Etiket: winter olympics
Favorite tested positive for Corona
Olympic gold favorite Jarl Magnus Riiber has tested positive for the corona virus. The Norwegian star in Nordic combined received a positive test shortly before the start of the Winter…
Taiwan’s athletes as a political pawn
Actually, the four athletes from Taiwan were not supposed to take part in the opening ceremony. But the IOC insists – and puts them in a tricky position. Lin Sin-Rong…
Chancellor Scholz is not planning an Olympic visit
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has no plans to travel to Beijing for the Winter Olympics. “I don’t have any travel plans, so you can’t assume that I’ll suddenly show up and…
Corona-positive US bobsleigh pilot elected flag bearer
American bobsleigh pilot and medal favorite Elana Meyers Taylor has been selected as the flag bearer for the US Olympic team. However, since the 37-year-old is in isolation due to…
Skeleton ace despite negative tests in isolation
Three negative corona tests, but still in isolation: The skeleton driver Kim Meylemans, who was born in Germany and is competing for Belgium, reported in tears about her opaque fate…
Toboggan hope Johannes Ludwig disillusioned after first training session
Overall World Cup winner Johannes Ludwig (Oberhof) expects a tight medal race after the first training session of the lugers in the Olympic ice track in China. “It will be…
Icy start for biathlon team at the Olympics
In freezing cold and strong winds, the German biathletes got an impression of the difficult conditions in Zhangjiakou during their first training session before the Olympic Winter Games. “Running uphill…
Preuss admits doubts about Olympic participation
Franziska Preuss smiled happily when she reached her dream destination after a nine-hour flight. After landing in Beijing, the doubts and pain of the past few weeks were forgotten. On…
Reindl “shocked” by Corona outbreak in handball players
The outbreak of corona in the German team at the European Handball Championship further increased the concerns of the President of the German Ice Hockey Association, Franz Reindl, shortly before…
Sven Hannawald is concerned about the Winter Games in Beijing
The anticipation of the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing is limited for former ski jumping star Sven Hannawald. “These are the first Olympic Games, which I’m not really looking forward…