The fourth day of competition at the Olympics has so far brought little joy for the German athletes. A brief overview:
Decisive. These decisions are still on the agenda today: At 11 a.m. the men will speed skate at 1500 meters. Between 12.45 p.m. and 1 p.m. the sprint freestyle finals in cross-country skiing will take place for men and women. At 1.05 p.m. the mixed final round in curling between Italy and Norway will take place.
dreamed of: Snowboarder Stefan Baumeister’s hopes for a medal were dashed surprisingly early. The 28-year-old missed the leap into the finals of the top 16 in the parallel giant slalom. Baumeister, who has already clinched two first and two second places in the World Cup this winter, was considered one of the favorites for gold. His teammate Elias Huber also failed. Yannik Angenend was the only starter of the German men’s trio to make it to the round of 16. In the women’s race, Ramona Hofmeister reached the finals as second best behind Olympic champion Ester Ledecka from the Czech Republic. Carolin Langenhorst also qualified sixth.
Glittering: China’s hopeful Eileen Gu has secured the host country’s third Olympic victory at the Beijing Winter Games in the big-air competition in ski freestyle. The 18-year-old even temporarily catapulted China to the top of the medal table. Gu is the daughter of an American and a Chinese who immigrated to the USA and has been competing for China since 2019. She has long been a star there and is celebrated in the media as the “snow princess”.
Optimistic: The four-time Olympic luge champions Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt set the best time in the last round of the final training session for the doubles on Tuesday. After finishing second behind the Austrians Thomas Steu and Lorenz Koller, the Bavarian duo from Berchtesgaden and Koenigssee set the best time in the last run before the competition on Wednesday.
Disappointed: Ski jumper Katharina Althaus is having a hard time with her disqualification in the mixed competition. “160 World Cup starts, five World Championships, three Olympic Games: And now I’ve been disqualified for the first time. My heart is broken,” the 25-year-old wrote on Instagram. Her jump in Zhangjiakou on Monday was not counted because the suit was too big.
positive: Combined Olympic champion Eric Frenzel still has no negative corona tests and has to be patient in his quarantine hotel at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Skeptical: The women’s tennis organization WTA remains concerned about the 36-year-old after a monitored interview by Peng Shuai during the Olympics. The Chinese tennis player met IOC President Thomas Bach at the Winter Games in Beijing and in the interview with “L’Équipe” again denied a sexual assault by a top Chinese politician. “It’s always good to see Peng Shuai, whether it’s in an interview or attending the Olympics. However, her recent interview does not alleviate any of our concerns about her original post on November 2,” WTA Chief Executive Steve Simon said in a statement.