Etiket: Olympics
Two-thirds find it wrong to award the Olympics to China
According to a survey, shortly before the opening ceremony, two-thirds of Germans reject awarding the Winter Olympics to China. In retrospect, 66 percent of those questioned described the decision as…
Snow stars and ice icons: these ten athletes will color Winter Games | Olympics
1. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA, downhill skiing) Where Sifan Hassan wrote Olympic history last summer with her three-stage rocket in Tokyo, Mikaela Shiffrin also dares to dream big this winter. The…
Olympics 2022: Casse is in Beijing, his last call is a mystery
It does not appear as a reserve, but the reasons for his arrival have not been clarified. Probable its use in the Super-G on Tuesday From our correspondent Simone Battaggia…
Freedom of expression at the Olympics – Thomas Bach draws an unusual comparison – Olympia
Bach said of the IOC’s rules prohibiting athletes from expressing political opinions during competitions and awards ceremonies: “When an actor plays Hamlet in a theatre, nobody asks whether he can…
Women’s ice hockey: Gold candidate Canada celebrates victory at the start – Olympics
The world champions from ice hockey motherland Canada outclassed Switzerland, the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist, on Thursday (February 3rd, 2022) at the start of the preliminary round in Group A…
Beijing Olympics, infinite fountain: “I am instinct and I want the final in all competitions”
Tomorrow the opening ceremony and on Saturday the short track star will already be on the hunt for the medal From our correspondent Paolo Marabini February 3 – Beijing Ariadne’s…
Curling: China celebrates second victory – Sweden beats Czech Republic – Olympics
After the surprising opening win against world champion Switzerland, China has followed up in mixed curling. On Thursday (February 3rd, 2022) the hosts also won their second preliminary round game…
Downer for Johan de Wit: Dutch coach Japanese people contract corona in Beijing | Olympics
“After a positive PCR test, I was taken to an isolation hotel. I sympathize with the skaters and staff who are preparing for their Olympic competitions. I will support them…
Skating coach De Wit tests positive in Beijing: ‘I expect more to follow’ | Olympics
Johan de Wit is the first Dutchman to test positive for corona at the Olympic Games in Beijing. The successful national coach of the Japanese skaters is disappointed, but assumes…
Olympics, Beijing: figure skating, here is Italy for the team competition
Friday we start: Grassl in the men’s individual, Guignard-Fabbri in the dance, Della Monica-Guarise in the couples and Gutmann in the women’s in search of a place among the top…