The dry spell of the Alpines of the German Ski Association (DSV) at the Olympic Winter Games in China continues. Kira Weidle, who started as a co-favorite after strong training performances, missed the longed-for first medal on Tuesday (February 15, 2022) in fourth place in the downhill, like Lena Dürr in the slalom before. In 1:32.58 minutes, the 2021 World Cup runner-up was 71 hundredths of a second behind Corinne Suter. The Swiss followed her World Cup victory in Cortina d’Ampezzo with a triumph at the Olympics. She set the best time on the “Rock” slope in Yanqing with 1:31.87 minutes.
Goggia with damaged knee to silver
Suter pushed defending champion Sofia Goggia from the top position. The “Speed Queen” from Italy entered the supreme discipline in ski racing with a torn cruciate ligament and, despite this handicap, put in an amazing ride (1:32.03). Her anger was all the greater when Suter, who started after her, topped her time with a lead of 16 hundredths. Bronze went to another Italian: Olympic debutant: Nadia Delago (1:32.44).