Sport and politics: after the Paralympics and Olympics in Beijing: a different neutrality (nd-aktuell.de)
Frosty games: The Paralympics in Beijing ended on Sunday with the closing ceremony. Foto: imago images/Matic Klansek “I wish you all success and good luck. Thanks very much. Peace!” Andrew Parsons shouted at the Beijing stadium on Friday last week. However, the television audience in the host country, China, was not able to catch all […]
German Cross-Country Skiers Win Sensational Olympic Gold
A Historic Upset: German Duo Claims Gold in Thrilling Cross-Country Sprint the Zhangjiakou cross-country skiing course witnessed a stunning upset as German skiers Katharina Hennig and Victoria Carl defied expectations to clinch a dramatic gold medal in the team sprint.their victory, a first for Germany in the event in twelve years, sent shockwaves through the […]
German Biathletes Win Bronze in Thrilling Relay Race
German Biathletes claim bronze in Thrilling Relay Race The German womenS biathlon team delivered a powerful performance in the 4x6km relay,securing a hard-fought bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics. The emotional finish line scene captured the team’s dedication and resilience, with exhausted anchor denise Herrmann embraced by her teammates after a grueling race.This bronze marks […]
China Markets Xinjiang as a Winter Sports Paradise Despite Human Rights Abuses
A Winter Wonderland Built on Oppression: China’s Ski Resorts in Xinjiang Nestled amidst the breathtaking Altay Mountains, the “Koktokay International Ski Resort” stands as a testament to China’s ambition to become a global winter sports powerhouse. Huang Kezhong, a lifelong devotee to winter sports, proudly proclaims it as the best in Asia. With 27 pistes […]
Ice dance at the Olympics: Pas de deux on runners – Sport
The freestyle and the lap of honor were over when the three couples sat down in a sparse room in the Beijing ice rink in front of the world press, put their heads together and stared at their mobile phones. Wordlessly at first. The message also flashed on the displays of the media representatives: “Despite […]
German ice hockey team at the Olympics: out with bang against Slovakia – Sport
Set everything to zero. Forget what was. reboot. Who hasn’t toyed with the idea of starting all over again? The German national ice hockey team was able to continue the thought on Tuesday. After a mixed group stage at these Winter Games, losing twice to Canada and the USA and beating hosts China, it shouldn’t […]
Olympia: Snowboarder Morgan is tenth, Olympic victory for Gasser – Sport
Snowboarder Annika Morgan just missed another top eight finish in her second competition at the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. Three days after her 20th birthday, she finished tenth after two falls in the final of the big air competition in Shougang. Morgan finished eighth in slopestyle. “It was just awesome, a dream has come […]
Winter Olympics in Beijing: cheers in Zhangjiakou (nd-aktuell.de)
Final jumper Karl Geiger (right) and his teammates celebrate bronze. Photo: dpa/Daniel Karmann It was minus 23 degrees in the ski jumping stadium in Zhangjiakou, but the joy of the German team about an unexpected bronze medal melted the snow. Karl Geiger, Markus Eisenbichler, Constantin Schmid and Stephan Leyhe jumped in circles like little boys. […]
Olympia 2022: German ski jumpers win bronze in team sport
Next German success on the large hill: In the team competition, the DSV quartet of Constantin Schmid, Stephan Leyhe, Markus Eisenbichler and Karl Geiger finished third. The German ski jumpers won the Olympic bronze medal in the team competition. Karl Geiger, Markus Eisenbichler, Stephan Leyhe and Constantin Schmid only had to admit defeat to the […]
Doping at the Olympics: Kamila Valiewa is allowed to start in singles – sport
Despite a positive doping test, gold favorite Kamila Valiyeva is allowed to start in the Olympic figure skating singles. The Court of Arbitration for Sport, Cas, on Monday, after summary proceedings at the Winter Games in Beijing, rejected the appeals against the lifting of their provisional ban. As one of the reasons for the decision, […]