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Nordic World Ski Championships: German cross-country skiing disappointment in Oberstdorf - there is only one good news

2021-02-25T13:28:23.530Z


The Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf begin! Today the cross-country skiers make the start. There was no medal for the Germans - the ticker to read.


The Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf begin!

Today the cross-country skiers make the start.

There was no medal for the Germans - the ticker to read.

Update from February 25, 1:20 p.m.:

That's it with the cross-country sprint here from Oberstdorf!

The Norwegians win four medals at the beginning, strong.

From a German perspective, the start of the home World Cup was disappointing.

Only Laura Gimmler made it to the semifinals, in the end she was tenth.

After all: The sprint is really not the DSV parade discipline - so it can only get better.

Maybe there will be the first German medal in ski jumping?

It will continue on Thursday at 5 p.m., and on Friday the combined athletes will start the world championship.

Men's final:

Norway brutally strong!

Triple victory for the Scandinavians here in the men's sprint - gold for Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, Erik Valnes takes silver and bronze goes to Håvard Solås Taugbøl.

Women's final:

Jonna Sundling wins gold, the Swede clearly prevails!

It's the greatest achievement of her career.

Silver is fiercely contested, Maiken Caspersen Falla from Norway narrowly prevailed against Annamarija Lampic from Slovenia.

12.55 p.m.:

It's about to get serious.

Who will win the first medals at the Nordic World Ski Championships?

Cross-country skiing in Oberstdorf: Nordic World Ski Championships now in the live ticker

12:54 p.m.:

The finals are here!

There are one or two surprises, including Federico Pellegrino had to say goodbye in the semi-finals.

The Italian was one of the favorites.

12.43 p.m.:

The men's semi-finals are

about to

start.

But one thing is already clear: We won't see a German starter in the finals.

2nd semifinals:

let's go, Laura!

In the first semi-final, favorite Linn Svahn, among others, said goodbye.

Maybe today will be outsider day?

Nordic World Ski Championships: German cross-country skiing disappointment in Oberstdorf - there is only one good news

Unfortunately, no.

Gimmler is penultimate in her run and has no chance of qualifying for the final through the Lucky Loser.

In the end, it is tenth place for her at the home world championship - considering the general German cross-country performance that is actually a decent result.

The good news: the sprint is considered the weakest discipline of the German cross-country team.

So it can only get better.

1. Semi-finals:

Now it goes quickly, the first women's semi-final starts.

Laura Gimmler will then follow suit.

12.25 p.m.:

So it is already clear: If there should be a German cross-country skiing sensation today, it will be called Laura Gimmler.

She is the only DSV representation in the semi-finals.

The competition is so strong for women and men that the Germans will probably not get much at their home World Cup.

Heat 4:

National coach Peter Schlickenrieder piled low before the World Cup, screwing the medal hopes far down.

Can the Germans here in Oberstdorf still surprise you?

We'll see - now at Janosch Brugger!

Halfway through the race, however, he is extremely far behind.

Nothing will happen with the semifinals.

12.12 p.m.:

Now it's the turn of the gentlemen - the German hopes rest on Janosch Brugger, he is the only DSV starter.

As with the women, a clear picture emerges: The Scandinavians are extremely strong!

Women's cross-country skiing now in the live ticker: Laura Gimmler is in the sprint semifinals

Heat 5:

Last women's quarter-finals now - without German participation.

But with good news!

Laura Gimmler made it to the semifinals.

Heat 4:

The third and last German starter is now on: Cross your fingers for Katharina Hennig!

But she has no chance and crosses the finish line a long way behind.

So the German hopes are now on Laura Gimmler - will she reach the semi-finals via the lucky loser rule?

Heat 3:

There is no German runner in Heat 3.

The Swede Jonna Sundling wins.

And Laura Gimmler can continue to hope for a place in the semi-finals via the lucky loser rule.

Heat 2:

Now it's Sofie Krehl's turn.

She needs to be in the top two spots to qualify for the semi-finals.

But she has no chance - it won't be anything about the Lucky Loser either, Krehl is out.

Heat 1:

And off we go for Laura Gimmler!

She is one of DSV's hopes here today, but the competition is tough.

With 2: 35.8 minutes, Gimmler is faster than in the prologue.

Will she even make it to the semi-finals?

11.29 a.m.:

As a reminder, the mode again: After the qualification, five groups of six start, the first and second placed of the five groups and the two second fastest lucky losers reach the semi-finals of the top twelve.

Here, the two fastest and two lucky losers each move into the finals of the best six, in which the medals are awarded.

