Olympia reside: German drama in biathlon once more – Philipp Horn provides away third place | EUROtoday

The Winter Olympics will happen in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo from February sixth to twenty second. Around 2,900 athletes from 90 nations are preventing for medals in 116 competitions. Stay updated with every little thing that you must find out about immediately’s Olympic Day with the WELT reside ticker:

3:17 p.m.: Finale – Freestyler Hess counters Donald Trump’s criticism

The man who US President Donald Trump known as a “loser” is within the ultimate of the halfpipe competitors. After his profitable qualifying efficiency, US freestyler Hunter Hess shaped an “L” together with his fingers and confirmed it to the digital camera. He then spoke about his turbulent previous days on the Olympics. “I’ve worked so hard to be here. I’ve sacrificed my whole life to achieve this. I won’t let such controversies stop me,” stated the 27-year-old, who completed fifth in qualifying and is preventing for a medal within the ultimate (7.30 p.m.) in Livigno.

Before the beginning of the video games, Hess and different US Olympic members expressed criticism of the present scenario within the United States. “If it’s consistent with my moral values, I feel represented. But just because I wear the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s happening in the United States right now,” he had stated. President Donald Trump then known as him a “real loser” and emphasised that Hess wouldn’t signify the USA on the Olympics.

2:55 p.m.: Biathletes are threatened with the worst Olympic efficiency

The German biathlon males additionally narrowly remained and not using a medal within the final race. At the tip, Philipp Horn took fourth place within the mass begin, the Thuringian was 9.9 seconds in need of bronze. In Antholz, the 31-year-old solely had one penalty and ended up 35.5 seconds behind Olympic champion Johannes Dale-Skjevdal from Norway. Silver went to Sturla Holm Laegreid from Norway forward of Quentin Fillon Maillet from France. Horn was nonetheless in third place after the final capturing, however was overtaken by Fillon Maillet on the ultimate lap.

Simon Schempp received the final German medal in a person competitors so far with silver within the mass begin in 2018. At the video games in South Korea, Arnd Peiffer additionally received the final males’s gold for the German Ski Association within the dash. Before the ultimate girls’s mass begin on Saturday (2:15 p.m., ARD and Eurosport), the German biathlon crew had solely received one medal in complete. If bronze stays within the blended relay after eleven competitions, the weakest German efficiency on the Olympics could be excellent. Since men and women competed collectively on the 1992 Winter Games, that they had at all times made it to the rostrum at the least twice.

1:33 p.m.: Success for Hamburg’s Olympic opponents

The “NOlympia” initiative achieved success in its protest towards Hamburg’s Olympic bid. According to their very own info, the opponents of the Olympics collected greater than 10,000 signatures in simply three weeks so as to have their opposing positions revealed within the election paperwork for the Olympic referendum on May thirty first in Hamburg. These signatures are to be handed over to the Hamburg state electoral workplace this Saturday.

The “NOlympia” initiative describes itself as a decentralized group with no mounted connection to a celebration or group. She works on a voluntary foundation and is financed by donations. There are additionally offshoots of “NOlympia” on the places of the three different German candidates: Munich, Berlin and Rhine-Ruhr. In Hamburg, the initiative is particularly selling voting “no” within the residents’ vote on an Olympic bid for the 2036, 2040 or 2044 video games.

1:20 p.m.: Sixth gold for Germany! Daniela Maier triumphs

Daniela Maier has been topped the primary German Olympic champion in ski cross. Four years after the controversial bronze choice in Beijing, the 29-year-old received the ultimate on the Winter Olympics in Italy. She beat Fanny Smith from Switzerland and the Swede Sandra Näslund to the opposite medal locations and celebrated the best success of her profession.

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12.13 p.m.: Another unhealthy fall within the halfpipe – New Zealander taken care of

In Livigno, the subsequent severe fall within the halfpipe precipitated horror. New Zealand freestyle skier Finley Melville Ives fell onerous on the ice when touchdown after a trick and in addition hit his head. Helpers taken care of the 19-year-old and after six minutes he was wheeled out of the end space on a stretcher to the applause of the spectators. His teammate Gustav Legnavsky cried initially and was comforted by a competitor. There was initially no details about the severity of Melville Ives’ harm.

Qualification for tonight’s ultimate continued. Co-favorite Melville Ives won’t be there; he additionally fell within the first of two qualifying runs. There had been a number of violent falls within the halfpipe prior to now few days. On Thursday night, Cassie Sharpe, Canadian 2018 Olympic freestyle champion, was hit within the head and handled for round ten minutes. She is in “stable condition,” the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) stated. She is being examined by COC medical workers and Freestyle Canada, it stated. There is at present no additional info. Australian snowboarder Cameron Bolton additionally broke two cervical vertebrae in a fall.

11.12 a.m.: The German flag, so deserved

Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt, Germany’s most profitable Winter Olympians for just a few days, will carry the German flag and lead Team Germany on the closing ceremony on Sunday night in Verona.

