Yanqing (AP) – Ski racer Kira Weidle missed the longed-for medal in the downhill at the Olympic Winter Games in China.
The 25-year-old from Starnberg was fourth in the supreme discipline after 20 starters, 0.71 seconds behind the leading Swiss Corinne Suter. Second was the ailing speed dominator Sofia Goggia from Italy, followed by compatriot Nadia Delago.
After her second place in the Zauchensee World Cup and her strong training performance on the Olympic slope, Weidle was considered a medal candidate. But the Alpines of the German Ski Association remain without precious metal at these games.