| Ling Zhi 凌智 | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1994-04-06)April 6, 1994 (age 31) Harbin, China[1] |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Harbin CC, Harbin, CHN |
| Mixed doubles partner | Fan Suyuan |
| Curling career | |
| Member Association | |
| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances | 1 (2021) |
| Olympic appearances | 1 (2022) |
Ling Zhi (Chinese:凌智;pinyin:Líng Zhì; born April 6, 1994) is a Chinesecurler fromHarbin.[2]
Ling represented China at the2014 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-backPacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships.[3]
Ling represented China internationally at the men's level at thethird leg of theCurling World Cup event. He played third on TeamMa Xiuyue, which finished with a 1–5 record.
In mixed play, Ling competed at the2017 World Mixed Curling Championship as third forLiu Sijia. The team reached the round of 16, where the Czech Republic eliminated them.[4]
Ling playedmixed doubles with partnerYang Ying but now plays withFan Suyuan. At the2019 World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event, Yang and Ling teamed up to secure China a spot in the2020 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, defeating Turkey in the qualification final.[5] The 2020 World Championship, however, was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[6] Yang and Ling did get a chance to represent China at the2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, where they finished in ninth place with a 4–5 record.[7]
On February 7, 2022, in the 13th round of the curling mixed doubles round-robin competition at theBeijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese team Ling Zhi/Fan Suyuan lost 6-8 toCzech playersTomáš Paul/Suzanne Paulova, who suffered 7 consecutive games. In the end, Ling Zhi/Fan Suyuan ended the Winter Olympics with 9th place.[8][9]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13[10] | Zou Qiang | Shao Zhilin | Zhang Tianyu | Liang Shuming | Ling Zhi |
| 2013–14 | Wang Jinbo | Ling Zhi | Zhang Tianyu | Shao Zhilin | Liang Shuming |
| 2018–19 | Ma Xiuyue | Jiang Dongxu | Ling Zhi | Wang Jingyuan |
| Season | Female | Male | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Yang Ying | Ling Zhi | Tomi Rantamäki | WMDQ 2019 |
| 2020–21 | Yang Ying | Ling Zhi | Tomi Rantamäki | WMDCC 2021 (9th) |
| 2021–22 | Fan Suyuan | Ling Zhi | Tomi Rantamäki | WOG 2022 (9th) |