Cross-country skiing today in the live ticker: Germans only outsiders at the World Cup - still a medal?

11:22 am:

Now it's getting exciting!

The women's sprint starts in a few minutes!

Will the Germans succeed in creating a sensation at the home World Cup in Oberstdorf?

10.53 a.m.:

At 11.30 a.m. it gets serious for the German cross-country skiers!

The qualification was not very good for the men.

Only Janosch Brugger on rank 27 made the qualification in the team of team principal Peter Schlickenrieder.

Sebastian Eisenlauer (37th), Anian Sossau (38th) and Thomas Bing (49th) were clearly behind.

The fastest time on the 1.5 kilometers was achieved by Norway's top favorite Johannes Kläbo, who was over three seconds faster than all the other 158 starters.

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Update from February 25th, 10:05 am:

At the start of the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, three German cross-country skiers made the sprint qualification.

Laura Gimmler (19th place), Sofie Krehl (21st) and Katharina Hennig (22nd) made it into the top 30 on Thursday morning, who will compete in the finals in the morning (from 11.30 a.m. / Eurosport).

First there are five quarter-finals, then the two semi-finals and finally the final.

Lisa Lohmann finished 44th and thus missed the jump into the finals.

The best time was achieved by the Swede Johanna Hagström, who ran the 1.2 kilometers in the classic technique in 2:39 minutes.

Cross-country skiing in the live ticker: Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf starts - national coach has little hope

First report from February 24th, 1:54 p.m.:

Oberstdorf - finally it starts!

The Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf * actually started on Tuesday.

The first competitions will not start until two days later - the hunt for medals will start on Thursday, February 25th!

What's in it for Germans *?

Well, Peter Schlickenrieder is quite honest about that.

The cross-country skiing trainer is known for pithy announcements, and he had one ready before the start.

Only it turned out very differently than expected.

“I started as a national coach with the aim of winning a medal in Oberstdorf.

After two and a half years you have to be realistic:

I can't keep the promise,

”said the 51-year-old before the classic sprints on Thursday (qualification 9.00 am / finals 11.30 am).

Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf: Starting shot on Thursday

Surrender instead of declaring war?

Before the first kilometer is run in Oberstdorf, where the German cross-country skiers - according to the coach shortly after his start at the end of 2018 - should be "at the latest able to do it again"?

No, Schlickenrieder did not want his statements to be understood as a self-abandonment.

“We have continuously improved, have taken a step forward and are well positioned,” he says.

Only: Other nations, the Scandinavians, the Russians, are better positioned; instead of medals, the Germans have to fight for “that everyone here shows their personal best, ideally their best lifetime achievement”.

Nordic World Ski Championships in the live ticker: Cross-country skiing on Thursday - no chance for the Germans?

In order to achieve at least this, Schlickenrieder often had his runners practice on the brutally difficult routes in the Ried ("the Burgstall climb is a world record"), which this time are even more selective due to the high temperatures.

In the run-up to winter, he temporarily withdrew his A-teams from the World Cup, instead it was said: Burgstall until you drop.

"It's a home advantage that we know when and where the hammer is coming," says the coach.

He himself knows how to win medals as an underdog at major events. Schlickenrieder won Olympic silver in a sprint in Salt Lake City in 2002 when he was still a German domain.

But in the traditional opening discipline, the DSV team lacks top strength after Denise Herrmann said goodbye to biathlon and Sandra Ringwald's career ended.

Victoria Carl, fifth in the 2019 World Cup, is not expected to be miraculous after injury problems.

Nordic World Ski Championships in the live ticker: Cross-country skiers only outsiders - Sad anniversary?

And the appearances of the greatest hopefuls come later: Katharina Hennig, whose strengths predestine her for the skiathlon on Saturday and the 10 km race on Tuesday, last scratched the absolute top of the world, finished second in Val di Fiemme and in in the absence of the Norwegians their presence fourth in Falun.

“That was on tracks that suit her extremely well.

So you can't assume that she can fight for a medal, "says Schlickenrieder:" Top six, top eight - then we have achieved a lot. "Hennig should also push the season, which was once the flagship for women and men, now Medal contenders only in exceptional cases.

"We'd have to pass one of the big favorites, that's extremely difficult," says Schlickenrieder.

And that's why it will be a sad, round birthday in Oberstdorf: March 4th will be the tenth anniversary of the last World Cup medals - in 2011 the men's relay Filbrich, Teichmann, Göring and Angerer won bronze in Oslo.

(akl / sid)

Source: merkur

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