AFP / Tiziana FABI Biathlete Peiffer remains an Olympic critic Even with the gold medal around his neck, the German biathlete Arnd Peiffer remains a great Olympic critic.

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Biathlete Peiffer remains an Olympic critic

Even with the gold medal around his neck, the German biathlete Arnd Peiffer remains a great Olympic critic. “I am not the type of person who praises everything in the sky just because he was successful. I see the gigantism very critically and question the sustainability of the Olympic Games,” said the 30-year-old on Tuesday after the award ceremony at the Medal Plaza in Pyeongchang. Peiffer surprisingly won the sprint on Sunday and, after winning the World Cup in 2011, won the second major individual title of his career.

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Volunteers clean snow

Volunteers at the Olympic Winter Games in South Korea clean the snow so that everything is tip-top and beautifully white. After the Alpine Combination in the Jeongseon Alpine Center, the helpers scraped off the dirty layer in the area for the supervisors and poured it into a garbage can. So that the work is not even more laborious, there are two clearly visible signs at the entrance to the finish area: “Please clean your shoes before you step on the snow” and “No entry with dirty ski boots”.

Winnie the Pooh soft toy collection

More than 200 reporters were interested in a particular hobby of Japanese figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu almost as much as they were in his state of health and the meticulous report on regeneration. “My whole room is full of Winnie the Pooh,” said the long-injured Olympic champion on Tuesday about his collection of soft toys, the famous children’s book character Pooh the Pooh.

Red boxing gloves provide extra motivation

The Canadian snowboard world champion Scotty James also has a special trademark. The 23-year-old wears red gloves that at first glance look like a boxer’s. They were specially designed for the halfpipe favorite and have been his trademark for over a year. They remind him that he is in some kind of fight and give him extra motivation – like a lucky charm.

ÖSV jumpers hope for another competition

The ÖSV jumpers hope that there will be another competition in women’s ski jumping at the next Olympic Winter Games. The President of the German Olympic Sports Confederation, Alfons Hörman, who has also been a member of the FIS Council since 2010, thinks this is realistic. “I am sure that in four years there will be mixed jumping, in eight perhaps there will be a competition from the big chance,” said the 57-year-old. The female ski jumpers are currently one of the few athletes at the Olympic Winter Games who only complete one single competition.123 easy essays free

Soft mattresses for tough men

Obviously, not all athletes can cope with the hard mattresses in the quarters. The Swiss ice hockey team, which only arrived on Monday, sent their discipline chief Raeto Raffainer on a shopping tour with helpers on Tuesday. The Swiss then decided to buy a few soft mattresses in advance.

Chiara Hölzl shows true Olympic spirit

Chiara Hölzl, eleventh in women’s ski jumping on Monday, showed true Olympic spirit. She was also happy with the silver medalist Katharina Althaus and especially for the “bronze” Sara Takanashi. “I really indulged Kathi and Sara too. She was the dominator and always bit the bullet and today she did it. That was very emotional for me, even though she is not my teammate. I really did happy for you. “

“I’m always so sensitive to the cold that my eyes run down”

Because of the bitter cold, Daniela Iraschko-Stolz had a tape around her eyes that made her look a bit like a “ninja” fighter. “I’m always so sensitive in the cold that my eyes run down and then I can’t see anything. I’d rather look a bit brutal,” she said with a laugh.

Adventure travel by bus

Bus trips with the numerous transfers in the Olympic area sometimes develop into adventure trips. Not only that every chauffeur has his vehicle beautifully decorated inside with light or other patterns. Red traffic lights are simply run over during late night transfers. And on the night of Tuesday, a bus fully equipped with mixing console equipment was spotted. The driver also watched an Asian fight film – and let all of his passengers hear the noises over the system.

“Please look at the strawberries with your eyes”

The supermarkets in Korea also have some bizarre things to offer: The following sign hangs in the fruit section (translated): “Please look at the strawberries with your eyes and choose which ones .. thank you …”. Doubly curious: These include small tomatoes and mandarins.

