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 […]
“That’s completely crazy” (nd-aktuell.de)
Victoria Carl (left) and Katharina Hennig (2nd from right) sensationally won in front of the Swedes with Jonna Sundling (right) and the Russian runners around Natalia Neprajewa. Photo: AFP/OdD Andersen “Madness, madness, madness” – cross-country skier Katharina Hennig couldn’t stop screaming in the finish area of Zhangjiakou. Shortly after the finish line, her teammate Victoria […]
Biathletes celebrate a “fucking medal” (nd-aktuell.de)
The bronze relay in their starting order from left: Vanessa Voigt, Vanessa Hinz, Franziska Preuss, Denise Herrmann Photo: dpa/Hendrik Schmidt It was touching pictures that Germany’s biathletes delivered at the end of the relay race behind the finish line. Her final runner Denise Herrmann was completely exhausted, Vanessa Voigt, Vanessa Hinz and Franziska Preuss provided […]
Marketing in the »unrest province« Xinjiang (nd-aktuell.de)
In the middle of nowhere: As here with the »Oynak Ski Resort«, China is trying to market the homeland of the oppressed Uyghurs in its favor with a few other white spots in the Xinjiang region. Foto: imago images/Ding Lei 54-year-old Huang Kezhong is clearly proud. The Chinese has dedicated himself to winter sports all […]
Just scratched the medal (nd-aktuell.de)
Philipp Nawrath (right) was close to a medal in the relay and also in the mass start on Friday. But Norway’s Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen always beat him on the shooting range. Photo: AFP/Odd Andersen The international biathlon elite has become accustomed to the freezing temperatures and the sharp wind on the Olympic course in Zhangjiakou […]
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 […]