news/WHAT/Saturday 02/05/22 22:31:58
The first major highlight of the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing is on Sunday (4:00 a.m. CET). Austria’s starters Matthias Mayer, Vincent Kriechmayr, Daniel Hemetsberger and Max Franz have every right to hope for a medal in the men’s downhill. Snowboarder Anna Gasser is also fighting for medals in the slopestyle final (2.30 a.m. CET) and Wolfgang Kindl, who is second following two runs in tobogganing (12.30 p.m. and 2.15 p.m. CET).
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Austria’s ski jumpers are considered promising outsiders in the decision on the normal hill (12:00 p.m. CET). Stefan Kraft, who regained his strength in training, has the best chance of winning a medal. In addition to the world champion, Manuel Fettner, Daniel Huber and Jan Hörl will also compete. In the men’s downhill, Mayer might write skiing history in several respects with his third Olympic gold. With Kriechmayr, Austria also provides the reigning world champion.
