The successful German skeleton women threatens the world championship in Lake Placid.
After two out of four runs, Susanne Kreher, Jacqueline Pfeifer and Hannah Neise in the Olympic ice channel from 1932 and 1980 are clearly behind the podium. The decision is made on Friday (07.03.2025, 10 p.m. in the Sportschau-Livestream).
Kimberley Bos from the Netherlands has the best cards on gold. She leads in front of the Czech Anna Fernaedt (+0.19 s), who once started for Germany. Third in half of the World Cup is the Canadian Hallie Clarke (+ 0.22 s), who had become the youngest world champion in skeleton sport in Winterberg last year.
Kreher as eleventh best German
German women need a miracle or better fast sled and dream trips if it is still to work with a medal. Realistically speaking, only Susanne Kreher from SC Oberbärenburg has opportunities. The surprise world champion from 2023 in St. Moritz is on eleventh place after two out of four runs with a gap of 0.73 seconds. Bronze is 0.51 seconds away – and therefore quite feasible.
A significantly larger upholstery dragged Jacqueline Pfeifer (RSG Hochsauerland) into the second day of competition. On the demanding train on Mount van Hoevenberg, it was 1.29 seconds slower in two runs than the leading one and only ranks in 16th place. “Sobering, attack again tomorrow and try to get forward, much more is no longer in it”said Pfeifer.
Jacqueline Pfeifer needs a catch -up.
Olympic champion Nise only 18.
The first day of competition for Olympic champion Hannah Neise was very bitter. The 24-year-old, who was able to win a race in this World Cup season, is in the disappointing 18th place (+1.73 seconds). Neise fought back problems and the pitfalls of the train.
She put the first run completely in the sand and was 20th. In the second round, it caught a better line because the gap was large and the competition did not make big mistakes, it was not really ahead. The 18th is only about cosmetic results.
Flock is also significantly ago
The World Cup team winner Janine Flock also did not go smoothly. DE 35-year-old Tyrolean, who is the first Austrian World Cup gold in the skeleton of women, did not get along ideal and is only in tenth place. Your gap to the pole position: 0.59 seconds.