Zhou Yan (curler)

Zhou Yan (Chinese: 周妍; pinyin: Zhōu Yán; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂóu jɛ̌n]; born September 30, 1982;[1] usually referred to in the media as Yan Zhou) is a Chinese curler. She plays lead for the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.

Zhou Yan
Curler  ♀
Born	September 30, 1982 (1982-09-30) (age 38) Harbin, Heilongjiang
Team
Curling club	Harbin CC, Harbin, Heilongjiang
Career
Member Association	China
World Championship appearances	10 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017)
Pacific-Asia Championship appearances	11 (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016)
Olympic appearances	3 (2010, 2014, 2018)
Medal record Women's Curling Representing  China Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver World Championships 2009 Gangneung 2008 Vernon 2011 Esbjerg Pacific-Asia Championships 2006 Tokyo 2007 Beijing 2008 Naseby 2009 Karuizawa 2011 Nanjing 2012 Naseby 2004 Chuncheon 2005 Taipei 2010 Uiseong 2016 Uiseong Asian Winter Games 2017 Sapporo 2007 Changchun Winter Universiade 2009 Harbin New Zealand Winter Games 2009 Naseby

Zhou curled in her first tournament after having only curled for 2 years, at the 2002 Pacific Curling Championships. At that time she played third for the team. Since then, she has played lead for the team in every tournament except for the 2005 Pacific Championships, when she was the team lead.

Zhou has won 3 Pacific Championships (2006, 2007, 2008), and a World Championship (2009) as a member of the team.