Jiang Xindi

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Jiang Xindi
Born (1997-01-26) January 26, 1997 (age 27)
Team
Curling clubHarbin CC,
Harbin, Heilongjiang
SkipHan Yu
ThirdWang Rui
SecondDong Ziqi
LeadZhang Lijun
AlternateJiang Xindi
Curling career
Member Association China
World Championship
appearances
2 (2018, 2021)
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances
3 (2017, 2018, 2019)
Olympic
appearances
2 (2018, 2022)
Other appearancesPacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships: 3 (2011, 2013, 2015)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing  China
Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Shenzhen
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Erina
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gangneung
Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tokoro
Silver medal – second place 2015 Naseby

Jiang Xindi,[1] nicknamed "Cindy"[2] (Chinese: 姜馨迪; 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[edit]

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[edit]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2010–11[8] She Qiutong Jiang Yilun Wang Rui Zhao Xiyang Jiang Xindi Ma Yongjun PJCC 2011 (4th)
2012–13 Jiang Xindi Zhao Xiyang Fu Yiwei Dong Ziqi Yao Mingyue Zhang Zhipeng PAJCC 2013 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2014–15 Jiang Yilun Wang Rui Ma Jingyi Zhao Xiyang Jiang Xindi Zhang Zhipeng PAJCC 2015 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2015–16 Mei Jie Gao Xuesong Jiang Xindi She Qiutong
Jiang Xindi Zhang Lijun Yin Yanxin Zhu Zihui Zhao Ruiyi Shi Mengyu WJBCC 2016 (5th)
2016–17 Jiang Yilun Jiang Xindi Yao Mingyue Yan Hui
2017–18 Jiang Yilun Jiang Xindi Yao Mingyue Yan Hui Xu Meng Marcel Rocque PACC 2017 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Wang Bingyu Zhou Yan Liu Jinli Ma Jingyi Jiang Xindi Tan Weidong OQE 2017 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WOG 2018 (5th)
Jiang Yilun Wang Rui Jiang Xindi Yan Hui Yao Mingyue Tan Weidong WWCC 2018 (7th)
2018–19 Jiang Yilun Liu Sijia Dong Ziqi Jiang Xindi Wang Rui (PACC) Carolyn McRorie (PACC) CWC 2018–19/1 (7th)
PACC 2018 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jiang Yilun Zhang Lijun Dong Ziqi Jiang Xindi
2019–20 Jiang Yilun Zhang Lijun Dong Ziqi Jiang Xindi
Han Yu Zhang Lijun Jiang Xindi Zhao Ruiyi Yu Jiaxin Marco Mariani, Sören Grahn PACC 2019 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Han Yu Zhang Lijun Jiang Xindi Yu Jiaxin Dong Ziqi Marco Mariani
2020–21 Han Yu Dong Ziqi Zhang Lijun Jiang Xindi Yan Hui Marco Mariani, Sören Grahn WWCC 2021 (10th)
2021–22 Han Yu Wang Rui Dong Ziqi Zhang Lijun Jiang Xindi Marco Mariani, Sören Grahn

Private life[edit]

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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Also known as Xindi Jiang.
  2. ^ "2020 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  3. ^ "Curling - Athlete Profile: JIANG Xindi - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". Archived from the original on February 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Tom Rowland (November 9, 2021). "China women win Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2019". World Curling Federation. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  5. ^ The Canadian Press (March 12, 2020). "World Women's Curling Championship Cancelled". The Sports Network. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "World Women's Curling Championship 2020 cancelled in Prince George, Canada". World Curling Federation. March 12, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  7. ^ Jackie Spiegel (May 9, 2021). "World Women's Curling Championship 2021: Results, standings, schedule and TV channel". Sporting News. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "Jiang Xindi past teams". Curling Zone. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  9. ^ "Xindi Jiang | Players". Curling World Cup. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  10. ^ "A grassroots curling family at China's Winter Games". December 9, 2015. Archived from the original on November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  11. ^ "Yilun JIANG | Curling | China - Sochi 2014 Olympics". sochi2014.arch.articul.ru. Retrieved November 11, 2018.

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