What can German sports fans expect?

Winter sports in Kitzbühel on Hahnenkamm. Photo: Lobecca/Nobert Getschat

The Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing from February 4 to February 20. 148 German athletes will be in China and will fight for Germany to get as many medals as possible.

German athletes are represented in these disciplines.

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German athletes will compete in a variety of disciplines, including:

biathlon
BOB
speed skating
figure skating
nordic combination
tobogganing
short track
Skeleton
Alpine Skiing
ski freestyle
cross country skiing
ski jump
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Other disciplines of the Olympic Games are curling and ice hockey.

In the last Olympic Winter Games held in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018, the German team finished third in the medal tally. This year, the German Olympic Sports Confederation has once again announced the goal of achieving one of the top 3 places.

Who are the big medal hopes of the Germans?

Big hopes for a medal include Markus Eisenbichler and Karl Geiger in ski jumping. Among alpine skiers, Lena Durr and Alexander Schmid are among the athletes who have a chance of winning a medal.

Such favorite roles always make it easy for the audience to establish themselves in different subjects in front of the screen. If you also look at the odds of bookmakers, it shows that Germany is rated by experts as one of the strongest countries. installed and new sports betting provider The Germans are expected to have the most medals overall, with the level of winter sporting nation Norway – followed by the United States and Canada.

The German team in Beijing also has a record holder: Claudia Pechstein. At 49 years old, she is the oldest competitor to compete in the Winter Olympics. She will also be included with her eighth Winter Games nomination. noriaki butcher, Japanese ski jumper who has also competed in eight winter sports.

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The precious metal’s hope rests on these athletes

Other athletes hoping to medal in Beijing include:

Francesco Frederick and Mariama Zamanka, who became Olympic champions in bobsleigh in Pyeongchang in 2018.
Erik Frenzel, who became joint Olympic champion in 2018 with the team and in Nordic.
Johannes Ridzek, who won the big hill in 2018.
Bronze medalist Ramona Hoffmeister, who excelled in the snowboard parallel giant slalom at the 2018 Games.

Difficult conditions for the Olympic Winter Games

Olympic winter sports Held in Beijing under strict conditions, unfortunately no spectators are allowed to take part in the competitions. Individual guests may attend by invitation only. The athletes are said to be in the Olympic bubble and have no contact with the Chinese population – except for those working for the Olympics. For this there are special shuttles, shielded accommodation and strict measures upon entry and during the competition.

There will be a total of 109 events in the two and a half weeks of the Olympics. Of these, 52 events are for men, 46 for women and 11 for mixed events. There are 15 disciplines in seven different sports, and a number of medal decisions will be made on each day of the Games.

unusual time

Due to the time difference in Beijing, the Winter Games in Central Europe start broadcasting at 2:00 PM and then continue until morning or afternoon. Even though the Games officially begin on February 4, the competitions will take place from February 2, although the medals are not yet at stake. Fans who can’t wait can watch the ice hockey and curling competitions begin as early as February 2.

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In the first week there are already decisions in ski jumping, biathlon and alpine skiing. On February 5, speed skating, Claudia Pechstein’s flagship discipline, is all about the three coveted precious metals. Skeleton and bobsled competitions do not begin until the second half of the game. In ice hockey and curling, medals are at stake only in the second week of the Olympics, and spectators can also look forward to highlights of figure skating and cross-country skiing. On 20 February, the Games will conclude with a farewell ceremony and German athletes will return home with several medals in their baggage.

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