Bolt congratulated Kramer and was happy about Pose

The sprint king congratulated the ice king: The eight-time sprint Olympic champion Usain Bolt congratulated the Dutchman Sven Kramer on his speed skating victory over 5,000 meters. “Congratulations @ SvenKramer86 on your gold medal! I am so honored that you are celebrating with my pose. I will send you a present for it – as promised,” the Jamaican wrote via Twitter to the superstar from Holland. The now four-time Olympic champion Kramer had copied the typical Bolt pose after his success.

Full house with family

Speed skating star Ireen Wüst celebrated her fifth Olympic victory with 22 family members at Holland House. The most successful Olympian in the Netherlands announced an even bigger family party for the evening after the team chase. Her parents Jeannet and Wim as well as Wüst’s partner, the ice sprinter Letitia de Jong, were there. At the press conference after their 1500 meter success, Wüst had speculated that the Netherlands might be even more successful than in Sochi, when they had won 23 of the 36 medals.

Olympia in Germany?

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is campaigning for a new German Olympic bid. “I would think it would be good if we would apply again. The only place that would have a chance would be Berlin,” he said. He warned against applying for 2036, 100 years after the 1936 games in Berlin, which were dominated by the Nazis. “Then the historical question would be in the foreground and not the sport,” he said. Most recently, applications from Munich for 2022 and Hamburg for 2024 were rejected in citizen surveys. Schröder recommended not holding another plebiscite in the event of a new application: “Some things just have to be pushed through and done.”

Night shift for football

Former Arsenal legionnaire Kim Källström from South Korea provides his expertise on Thursday’s Europa League game between Östersund and Arsenal. The TV broadcaster Eurosport has the exclusive rights to the Olympic Games and is therefore represented in Pyeongchang with over 100 employees. It is easier for Eurosport to set up a football studio in Pyeongchang than in Stockholm. The former Swedish team player Källström is therefore flown in to South Korea and has a night shift ahead of him, as the game takes place from 3 a.m. South Korean time.

German biathlete Dahlmeier celebrates reduced

The German biathlete Laura Dahlmeier canceled her planned appearance on television after winning her second gold medal in Pyeongchang. “It is just completely over. It has reduced the celebration of the second gold medal somewhat,” said Stefan Schwarzbach, press spokesman for the German Ski Association. After the 24-year-old had completed the media marathon after her pursuit victory, she had to lie down exhausted during the doping control. The renouncement of the television appearance is a pure precautionary measure. At the World Cup in Tyrol last February, Germany’s sportswoman of the year collapsed twice after a competition.

Denny Morrison’s fourth Winter Games

“You never know what to do until you try”

After a serious motorcycle accident in 2015 and a stroke while mountain biking in 2016, Canadian speed skater Denny Morrison will experience his fourth Winter Games in Pyeongchang. He was motivated by his favorite quote from school. “You never know what to do until you try,” one teacher had written on the blackboard. “And every” you “was underlined,” said the Olympic runner-up from Sochi over 1,000 meters. “That was my philosophy, through all its ups and downs,” he added. He competes in the games, although he is facing another knee operation.

Custom games for robots

While you have to fight with the wind at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, robots played their own games an hour west of Pyeongchang. In the Welli-Hilli ski area, robots of all types and sizes race down a course. A total of eight teams from universities, institutions or private companies took part in the robot ski race. The winning team received prize money of around 8,000 euros.

Slopestyle: time to act

After the controversial slopestyle final, the German snowboard sports director, Stefan Knirsch, called on the world association to act. “Together with the FIS we have to look for ways to better protect our athletes, for example with wind measurements or traffic lights at the start,” said Knirsch in an association announcement on Monday. In difficult conditions, several snowboarders fell on the demanding course. The German freestyle snowboarder Silvia Mittermüller, for example, who suffered a tear in the inner meniscus during training immediately before the final.

