Olympia: Drama in the combination – favorite Riiber turns wrong
Sport “Thinking about technical tasks” Drama in the combination – the big favorite takes a wrong turn As of 1:29 p.m | Reading time: 4 minutes
Manuel Faißt is fourth in Nordic Combined
Dhe German Nordic Combined just missed the hoped-for next medal at the Olympic Winter Games in China. Manuel Faißt, as the best athlete from national coach Hermann Weinbuch’s team, took fourth place on Tuesday after an exciting final sprint. The Norwegian Joergen Graabak won gold after a jump from the large hill and a cross-country […]
Eric Frenzel is allowed to leave corona isolation
An Monday afternoon Hermann Weinbuch had to make a decision in Zhangjiakou. “We can’t wait any longer,” said the national coach of Nordic combined – and announced in a voice message distributed by the German Ski Association (DSV) that Manuel Faißt would be in the second combined competition of the Olympic Games this Tuesday (9:00 […]
Pressure on China over quarantine issue
AApart from any political discussion, the serious weaknesses of the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing became visible on their opening weekend. The complaints have hit the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its most sensitive point: they come from the athletes. Beijing, shortly after eleven o’clock on Sunday morning. Christophe Dubi, the Executive Director of the […]