Etiket: Winter sports
Corona outbreak in the German Olympic team
Corona outbreak in the German Olympic team: Shortly before the opening ceremony of the Winter Games in Beijing, six athletes tested positive for the corona virus. As the German Olympic…
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…
Katharina Althaus satisfied after first ski jumping training
Zhangjiakou (dpa) – Germany’s best ski jumper Katharina Althaus started her Olympic Winter Games with a good performance. In the first practice session in Zhangjiakou, the girl from Oberstdorf jumped…
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…
Olympic Winter Games – “Prepared for it”: Hennig is not afraid of the cold
Zhangjiakou (dpa) – Germany’s best cross-country skier Katharina Hennig sees herself and her team well prepared for the extreme cold at the Olympic races in China. “We have to accept…
Olympic Winter Games – “All good things come in threes”: Recovered Preuss with anticipation
Zhangjiakou (dpa) – When thinking about the Olympics, Franziska Preuss inevitably brings back memories of what is probably the blackest day of her career. With tears in her eyes, the…
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…