despite the war, Ukraine shines in Beijing
Published on : 13/03/2022 – 11:22 With eleven gold medals, Ukraine finished the Paralympic Games in Beijing in second place in the nations ranking, behind China and ahead of Canada. Despite the conflict affecting their country, Ukrainian athletes won a total of 29 medals and particularly dominated the biathlon events. The Paralympic flame goes out […]
Quentin Fillon Maillet wins the Biathlon World Cup
Published on : 12/03/2022 – 14:39 Frenchman Quentin Fillon Maillet won the Biathlon World Cup for the first time in his career on Saturday, after the disputed mass start in Otepaa, Estonia, where he took second place, behind Norwegian Vetle Christiansen . For the first time in his career, Quentin Fillon Maillet is on top […]
Quentin Fillon Maillet wins his first World Cup – Liberation
The 29-year-old from the Jura finished 2nd in the Otepää mass start this Saturday, a result sufficient to win him the big crystal globe, the first of his career. Already blessed with a sensational career at the Beijing Olympics, Frenchman Quentin Fillon Maillet won the Biathlon World Cup this Saturday for the first time in […]
Biathlon – Denise Herrmann is second in the mass start – Sport
Biathlon, World Cup: Biathlon Olympic champion Denise Herrmann underlined her impressive form. The 33-year-old finished second in the mass start over 12.5 in Otepää/Estonia for the fourth time this winter in the World Cup. Franziska Preuss in fifth place and Vanessa Voigt in sixth place rounded off a strong result for the German Ski Association […]
Paralympics: In Search of Youth – Sport
The cross-country skiing coach Albert Kürner had always thought it was a cliché that professional athletes speak into microphones after success: that they have not yet “realized” what they have just achieved. On Tuesday of this week he knew how it feels. The chairman of the St. Peter ski club in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district told […]
the sports report reveals a growing specialization by country
Almost. A small medal is missing to equal PyeongChang’s record record in 2018, and no doubt this little nothing is enough to oscillate between satisfaction and slight bitterness when it comes to taking stock of the Blues at the Beijing Games: they bring back the same number titles (5), more silver medals (7 against 2), […]
biathlete Benjamin Daviet and snowboarder Maxime Montaggioni in gold
Published on : 11/03/2022 – 09:49 Biathlete Benjamin Daviet and snowboarder Maxime Montaggioni added two additional titles to the list of the French team present at the Paralympic Games in Beijing on Friday. Two more gold medals for the French at the Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. On Friday March 11, Benjamin Daviet and Maxime […]
Medals for Peace (nd-aktuell.de)
Oksana Schischkowa (left) and her guide Andrei Marchenko won gold in the biathlon sprint for the visually impaired. Photo: AFP/Thomas Lovelock For the team from Ukraine, the momentary joy at the golden start to the Paralympics quickly turned into sadness and concern for their homeland. “They are still very quiet and thoughtful in the village,” […]
Russia’s war: Lesser leaves Instagram account to Ukrainian colleague
winter sports Russia’s war Biathlete Lesser leaves his Instagram account to a Ukrainian colleague Stand: 05.03.2022 | Reading time: 2 minutes “Someone has to stay here to help” The Russian army continues its bombing raids around Kyiv. Many people are fleeing, but “someone has to stay here to provide help,” explains Svitlana Kolesnyk from Ukraine. […]
Biathlon: Dmytro Pidruchnyi fights in Ukraine – Sport
Even during the Olympics, my thoughts were no longer exclusively focused on sports. This could be observed in the Zhangjiakou biathlon arena: as the athletes competed in their races, more and more Ukrainian flags appeared at the finish line as the games went on, apparently being waved and waved by team members. Other flags usually […]