The qualification starts on Wednesday (02/16/2022) at 3:15 p.m. local time (8:15 a.m./CET), the finals begin at 5:15 p.m. local time (10:15 a.m./CET). The races were originally scheduled 105 minutes later.
Hennig and Sauerbrey start in the team sprint
For the women, the two relay silver winners Katharina Hennig and Katherine Sauerbrey start for the German team. Albert Kuchler and Janosch Brugger will be in the men’s race, as the German Ski Association announced on Tuesday.
In the Chinese mountains, the extreme cold makes things difficult for the athletes. During the ski jumping team competition on Monday evening (local time), the temperatures dropped to below minus 20 degrees. The forecast for the coming days is similar. The cross-country stadium is only a few hundred meters from the ski jump.