Preparing for the Winter Olympics| the first three defensive battles of the German delegation

Four years ago, the Ice and Snow Team Germany won 14 gold, 10 silver and 7 bronze medals at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, with a total of 31 medals, ranking second in the medal table, creating the best Winter Olympic record since the reunification of the two Germanys. Four years later, at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the strength of the German team has declined, and it is difficult to replicate the glory, but the overall goal is still to strive for the top three medal table.

From the perspective of the project, snowmobiles, sledges, steel frame snowmobiles and ski jumping are still the main positions of the German team to collect gold and silver, but the strength of its traditional strengths in biathlon, speed skating and other sports has declined, and it is difficult to win short track, figure skating, freestyle skiing and other sports.

The first place in this season's World Cup points in four events in the bobsleigh race is a German player. In some World Cup races this season, German players have often been able to finish in the top three of a project. Johannes Ludwig, Taubitz, Geisenberger, Felix Loch and other masters should not disappoint.

"King of snowmobiles" Francesco Friedrich won gold medals in the men's doubles and men's quadruple events at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and the trip to Beijing aims to defend his title. Pyeongchang Winter Olympics women's doubles champion Yamanka has been steadily recovering in form recently, and Laura Nault has maintained a high level of competition. In the competition for the newly added women's singles snowmobile event at the Beijing Winter Olympics, German athletes will not easily miss medals.

In terms of steel-framed snowmobiles, Tina Herman, seven World Championships gold medalists, Lorraine, silver medalist at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and Grote Hull, four World Championship gold medalists, are strong contenders for medals. Axel Juncker, the second-placed player in the men's World Cup this season, has just contracted the new crown virus, and the state of competition has yet to be tested.

In terms of ski jumping, Pyeongchang Winter Olympic team silver medalist Geiger, six-time World Championship gold medalist Eisen Bichler and Althouse, who is currently second in the World Cup, have all placed high hopes. Mixed teams are also germany's strong point.

On snowboarding, Martin Noel is in the men's steeplechase, Hofmeister is in the women's parallel giant slalom, and Baumeister is competing for gold and silver in the men's parallel giant slalom event. But in the big jump, slope obstacle course and U-shaped field skills, the German men's and women's teams are difficult to rank in the top three.

In alpine skiing, Dürr has been on the podium of the World Cup three times this season. Bauman, Sandel, Weidler and other players did not play steadily. Strassell, known for his technical flow, has been a roller coaster this season, standing on the podium of the slalom twice, finishing 14th once, and even missing three races.

In terms of biathlon, judging from the world cup matches before the Winter Olympics, the men's team led by Dole and Kuhn is in much better shape than the women's team. Dennis Herman, 33, from cross-country skiing to biathlon, won a bronze medal in the cross-country ski relay at the Sochi Winter Olympics. After the winter two, she won the 10 km pursuit at the 2019 World Championships. But this season, except for a bronze medal in the first World Cup, she has no chance of winning the medal.

Former world champion Prois missed the last three World Cup games before the Winter Olympics due to the new crown virus at the end of December last year, and it can be seen from her statement in an interview with Dexin News Agency that both her physical condition and mental state are obviously poor.

In the Nordic biathlon, the veteran Frenzell, who won 3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze in three Winter Olympics, led the competition. The overall strength of the German team should ensure a team medal. In each event, germany's main competitors are Norway and Austria.

In cross-country skiing, apart from the fact that the 25-year-old female hennessy may surprise the German team, the men's team and the team relay are difficult to break through.

In terms of freestyle skiing, Daniela Meier, Tobias Muller and Florian Wilmsmann have all stood on the World Cup podium this season, but no one can achieve the top three in a row, and there is still a lack of strength.

In terms of speed skating, Beckett has a chance to fight in the men's 10,000 meters event. In the women's group departure event, the German team led by Peschstein, the eighth time to participate in the Winter Olympics, may need more luck to stand on the podium.

In short track speed skating, germany has only one 23-year-old Seder in the women's 1500m race, and the injury is not at its best, and the chance of winning a medal is slim.

In terms of figure skating, the German team basically lost the ability to punch, and at the European Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia, the German rookie combination Ofer/Seggert was only ninth.

The German men's ice hockey team is currently ranked fifth in the world and reached the semi-finals at last year's World Cup. Germany, the runner-up of the last Winter Olympics, still has a chance to take on the medals, but the odds of winning a gold medal are unlikely.

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Courtesy of Visual China

Source Xinhua News Agency

Edited by Kang Dian

Process Editor Liu Weili