Christopher Grotheer wins gold in skeleton

Christopher Grotheer wins gold in skeleton

UChristopher Grotheer raised his index finger in disbelief, then, with a brief hesitation, roared his joy with the German flag in his hands: With the historic first Olympic victory for German skeleton pilots, the 29-year-old continued the gold festival at the Winter Games in China. One day after the end of the luge competitions with […]

Fourth gold in luge: fun on the track – sport

Fourth gold in luge: fun on the track – sport

Minus. Plus. Minus. Plus. In between, the times in this last luge competition on the Olympic course in Beijing changed wildly back and forth. The Germans, who had won everything so far, were apparently shown their limits in the very last race, shortly before the end of their fourth triumph, which everyone was expecting. Because […]

German Corona-Isolated: In the hotel instead of on the track – sport

German Corona-Isolated: In the hotel instead of on the track – sport

According to the circumstances, they are doing well, said the German team doctor Bernd Wolfahrth. Eric Frenzel and Terence Weber, the two Nordic combined athletes, spent the start of the games in isolation with the big opening show. Their corona tests on Thursday and the follow-up tests on Friday were positive, and the two combined […]