White tigers from Austria as mascots

Mascots from Austria also create enthusiasm during the Olympic Winter Games in South Korea. The White Zoo in Kernhof / Lower Austria gave the Bukyeon Zoo in South Korea two of its white tiger quadruplets from last year. “Toto” and “Mia” were flown in first-class transport boxes via Amsterdam to Seoul and are now delighting millions of zoo visitors. The white tiger is the symbol of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Half a million TV viewers at Gleirscher triumph

Up to 508,000 viewers were there live via ORF one on Sunday when David Gleirscher won gold in the individual toboggan competition and thus the first Austrian medal at these games. On average, 452,000 saw the fourth and decisive round with a 33 percent market share.

Feuz celebrated despite the postponed departure

Beat Feuz dreamed of celebrating his 31st birthday on Sunday with Olympic gold in the downhill. After the cancellation, the current Swiss downhill world champion celebrated his holiday with his teammates and a plate of pasta with Bolognese sauce. When asked whether there will be a celebration or a gift, Feuz said: “No, it will be very quiet.”

Warmed by the boss

Just under minus 10 degrees and an updraft of up to five meters forced the ski jumpers to take several pauses and an hour-long hanging game when the Olympic decision was made from the small hill. FIS race director Walter Hofer personally made sure that the jumpers stayed warm on the normal hill in Pyeongchang and wrapped blankets around the athletes who had to wait up at the hill.

Celebration in your own house

Gold for ski jumping Germany and this time also a gold celebration in the German House: Unlike the team Olympic victory in Sochi in 2014, Andreas Wellinger was also able to celebrate his triumph from Pyeongchang with his German teammates. “In 2014 we had to celebrate the medal in the team in the Austria House because the German House closed,” said national coach Werner Schuster, himself an Austrian.

Cheerleading group

The result of the historic match in women’s ice hockey between the united Korean team and Switzerland on Saturday was not worth reporting to the official North Korean media. Perhaps that was due to the outcome: 8-0 for Switzerland. “The appearance of the players and the impressive photo of the cheerleading group have shown the audience anew that the Korean nation is a nation that cannot live apart,” wrote the North Korean state news agency KCNA.

Technical adventure

The Olympics in South Korea are also a technical adventure. Athletes, officials and media professionals are amazed at the many achievements of Asians these days. Not only the heated toilet seats, also talking robots for entertainment and independent vacuum cleaners are part of everyday life. Many reporters and photographers feel confronted with problems because they have to control the entire lighting system in their apartments using a display.

Flying tomato

Snowboard star Shaun White was often called the Flying Tomato. The two-time halfpipe Olympic champion has long since trimmed his long red hair. But White kept his nicknames. The US team reported on Twitter that he discovered a burger called “Flying Tomato” in South Korea. The joking menu item on the menu for one million South Korean won (748.40 euros) is specially dedicated to White. It is a wish that he will also win Olympic gold in Pyeongchang.

President Steinmeier drove to the wrong “pub”

The table was set, Germany’s national ski jumping coach Werner Schuster had already taken a seat: But the expected guest did not appear. Instead of dining with the DSV eagles in the Olympic village, the limousine of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier drove up to the outskirts, where combiners and ski jumping women live, but not Richard Freitag and his colleagues. But they weren’t there either, as they were traveling to South Korea or during training.

Oldest Finnish Olympic participant of all time

Riika Välilä (44) is the oldest participant in the women’s ice hockey tournament and the oldest Finnish Olympic participant of all time. In 1998 in Nagano, Välilä won bronze. Precious metal would also be the goal this time. Välilä would only be the third athlete to win another medal 20 years later – after the Swiss ice hockey legend Bibi Torriani (1928/1948) and the Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai (1994/2014).

Olympic champion and multi-millionaire

Shaun White usually keeps his distance from the medial mass. In Bokwang, the world’s most successful snowboarder made an exception.