Germany Standard bearer Leon Draisaitl The day after the opening ceremony, he struggles with the consequences of his long and short-term journey to the Winter Games. “Jet lag is always an issue. I am awake since five o’clock“, reported the ice hockey star at a press conference on Saturday.
The center wants to miss NHL-Club Edmonton Oilers Despite a twelve-hour flight and landing in Milan on Friday morning, this experience was definitely not the case. “Exhausting is the wrong word because it was very nice. But it was a lot,” said the 30-year-old. He is now “looking forward to the next two weeks. To being able to experience the flair and vibe.” Be Father Peterwho was there in 1988, 1992 and 1998, never raved about the Olympics to him; the games were “among the best things he was able to experience,” said his son.
Draisaitl hat a single room in the Olympic Village related, “which is quite pleasant,” he said with a grin. He has already spent “many nights” in the youth national teams in a room with his friends Frederik Tiffels and Dominik Kahun, who share a two-bed room in Milan.
Die other NHL players Arrive in Italy only on Sunday first joint training of the then complete German Olympic team can probably only on Monday take place. Before the first game against Denmark on Thursday, the team had to “find itself quickly,” said Draisaitl and warned: “It is extremely important that we get in well.” Other opponents in the group are Latvia and co-favorites USA. “These will be tough, extremely tough games for us,” explained the former NHL MVP, but: “I think we’ll have a lot of fun.”
He called on the public and his teammates not to focus too much on him: “This isn’t about me. It’s about the team. We come through the unit, not through the individual players.” (sid)
