Nordic combined today in the live ticker: Frenzel returns, line-up is set
Created: 02/17/2022Updated: 02/17/2022 05:33
By: Markus Altmann, Tobias Ruf
Nordic combined: Eric Frenzel on the hill in Zhangjiakou.
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Henrik Schmidt
The final competition in Nordic Combined at the 2022 Olympics will take place on Thursday.
In the team event, Germany has a very good chance of winning a medal.
chiemgau24.de is part of the live ticker today.
Beijing/Zhangjiakou – The
German team wants to win a medal in the last
Nordic combined competition at the 2022 Olympics .
In the team event
, jumping starts at 9:00 a.m.
, cross-country skiing starts at 12:00 p.m.
chiemgau24.de is part of
the live ticker for Nordic combined today
.
Then
Eric Frenzel
will also take part in the Nordic combined competitions for the first time at the Olympics.
He was in quarantine for many days, and now he has surprisingly been nominated by national coach Hermann Weinbuch.
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The 33-year-old forms the team together with
Vinzenz Geiger, Manuel Faißt and Julian Schmid
, as the German Ski Association announced on Wednesday.
Two-time Pyeongchang Olympic gold medalist
Johannes Rydzek was not called up to the team
.
"He would be particularly valuable for us if he runs very well and that would probably not be the case," said Weinbuch as justification.
The DSV quartet is one of the medal favorites
on Thursday
.
First up is ski jumping on the large hill in Zhangjiakou from 9:00 a.m.
At 12.00 p.m. the
decision in the cross-country race
over 4 x 5 kilometers will be made.
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Nordic combined in the live ticker: Frenzel leaves a good impression
Frenzel had tested positive for the corona virus when entering China and
was only released from the hotel isolation on Monday
.
On Wednesday he took part in jumping training on the huge ski jumping facility in the mountains for the first time.
Frenzel jumped 123.5, 121 and 131 meters.
He
took second, third and second place.
However, most of the top athletes decided not to start.
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"I felt pretty good about myself.
I think I got off to a good start with my rhythm," said Frenzel.
Frenzel also "looked very good"
in cross-country training
, said Weinbuch.
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Terence Weber
, who was also corona positive and came out of quarantine the day after Frenzel,
was there as a forerunner
.
The 25-year-old was taken off the team ahead of Tuesday's singles and is no longer allowed to compete in those games.
Faißt, who was subsequently nominated for him, normal hill Olympic champion Geiger, Rydzek and Schmid skipped the practice session.
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