Olympics: The medal hunt within the ice observe continues – bronze and silver for German skeleton athletes | EUROtoday

Olympic debutante Susanne Kreher and Jacqueline Pfeifer secured the subsequent German medals within the ice observe in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Kreher raced to second place within the skeleton occasion and was 0.30 seconds behind Austrian Olympic champion Janine Flock after 4 runs. As the bronze winner, Pfeifer was 0.44 seconds behind. Beijing winner Hannah Neise took fourth place.

Kreher went into the ultimate run with a lead of 0.21 seconds over Flock. A giant hole, however not unimaginable to meet up with the reminiscences of Pyeongchang 2018. At that point, Flock was forward after three runs, however slipped to fourth place within the ultimate. But this time the 36-year-old made no errors and gained confidently.

“I’m so happy. Silver is unbelievable. I didn’t lose gold, I won silver. That’s just unbelievable. I was finally able to show off what I’m really capable of. I did four solid runs. The end result is great. It’s good for me when there’s no pressure of expectation on me beforehand. I had the necessary relaxation today,” stated Kreher.

Already 9 medals within the ice observe

Kreher confirmed essentially the most secure efficiency of the German trio, however this time it was not sufficient to attain a second coup after her shocking World Cup gold in 2023. The Saxon, a former 400-meter runner, continues to be and not using a World Cup victory and solely certified for the video games in Italy on the final second on her dwelling observe in Altenberg.

The German file within the new ice observe in Cortina was improved to 9 medals. In the boys’s skeleton competitors, Axel Jungk (silver) and Christopher Grotheer (bronze) gained valuable steel. The toboggan workforce had beforehand gained a complete of 5 medals. The skeleton competitions finish on Sunday with the Olympic premiere of the workforce relay.