Etiket: Winter sports
Olympic Winter Games: First Olympic competitions started
Beijing (AP) – Two days before the opening ceremony, the first competitions at the Beijing Winter Olympics have begun. In the mixed curling competition, hosts China won 7-6 in the…
“Shoe War”: New allegations against Stefan Horngacher
The emotions in the ski jumpers’ “shoe war” continue to boil over. Still in focus: Germany’s national coach Stefan Horngacher. He is said not only to have caused the Polish…
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…
Winter Games in Beijing – Geisenberger tobogganist: Improvement for athletes called for
Munich/Beijing (dpa) – World-class luger Natalie Geisenberger decided to start at the Winter Olympics despite poor Beijing experiences last year – also with a view to her teammates. “A queasy…
Missed Olympic chance – ski jumper Kramer: “Is the world really that unfair?”
Zhangjiakou (AP) – Ski jumper Marita Kramer was frustrated and sad after missing her chance at the Olympics. The 20-year-old Austrian, who cannot travel to Beijing for the Winter Games…
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…
Olympic Winter Games – Virtual Olympic preparation: Fit for Beijing with 3D glasses
Zhangjiakou (dpa) – Although Denise Herrmann has never been to Zhangjiakou before, the Saxon will seem very familiar. When the biathlete straps on her training skis for the first time…
German ski racers left before the piste premiere
Yanqing (dpa) – The German ski racers see their ignorance of the new slopes at the Olympic Winter Games in China. “You shouldn’t drive yourself crazy,” said Romed Baumann. So…
"Enormous": anticipation and criticism of ski jumps
Zhangjiakou (dpa) – Ski jumper Markus Eisenbichler is looking forward to the gigantic new ski jumping facility at the Olympic Winter Games in China. “I think that looks super cool.…
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…