After the new wind-related cancellations at the winter games in Pyeongchang, the German Olympic team is looking forward to a golden Thursday.
In six decisions within eleven hours, German athletes compete as medal candidates or even favourites for the Olympic victory.
At 10.30 a. m. local time (2.30 a. m. CET) the figure skaters Aljona Savchenko/Bruno Massot, who are fourth after the short program, will start. One hour later (11.30/3.30) the men’s downhill descent starts with Kitzbühel winner Thomas Dreßen. This was followed by the decision in the women’s giant slalom with Vancouver Olympic champion Viktoria Rebensburg (2. I hope that everyone will stand up and watch,”said Rebensburg, the gold favourite.
This also applies to snow queen Laura Dahlmeier, who reaches for her third gold medal in Pyeongchang from 5.15 p. m. local time (9.15 a. m. CET) on an individual basis. Shortly thereafter (20.20/12.20) sprint Olympic champion Arnd Peiffer goes to the cross-country ski run, finishing with the team relay of the luge team around Olympic champion Natalie Geisenberger (21.30/13.30).
The snowboardcrosser Paul Berg (12.30 o’ clock OZ/4.30 CET) and the speed skater Patrick Beckert over 10,000 m (20.00/12.00) have a chance to win a medal.