Garmisch-Partenkirchen (dpa) - At the home game in Garmisch, the German ski racers around Viktoria Rebensburg want to cheer at last. The announced wind endangers World Cup ski jumping in Willingen.
Winter sports on Saturday at a glance:
ALPINE SKIING
World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Departure, ladies
11.30 a.m. (ARD and Eurosport)
World Cup in Chamonix, France
Slalom, men
10 a.m. 1st round (ARD and Eurosport) 1 p.m. 2nd round (ARD and Eurosport)
After Thomas Dreßen's victory, the German ski ladies around Viktoria Rebensburg also want to cheer at the home race. Rebensburg feels fit for a top position after her recent slump in earnings and hopes for the fourth podium of her career in Garmisch. The men compete in the slalom in Chamonix. Linus Straßer hopes for a top ten result after the retirement in Kitzbühel and a encouraging 13th place at the night race in Schladming.
SKI JUMPING
Singles, gentlemen
World Cup in Willingen
4 p.m. (ARD and Eurosport)
Singles, ladies
World Cup in Hinzenbach; Austria
2.15 p.m.
The ski jumpers' home game in the party stronghold of Willingen got off to a bad start on Friday: training had to be stopped due to strong winds, and the qualification could not take place either. It should be rescheduled this Saturday at 3 p.m. The competition should begin an hour later. In Willingen, qualification is of particular importance: the qualification jump, like the four jumps in the competition on Saturday and Sunday, is included in the Willingen Five classification. The winner of this rating will receive 25,000 euros in prize money. The women around Katharian Althaus and Juliane Seyfarth are challenged at the World Cup in Hinzenbach, Austria.
SPEED SKATING
World Cup in Calgary, Canada
500 and 1500 m women, 1000 and 5000 m men
8.30 p.m.
Patrick Beckert, from Erfurt, is flirting on the fast ice in the Olympic Oval with a top time of over 5000 meters to fill up self-confidence for the World Cup in Salt Lake City next week. Over 1000 meters, ice sprinters Nico Ihle and Joel Dufter want to reap the benefits of more than two weeks of intensive training in the Utah mountain air.
CROSS COUNTRY
World Cup in Falun, Sweden
Sprint, classic, women and men (15 km)
2.15 p.m.
The cross-country skiers start their Scandinavian World Cup in Falun on Saturday. The German team of team boss Peter Schlickenrieder did not travel to Sweden. With a view to the World Cup 2021 in Allgäu, one wanted to "use the time window after the" Nordic Weekend "in Oberstdorf for an additional training block and the German championships," said the sports director responsible for cross-country skiing in the German Ski Association, Andreas Schlütter. Nor is Norway cross-country star Johannes Kläbo in Sweden. The 23-year-old had broken his finger on a boxing machine during private strength tests and is therefore out of action until further notice. His competition is competing in a sprint competition on Saturday.
short track speed skating
World Cup in Dresden
8.10 a.m.
After Anna Seidel's injury in the fall in the mixed relay on Friday and the early retirement of all three relays, the chances of the Germans for top places in the home World Cup have been reduced to a minimum.
Alpine Ski World Cup classification
Homepage Ski World Association FIS
News about the alpine world on the homepage of the German Ski Association
Alpine athletes of the German Ski Association
Homepage World Association IBU
Short biographies of the German biathletes
Race calendar biathlon world cup
Information about the German biathlon team
The ski jumping world cup calendar
News about the German ski jumpers
The World Cup calendar of Nordic combined
News about the German combiners
The World Cup calendar for cross-country skiers
News about German cross-country skiers
Official homepage of the World Skating Federation ISU
Biographies of international figure skaters
News about the international figure skating
Homepage of the German Ice Skating Union
Homepage Bob and Skeleton World Association
Homepage bobsleigh and sledge association for Germany
Speed Skating World Cup schedules and results
Profiles of German speed skaters
Profiles of German short trackers