Olympia 2022 in the news ticker: Germany leads after Gold and Silver for lugers in the Medal Table Olympics Medaillenspiegel Olympia2022

Olympia 2022 in the news ticker: Germany leads after Gold and Silver for lugers in the Medal Table Olympics

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The 2022 Olympics are the highlight of the 2022 winter sports season. The Winter Olympics will take place in Beijing in February 2022. All information, medals, results and background information from today in the news ticker.

Olympia 2022 today in the news ticker: update, 3.40 p.m. – gold and silver in tobogganing: Germany leads in the medal table

The doubles Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt were the first toboggan duo to win Olympic gold for the third time in a row. Due to the success on Wednesday at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing in front of Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken, Bayern drew level with the German record holders Natalie Geisenberger and Claudia Pechstein with a total of five Olympic victories.

Olympia 2022 today: After gold and silver for the German doubles, Germany is now leading in the medal table.© Robert Michael/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

Olympia 2022 today in the news ticker: update, 2:28 p.m. – legal reasons: award ceremony for figure skating teams postponed

The award ceremony for the medal winners of the Olympic figure skating team competition at the Beijing Winter Games has been postponed for legal reasons. This was confirmed by Mark Adams, spokesman for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), on Wednesday.

He was initially unable to provide any further information on the reasons for the postponement. The ceremony was scheduled for Tuesday. "This legal issue has just emerged," Adams said. We will do everything we can to resolve the situation as quickly as possible. "But as you know, legal issues can sometimes drag on," added the IOC spokesman.

Russian Figure Skating Federation spokeswoman Olga Yermolina told state agency Ria Novosti: "No comment. So far, we know what everyone knows about the postponed award ceremony.” They are waiting for “official information”. The Kremlin also commented on the postponement. “So far we have not heard any official statements. Let's judge on the basis of official statements," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to the Interfax agency.

Olympia 2022 in the news ticker today: update, 12:53 p.m. – next gold medal for Germany

Nordic combined athlete Vinzenz Geiger won the gold medal in the individual competition at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. The 24-year-old won the fourth German gold in China on Wednesday.

Olympia 2022 in the news ticker today: update, 12:53 p.m. – next gold medal for Germany 

Nordic combined athlete Vinzenz Geiger won the gold medal in the individual competition at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. The 24-year-old won the fourth German gold in China on Wednesday.

Olympia 2022 today in the news ticker: update, 12.31 p.m. – team boss nominates cross-country skiers: Hennig as a beacon of hope

With Katharina Hennig as the greatest hope for a surprise, the German cross-country skiers are going into their third race at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing on Thursday. The 25-year-old is not one of the favorites in the ten-kilometer competition in the classic technique, but she has already shown in the World Cup that she can finish on the podium if things go well.

In addition to the woman from Oberwiesenthal, team boss Peter Schlickenrieder nominated Katherine Sauerbrey (Hallenberg), Antonia Fräbel (Asbach) and Laura Gimmler (Oberstdorf) for the competition at 8 a.m.

Olympia 2022 in the news ticker: Can the Germans get another medal on Wednesday?

In addition, the next medals for Germany are possible in the ice channel. With Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt and Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken, two Germans are among the top favorites in the fight for Olympic medals. On Tuesday, Natalie Geisenberger and Anna Berreiter won gold and silver.