| Ling Zhi 凌智 | |
| Birth Date: | 6 April 1994 |
| Curling Club: | Harbin CC, Harbin, CHN |
| Mixed Doubles Partner: | Fan Suyuan |
| World Mixed Doubles Championship Appearances: | 1 |
| Olympic Appearances: | 1 (2022) |
Ling Zhi (; born April 6, 1994) is a Chinese curler from Harbin.[1]
Ling represented China at the 2014 World Junior Curling Championships, where his team finished in last place with a winless 0–9 record. In 2013 and 2014, he won back-to-back Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships.[2]
Ling represented China internationally at the men's level at the third leg of the Curling World Cup event. He played third on Team Ma Xiuyue, which finished with a 1–5 record.
In mixed play, Ling competed at the 2017 World Mixed Curling Championship as third for Liu Sijia. The team reached the round of 16, where the Czech Republic eliminated them.[3]
Ling played mixed doubles with partner Yang Ying but now plays with Fan Suyuan. At the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event, Yang and Ling teamed up to secure China a spot in the 2020 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, defeating Turkey in the qualification final.[4] The 2020 World Championship, however, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Yang and Ling did get a chance to represent China at the 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, where they finished in ninth place with a 4–5 record.[6]
On February 7, 2022, in the 13th round of the curling mixed doubles round-robin competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese team Ling Zhi/Fan Suyuan lost 6-8 to Czech players Tomáš Paul/Suzanne Paulova, who suffered 7 consecutive games. In the end, Ling Zhi/Fan Suyuan ended the Winter Olympics with 9th place.[7] [8]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13[9] | Ling Zhi | |||||
| 2013–14 | Ling Zhi | Zhang Tianyu | Shao Zhilin | Liang Shuming | ||
| 2018–19 | Ling Zhi |
| Season | Female | Male | Coach | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Ling Zhi | ||||
| 2020–21 | Yang Ying | Ling Zhi | (9th) | ||
| 2021–22 | Ling Zhi | Tomi Rantamäki | WOG 2022 (9th) |