The Nordic World Ski Championships are taking place in Oberstdorf for the third time in their history.
The German athletes can hope for medals on the hill and in the cross-country ski run.
The Nordic World Ski Championships will take place from February 23 to March 7 in Oberstdorf, Bavaria.
Eric Frenzel and Markus Eisenbichler want to defend their 2019 World Cup title.
The public is not allowed due to the corona pandemic.
Oberstdorf - It should have been a lavish winter sports festival with thousands of guests from all over the world.
But the
corona pandemic
thwarted the organizers of the
Nordic World Ski Championships
.
On January 19, the expected and sobering announcement came: The World Ski Championships will
take place
without an audience
due to the corona pandemic
.
While the fans and organizers find it difficult to live with the news, the athletes are used to the competitions without an audience.
Although
Vinzenz Geiger's
German athletes have no
home advantage, they still have hopes for medals.
Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf: Will Markus Eisenbichler fly to the World Cup?
In the competitions, which
take place
from
February 23 to March 7,
the athletes compete in
ski jumping
,
cross-country skiing
and
Nordic combined
.
For the third time in history, the
International Ski Federation (FIS) is organizing
the World Championships in Oberstdorf.
While the Nordic combined athletes all too often
had to admit defeat to
the Norwegian high-flyer
Jarl Magnus Riiber
in the current World Cup
,
Markus Eisenbichler is
hoping
for gold in ski jumping.
The Upper Bavarian is hot on the heels of Riiber in the overall standings and will
draw additional motivation
with his
2019 world championship title
.
Olympic silver medal winner
Katharina Althaus is also
aiming for the podium.
After the
Olympic medal in 2018
and the
world championship title in 2019
with the women's and mixed teams, the 24-year-old is one of the strongest jumpers in the field.
In the current World Cup she is only ninth, but the local hero knows her home hill very well.
Nordic combined athletes: will Rießle and Geiger succeed in defending their title?
When the Nordic combined athletes start the title race on February 26th, their eyes will be particularly on
Fabian Rießle
,
Eric Frenzel
and
Vinzenz Geiger
.
The duo Rießle / Frenzel stands for the successes of the last few years and goes into the race as defending champions.
The 23-year-old Vinzenz Geiger, on the other hand, should build on the triumphs of his teammates in the future.
Although the Norwegian Jarl Magnus Riiber runs and jumps in his own league in the current World Cup season, Geiger is hoping for the podium.
Similar to Katharina Althaus, the 23-year-old
grew up
with the
Oberstdorf ski jump
and
cross-country ski run
.
An advantage over Riiber, which may allow the runner-up in the World Cup ranking to jump to the top.
The podium is the absolute exception for the German cross-country skiers: The Russians Alexander Bolschunow and Iwan Yakimuschkin lead the table for men, for women there is no way to Jessica Diggins and
Julia Stupak over.
The best-placed Germans are in the men's 24th place with
Lucas Bögl
and
Katharina Hennig
(eleventh place).
However, the 24-year-old Saxon recently stood out with sensational placements: At the World Cup in Falun, Sweden on January 30th, she missed the podium by 0.2 seconds.
Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf: The decisions are made on these days
February 25, 3:15 p.m. |
Cross-country women |
February 25, 3:15 p.m. |
Cross-country men |
February 25, 5 p.m. |
Ski jumping women (normal hill) |
February 26, 10.15 a.m. |
Nordic combined men (jumping, normal hill) |
February 26, 4 p.m. |
Nordic Combined Men (Individual Competition) |
February 26, 5:15 p.m. |
Ski jumping women (team competition, normal hill) |
February 27, 10:00 a.m. |
Nordic combined women (jumping, normal hill) |
February 27, 11:45 a.m. |
Cross-country women (skiathlon) |
February 27, 1:30 p.m. |
Cross-country men (skiathlon) |
February 27, 3:30 p.m. |
Nordic Combined Women (Individual Competition) |
February 27, 4:30 p.m. |
Ski jumping men (normal hill) |
February 28, 10:00 a.m. |
Nordic Combined Men (team competition) |
February 28, 1 p.m. |
Cross-country women (team sprint) |
February 28, 1 p.m. |
Cross-country men (team sprint) |
February 28, 3 p.m. |
Nordic Combined Men (team competition) |
February 28, 5 p.m. |
Mixed ski jumping (team competition) |
March 2, 1:15 p.m. |
Cross-country women |
March 3, 1:15 p.m. |
Cross-country men |
March 3, 5:15 p.m. |
Ski jumping women (large hill) |
March 4, 11 a.m. |
Nordic Combined Men (large hill) |
March 4, 1:15 p.m. |
Cross-country relay (women) |
March 4, 3:15 p.m. |
Nordic combined (men) |
March 5, 1:15 p.m. |
Cross-country relay (men) |
March 5, 5 p.m. |
Ski jumping men (large hill) |
March 6, 10:00 a.m. |
Nordic Combined Men (team sprint, large hill) |
March 6, 12:30 p.m. |
Cross-country women |
March 6, 3 p.m. |
Nordic Combined Men (Team Sprint) |
March 6, 5 p.m. |
Ski jumping men (team competition, large hill) |
March 7, 1 p.m. |
Cross-country men (50km) |
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)
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