03:42
Curling (F): intermediate scores
Sweden and Canada are now 5-3 in curling. At the same time, the ROC team has just reduced the deficit to 3:6 against South Korea. And things are really close between Japan and Denmark (4:4). All games are now in the seventh end.
03:37
Snowboard (X): Austria fails
In the last quarter-finals, Alessandro Hämmerle starts for Austria. The Olympic champion gets going very well, drives the race confidently from the front and gives his partner a small lead on the way. And Pia Zerkhold roars ahead, initially expanding the gap. But then she makes the mistake, the Austrian is practically. The competition is passing. Charlotte Banks then breaks away, taking Great Britain to the semis, taking Italy 2 with them.
03:27
Snowboard (X): Third Quarterfinals
After the injured athlete has been taken to the Akia and is now on her way down, the competition resumes. Daniil Donskikh has to go to the snow early, but gets back on his feet quickly. Meanwhile, Canadian Eliot Grondin is leading the way with confidence. Because of more falls, the athlete of the Russian Olympic Committee ended up in second place ahead of USA 2 and France. All have a large backlog. The women are now given a maximum of almost four seconds deficit. And Meryeta Odine uses up this lead completely. Nevertheless, the Canadian keeps her nerves and comes through second – behind the ROC team with Kristina Paul. USA 2 and France are eliminated.
03:17
Snowboard (X): Injury stoppage
Because Belle Brockhoff hurt herself when she fell, the continuation of the competition was delayed. The Australian is currently being cared for. There seem to be more serious problems. The transport in the Akia is being prepared. Meanwhile, work is being done to get the fresh snow out of the way. Hard-working helpers take care of that and one of them gets to work with a leaf blower.
03:13
Snowboard (X): Switzerland is following suit
From now on, the races will be held with four teams each. Now Switzerland is required. Opponents are the two Australian duos and Team USA 1 with a very experienced cast. However, Kalle Koblet falls behind and desperately struggles to catch up, but is not in a position to attack. After all, the gaps remain tight, all are within a little more than half a second. The tension remains and Sophie Hediger can still make a difference. One of her opponents is Olympic champion Lindsey Jacobellis. There are falls in this run. The two Australian women land in the snow. The Americans and the Swiss have a clear path and are relaxed in the semi-finals.
03:05
Snowboard (X): German cross duo in the semifinals
Martin Nörl leaves nothing to be desired, driving it confidently from the front. Omar Visentin is content to follow behind in second place. Meanwhile, Bozzolo falls behind early. So this run is unspectacular and not very exciting. The German drives out 17 hundredths, which his partner can now start earlier at the top. Michela Moioli quickly catches up the small gap and takes the lead. But Jana Fischer only has to be second and does so effortlessly due to the distance to the French duo. Italy wins ahead of Germany – both are in the semifinals.
03:00
Snowboard (X): The competition is on
In each of the heats, the top two teams advance to the semi-finals. By the way, it’s snowing today. As a result, the Genting Snowpark course will of course be significantly slower. Here we go! The three men open the first heat. Loan Bozzolo is at work for France.
02:58
Snowboard (X): Quarter finals in the mixed team
The German hopefuls start in the first quarter-finals and have the advantage of only having to deal with two opposing teams. But these are the Italian vice world champions of 2019. And Omar Visentin has already won bronze in the individual competition in these games. The third opponent is France 2. By the way, Australia, the USA and Canada are also allowed to field two teams.
02:50
Snowboard (X): First decision of the day
Today we experience an Olympic premiere in snowboard cross. In the mixed team competition, Olympic medals will be wrestled for the first time. At the same time, this represents the first medal decision of the day and the quarter-finals are scheduled to start around 3:00 a.m. CET. A total of 15 duos are involved. Martin Nörl and Jana Fischer start for Germany. Switzerland relies on Kalle Koblet and Sophie Hediger. Austria brings its Olympic champion Alessandro Hämmerle and Pia Zerkhold to the start.
02:49
Curling (F): Team Russia spins the match
The Russian curling team fights back in a duel with South Korea and leads 2-1 after the second end. With a win, the Russians could draw level with today’s opponent in the table.
02:39
Curling (F): Sweden avoids a higher deficit
In the second end, the Canadians take control. But since the last stone is too short, Sweden can still counterattack and at least prevent the opponent from scoring a point. Consequently, the old score remains. Meanwhile, Japan takes a 1-0 lead against Denmark.
02:27
Curling (F): False start for Russian team
In the parallel game, the Russian team gets a false start. However, the 1-0 deficit against South Korea is not a real cause for concern.
02:23
Curling (F): Canada takes the lead
Sweden starts offensively in the encounter with Canada. The North Americans wobble at the beginning and make a few mistakes in the first end. But the night of the table does not take advantage of this fact. So Canada can still land a steal and take a 1-0 lead.
02:10
Curling (F): The Olympic night begins
The second half of the 2022 Winter Olympics will also start with the three curling duels! Who can play their way up in the round robin?
02:06
Curling (F): Russian team under pressure
There is still no clear trend in the table. But the greatest pressure is currently on the Russian team, who are currently in last place with zero points. Incidentally, the United States is at the top. The US women all won their first three games in the round robin, as did Switzerland.
02:01
Curling (F): Three encounters in the night
As Sweden meets Canada, South Korea challenges the Russian athletes. The third game will be between Japan and Denmark.
01:50
First decision in snowboard cross
Before the first medals of the day are awarded in the mixed competition in snowboard cross, things get down to business in the National Aquatics Center from 02:05 a.m. (CET) onwards with curling in the Robin Round. We can also look forward to the prestige duel in ice hockey between the USA and Canada in the early hours of the morning, which will be fighting for victory from 05:10 (CET).
01:45
The program of the day
A full program with exciting decisions in Beijing awaits us again this Saturday. A total of six sets of medals will be awarded, with the German athletes wanting to get involved again. The mixed snowboard cross competition (3:50 a.m.) and the 4×5 kilometer cross-country relay (8:30 a.m.) for women will start off. Benedikt Doll and Johannes Kühn are among the extended favorites in the biathlon sprint (10 a.m.), Hannah Neise and Tina Hermann also have the best prospects in the skeleton (2:55 p.m.). In speed skating (09:53), the men are chasing gold, silver and bronze over the 500m distance. Then the ski jumpers Karl Geiger and Markus Eisenbichler want to fight back after the setback last weekend on the large hill (12 o’clock) and attack the podium. In addition, the German national ice hockey team will meet host China in the second Olympic game (9:40 a.m.).
01:39
Halftime in Beijing!
Eight days of titles, dreams and emotions are behind us, eight more days to come. So it’s halftime in the Olympics. But there is no break, because the next day of competition starts at 2 a.m., have fun!