Hannah Neise wins gold in skeleton

Hannah Neise wins gold in skeleton

NStill in disbelief, Hannah Neise clapped her hands over her head and then showed her gold medal, almost embarrassed. The 21-year-old from Winterberg surprisingly raced to Olympic victory as the first German skeleton pilot and continued the famous winning streak in the Yanqing Gold Canal. After four Olympic victories in the luge competitions and the […]

Speed ​​skater scent at the Olympics: on runners through the time zones – Sport

Speed ​​skater scent at the Olympics: on runners through the time zones – Sport

Beijing‘s new speed skating hall, dubbed the “Ice Ribbon,” has already seen a series of competitions over the past seven days, including an exciting physics experiment on time and space now on Saturday. The test arrangement looked like this: Thirty sprinters competed. For 29 athletes, the competition started at 4 p.m.; for an athlete at […]

Karl Geiger wins Olympic bronze in ski jumping in Beijing

Karl Geiger wins Olympic bronze in ski jumping in Beijing

With gold helmet to bronze: Karl Geiger is third on the large hill. Image: EPA So far, things have not gone well for the German ski jumpers at the Olympics. But now Karl Geiger secures bronze on the large hill. Victory goes to Marius Lindvik, Markus Eisenbichler is fifth. Karl Geiger has won the Olympic […]

Should I go against her? The Netherlands shines and Sáblíková refuses another Olympic start

Should I go against her?  The Netherlands shines and Sáblíková refuses another Olympic start

Speed ​​skating has a new Olympic queen. Irene Schouten dominated the two longest tracks in Beijing and replaced legends, Claudia Pechstein and Martina Sáblíková. She predicts that the 29-year-old Dutchman will finish four gold medals at this year’s games. Beijing (from our newsletter) – “Nenenenen, don’t ask for me,” Martina Sáblíková shakes her head. Champion […]