Etiket: Winter sports
Spicy revelations by Magdalena Neuner
In 2010, two-time Olympic biathlon champion Magdalena Neuner surprisingly decided not to start the relay at the Vancouver Games. Now the 34-year-old revealed the piquant reasons for her withdrawal. “It…
Uyghurs in Turkey call for a boycott of the Beijing Olympics
Istanbul (AP) – Uyghurs in Turkey called for a boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing during a protest. Around 1,000 participants gathered in Istanbul and shouted phrases like “China,…
Olympics 2022 | Bach appeals: “Give peace a chance”
In his speech at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing, IOC President Thomas Bach once again appealed to the world’s political leaders to refrain from acts of…
Olympic Winter Games – blow for combined: Frenzel and Weber in quarantine
Beijing (AP) – In 2018 Eric Frenzel carried the German flag to the Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, four years later the former gold hero witnessed the opening of the Beijing…
Olympics 2022| Ski jumping: Geiger dissatisfied after training debacle: “Fox me”
Markus Eisenbichler did not lose faith in Karl Geiger even after his ski jumping buddy had problems starting in the Olympics. “It’s a magician who can do it,” said Eisenbichler…
Baumann, Ferstl and Schwaiger nominated for Olympic downhill
Yanqing (dpa) – The ski racers Romed Baumann, Josef Ferstl and Dominik Schwaiger have been nominated for the downhill run at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the German Ski Association…
Geiger dissatisfied after ski jumping training: “Fox me”
Zhangjiakou (dpa) – Germany’s medal hopeful Karl Geiger is still unable to cope with the Olympic ski jump in Zhangjiakou. On the second day of training on the normal hill,…
Biathlete Hermman wants nothing to do with a medal
Denise Herrmann had to close her eyes because the icy wind whistled relentlessly in her face. The biathlete was barely recognizable after she taped her forehead and cheeks and protected…
Ski association nominates starters for skiathlon
Zhangjiakou (dpa) – The German cross-country skiers Lucas Bögl, Jonas Dobler, Friedrich Moch and Florian Notz are contesting the skiathlon at the Winter Olympics in China. This emerges from the…
German team arrives in 85th place at the opening ceremony
Beijing (AP) – The German team has to wait a long time for their performance at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Speed skater Claudia Pechstein and…