Japan draws number 1 in Sweden for the first match in the curling campaign for women at the Games in Beijing
The Japanese women’s curling national team will open its Beijing 2022 campaign against defending champions and world number 1 Sweden, according to the Olympic curling draws presented on Wednesday.
The curling competitions will take place at the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Ice Cube, starting on February 2, two days before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in the Chinese capital, and lasting until February 20.
With the nickname Loco Solare, the Japanese team is currently ranked seventh in the world and will try to improve its bronze medal from Pyeongchang 2018.
Japan’s first action against Anna Hasselborg’s team, which won back-to-back silver at the 2018 and 2019 World Cups, will be on February 10 and Loco Solare will end the round against the reigning women’s world champion Switzerland on February 17. .
In the preliminary round, 10 teams play a round-robin tournament and the four best teams advance to the semifinals and medal matches.
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