan Yan Hui Zhang Di [14]

Mixed doubles

SeasonFemaleMaleCoach Events
2019–20Fan Suyuan Nan Jiawen [15]
2021–22Fan Suyuan WOG 2022 (9th)

Personal life

Fan Suyuan's lover, Chen Zi'ang, is from Harbin. Before retiring, he was also a curling player and played for the national team for many years. After retiring, Chen Zi'ang served as the coach of the Guizhou Liupanshui curling team.[16] Before the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Chen Zi'ang revealed that the two had not seen each other for more than 200 days because of the preparations for the Winter Olympics, but they had no regrets. Chen Zi'ang also said that after the game, he would definitely hold the biggest wedding for Fan Suyuan.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 吉林省7人入选国家冰壶集训队 完善冰壶队体系_体育_腾讯网. 2022-02-07. sports.qq.com.
  2. Web site: 32名冬季运动员获“国际级运动健将”称号 梅杰邵奕俊在列_体育_腾讯网. 2022-02-07. sports.qq.com.
  3. Web site: 王铭轩. 2022-01-25. 中国冰壶冬奥阵容出炉 韩雨马秀玥主将王芮出战. 2022-02-07. sports.sina.com.cn.
  4. Web site: 北京冬奥会中国体育代表团名单_国家体育总局. 2022-02-07. www.sport.gov.cn.
  5. Web site: 冬奥冰壶明日先赛一步,中国混双组合凌智/范苏圆出阵.
  6. Web site: 开门红!. 2022-02-07. Weixin Official Accounts Platform.
  7. Web site: 凌智/范苏圆两连胜!中国冰壶混双6-5击败澳大利亚队.
  8. Web site: sina_mobile. 2022-02-03. 惜败!凌智/范苏圆连胜终结,冰壶混双中国6:7瑞典. 2022-02-07. news.sina.cn.
  9. Web site: 中国冰壶混双队憾负意大利队,无缘晋级复赛.
  10. Web site: 排名第9,凌智/范苏圆6比8不敌捷克选手结束冬奥之旅.
  11. Web site: 七连败!冬奥冰壶混双组合范苏圆失误 6-8被捷克逆转.
  12. Web site: Fan Suyuan Past Teams . CurlingZone . February 1, 2022.
  13. https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=5369&teamid=125751&profileid= Zhang Reaches 2018 Womens Masters Basel Quarters - Curlingzone
  14. https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=5915&teamid=143667&profileid= Han - 2020 International Bernese Ladies Cup - Curlingzone
  15. https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=5963&teamid=140125&profileid= Fan/Nan3-1 at 2019 ISS Mixed Doubles Lodz - Curlingzone
  16. Web site: 冬奥第一口“狗粮”!范苏圆爱人讲述两人爱情故事 陈子昂:我们是“自由恋爱”,这个爱笑的姑娘真的很可爱!. 2022-02-07. t.ynet.cn.
  17. Web site: 金鸿一瞥丨冰壶混双两连胜!范苏圆老公隔空示爱:冬奥后补办盛大婚礼.