Jiang Xindi Explained

Jiang Xindi
Birth Date:26 January 1997
Birth Place:Harbin, China
Curling Club:Harbin CC,
Harbin, Heilongjiang
Skip:Han Yu
Third:Wang Rui
Second:Dong Ziqi
Lead:Zhang Lijun
Alternate:Jiang Xindi
World Championship Appearances:2
Pacific Championship Appearances:3
Olympic Appearances:2 (2018, 2022)
Other Appearances:Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships

3 (2011, 2013, 2015)

Jiang Xindi,[1] nicknamed "Cindy"[2] (; born January 26, 1997, in Harbin, China) is a Chinese female curler. She was part of the Chinese women's curling team on 2018 Winter Olympics.

Career

Jiang competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, where the Chinese team participated in the women's curling tournament.[3] She competed at the 2018 World Women's Curling Championship where her team placed seventh. Jiang also won the bronze medal at the 2017 and 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships and the silver medal at the 2013 and 2015 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships.

To start the 2019–20 season, Jiang and her team won the World Curling Tour event, the 2019 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic. She represented China at the 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships as second for Han Yu. After going 6–1 in the round robin, they defeated Korea and Japan in the semifinal and final, respectively, to claim the title.[4] It was China's first title since 2014. The victory earned a spot for China at the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship, which was cancelled due to COVID-19.[5] [6] A year later, the team represented China at the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship, finishing tenth with a 6–7 record.[7]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2010–11[8] Jiang Xindi PJCC 2011 (4th)
2012–13 Jiang Xindi Zhao Xiyang
2014–15 Jiang Yilun Wang Rui Zhao Xiyang Jiang Xindi Zhang Zhipeng
2015–16 Jiang Xindi She Qiutong
Jiang Xindi WJBCC 2016 (5th)
2016–17 Jiang Yilun Jiang Xindi Yao Mingyue
2017–18 Jiang Yilun Jiang Xindi Yao Mingyue Yan Hui
Jiang Xindi OQE 2017
WOG 2018 (5th)
Jiang Yilun Wang Rui Jiang Xindi Yan Hui Yao Mingyue Tan Weidong (7th)
2018–19 Jiang Yilun Dong Ziqi Jiang Xindi Wang Rui (PACC) Carolyn McRorie (PACC) CWC 2018–19/1 (7th)
Jiang Yilun Zhang Lijun Dong Ziqi Jiang Xindi
2019–20 Jiang Yilun Zhang Lijun Dong Ziqi Jiang Xindi
Zhang Lijun Jiang Xindi Zhao Ruiyi
Han Yu Zhang Lijun Jiang Xindi Yu Jiaxin Dong Ziqi Marco Mariani
2020–21Han Yu Dong Ziqi Zhang Lijun Jiang Xindi Marco Mariani, Sören Grahn (10th)
2021–22Han Yu Dong Ziqi Zhang Lijun Jiang Xindi Marco Mariani, Sören Grahn

Private life

Jiang became involved in curling when her grandfather, middle school physics teacher Jiang Fang opened a curling club after he was inspired watching curling on TV broadcasting from 2006 Olympics in Turin. Many from her family plays curling too.[9] [10]

She is niece of competitive Chinese female curler Jiang Yilun,[11] they are teammates for today.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Also known as Xindi Jiang.
  2. Web site: 2020 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide . . . Curling Canada . 2020-03-09 .
  3. Web site: Curling - Athlete Profile: JIANG Xindi - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20180228032656/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/curling/athlete-profile-n3027352-jiang-xindi.htm. February 28, 2018.
  4. News: China women win Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2019. World Curling Federation. Tom Rowland. November 9, 2021. May 9, 2021.
  5. News: World Women's Curling Championship Cancelled. The Sports Network. The Canadian Press. March 12, 2020. May 9, 2021.
  6. News: World Women's Curling Championship 2020 cancelled in Prince George, Canada. March 12, 2020. World Curling Federation. May 9, 2021.
  7. News: World Women's Curling Championship 2021: Results, standings, schedule and TV channel. Sporting News. Jackie Spiegel. May 9, 2021. May 9, 2021.
  8. Web site: Jiang Xindi past teams. Curling Zone. August 10, 2019.
  9. Web site: Xindi Jiang | Players. Curling World Cup. November 11, 2018. November 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181112021256/https://www.curlingworldcup.com/players/xindi-jiang. dead.
  10. Web site: A grassroots curling family at China's Winter Games . December 9, 2015 . November 11, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181111162110/http://english.ts.cn/topic/2015-12/09/content_11907002.htm . November 11, 2018 .
  11. Web site: Yilun JIANG | Curling | China - Sochi 2014 Olympics. sochi2014.arch.articul.ru. November 11, 2018.