This is doubles, so... I presume different rules.

There's only two players per team, for a start.

But that's interesting, nonetheless!

So, going on what you have said, I guess that makes the woman "the skip", and has, in both matches I watched, for each of the three teams...

But the interesting thing is, only Australia is using this method, with the woman not sweeping.

America took it in turns, as I, as a lay person, would expect. China... The guy did most of the sweeping, but the woman still did some...

Of the three, only Australia has had the situation where the woman has done zero sweeping, and, while they do take it in turns, is lining up most of the shots... On other shots, though, she just stands down the "house" end and yells...

It wouldn't be so jarring if the other teams were doing the same, because I would just say "Oh, ok, that's the rules for Mixed, then". But because it is only the Aussie team doing it, that I have seen so far, and because they have now lost both their matches, by a significant margin, with this arrangement (partly, I would suggest, because the guy gets really really tired at the end, and they are relying entirely on him to do the final "curl"), it just feels... Weird.

Like, if it's a "strategy", which they have but their opponents don't? It sure ain't working for them, unfortunately... :-/

This is doubles, so... I presume different rules.

There's only two players per team, for a start.