AEven after the women’s downhill run, the Alpines of the German Ski Association remained without a medal at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Kira Weidle narrowly missed the longed-for medal. Snowboarder Annika Morgan is “in no way sad” about tenth place. In ski freestyle, Eileen Gu wins silver in the slopestyle competition after gold in the Big Air discipline. And after the men’s team competition, there are again discussions about the suits of the German jumpers.
Geiger defends himself: Ski jumper Karl Geiger has defended himself against allegations of cheating because a jump suit is said to be too big. “I was in control in every competition, twice today. The suit wasn’t too big anywhere, and it was even too small in one place. My suit is not too big. Point,” said the man from Oberstdorf after winning the bronze medal in the team competition. After the individual from the large hill, in which Geiger had won bronze just ahead of Kamil Stoch, a photo circulated in the Polish media in particular, showing Geiger’s suit wrinkling in the crotch. “That was in a position where the whole length of the suit bunched up in a stupid spot. In this position, a ski jumping suit just looks like this. But that doesn’t mean it’s too big,” said Geiger. After the team competition, the Norwegian media also took up the topic after final jumper Geiger secured bronze for the German team – just ahead of Norway. Norway’s jumpers meanwhile held back criticism. “People have eyes so they can form their own opinions,” said Olympic champion Marius Lindvik. The discussion about the suits had already caused waves in the mixed competition when five jumpers were disqualified, including the German Katharina Althaus.
Frenzel ready: The Nordic combined athlete Eric Frenzel sees himself fit after surviving the corona quarantine and medical examinations and hopes to compete in the Olympics in the team competition. “The health checks were good,” said the 33-year-old at a press conference by the German team in Zhangjiakou on Tuesday. “The doctors gave the go-ahead to charge me.” However, Frenzel also pointed out that a nomination for the competition on Thursday was not a matter of course. Frenzel, who had tested positive for the corona virus when entering China, was in a good mood after the end of the hotel isolation the day before. “It was just really nice to see everyone again yesterday and to be able to enjoy that feeling of freedom again,” he said.
Alpine skiing: Ski racer Kira Weidle missed the longed-for medal in the downhill. The 25-year-old from Starnberg finished fourth in the supreme discipline on Tuesday, 0.71 seconds behind Corinne Suter from Switzerland. The battered speed dominator Sofia Goggia from Italy won silver, followed by compatriot Nadia Delago. After her second place in the Zauchensee World Cup and her strong training performance on the Olympic slope, Weidle was considered a medal candidate. But the Alpines of the German Ski Association remain without precious metal.