With their gold medal within the doubles as a part of the toboggan relay on February twelfth, Wendl and Arlt immortalized themselves in German Olympic historical past. Together they’ve received a complete of seven gold and one bronze medals for the reason that 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, surpassing their former teammate Natalie Geisenberger, who received six golds and one bronze. Both have already introduced that these Olympic Games might be their final.

11.02 a.m.: Penis trick – sports activities director sees a necessity for motion on measurement

After hypothesis about penis tips in ski leaping and the demand for modified measuring strategies, chief inspector Mathias Hafele has promised improvements. “We are already working in the background on methods to improve the difficult topic,” the Austrian informed “Bild”. Hafele defined: “We favor a bone measurement, even a manual one. In other words, just like in the old days, you determine prominent points on the body, such as the hip bone, and then work with a tape measure. A measurement on the outside is also possible and the step is then added as a percentage.” To decide the scale of the jumpsuits, the jumpers are measured by the World Federation FIS. To put it merely: extra materials in the appropriate place ensures extra buoyancy.

Around the flip of the 12 months, “Bild” reported that there have been athletes who had used hyaluronic acid to inject their penises with just a few millimeters extra substance earlier than the measurement. “The problem with the whole thing is: The current measurement is done by a 3D scanner. The point at which the step measurement is taken is determined manually,” stated sports activities director Horst Hüttel from the German Ski Association: “The further down the genitals are, the further down the athlete’s step is manifested in the F sharp table.” Hüttel additionally stated: “I have no evidence that cheating took place. I still see a need for action to get the issue out of the world.” The 57-year-old added: “At least theoretically there is the possibility of manipulation.”

10.47 a.m.: Ukrainians demand Paralympics opening with out Ukraine flag

The Ukrainian Paralympic Committee has now formally introduced a boycott of the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics. In a press release, the committee additionally requested that the Ukrainian flag not be used on the opening ceremony on March third. “We should bear in mind that Russia, which occupies Ukrainian territories immediately, is killing civilians on a large scale […] and instantly raises its flag, soaked within the blood of the civilian inhabitants of Ukraine, on the territories it has conquered,” said the National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine. It is precisely this flag that the International Paralympic Committee allows to be raised at the Paralympic Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.

The committee said it was “outraged by the International Paralympic Committee’s cynical decision” to admit six athletes from Russia and four from Belarus to the games with their own flag and anthem. Ukraine had previously announced through Sports Minister Matwij Bidnyj that it would boycott the opening event. However, Ukrainian athletes will take part in the competitions.

9:01 a.m.: After a violent fall – Canadian ski freestyler “stable”

Ski freestyler Cassie Sharpe is in “stable condition” after her violent fall in qualifying for the Olympic halfpipe final. This was announced by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC). She is being examined by COC medical staff and Freestyle Canada, it said. There is currently no further information.

The 33-year-old 2018 Olympic champion fell while landing after a trick and hit her head hard on the ice pipe. Sharpe was initially treated and taken away in a stretcher after around ten minutes. When she waved both arms and raised her head slightly, the audience cheered in relief. There had already been several serious falls during the snowboard competitions in the halfpipe in Livigno. The Australian Cameron Bolton broke two cervical vertebrae.

7.30 a.m.: Hopes rest on Daniela Meier in Ski Cross

Further medals will be awarded in seven disciplines this Friday. German hopes for precious metals are not all that great. In the mass start, the German biathletes are only outsiders; Daniela Maier’s chances are probably still greatest in the women’s ski cross. In Beijing four years ago she won bronze. The highlights of Olympic Day.

1:15 p.m.: Daniela Maier is the biggest German hope in ski cross. The bronze medalist from Beijing has already achieved two victories this World Cup season. She recently won in Val di Fassa, the last race before the start of the Olympics. There should be no lack of self-confidence.

2:15 p.m.: Biathlon has been one of the biggest German disappointments at the Olympics so far. Could there be a surprise in the men’s mass start? Philipp Horn or Philipp Nawrath are most likely to achieve a top ranking. But this is a very difficult undertaking against the strong competition from France and Norway.

4:40 p.m.: Will there be a dream final between Canada and the USA in ice hockey? The Canadians will start in their semi-final against Finland from 4:40 p.m., then in the evening at 9:10 p.m. it will be the USA’s turn against Germany’s conqueror Slovakia.

6:00 p.m.: In the women’s two-man bobsleigh, Laura Nolte wants to lay the foundation for the gold medal in the first two runs after missing the coup by four hundredths of a second in the monobob. In any case, she is certain to be the favorite. Nolte and pusher Deborah Levi won five of the seven World Cup races. The medal decision will be made on Saturday.

The remaining decisions of the day.

Speed ​​skating 4.30 p.m.: 1500 meters, women, final

Short track 9:29 p.m.: 5000 meter relay, men, final 10:03 p.m.: 1500 meter, women, final

Ski Freestyle 7.30 p.m.: Halfpipe, men’s final