Opening ceremony: On Friday evening (8 p.m., live blog on SZ.de) it will be official: The 2026 Olympic Games start in Milan’s San Siro. Ice hockey player Leon Draisaitl and ski jumper Katharina Schmid will carry the German flag together. Eishockey: After the German women’s ice hockey team lost to Sweden on Thursday, France will … Read more
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SIce hockey has been part of the Winter Olympics since 1924, that is, for as long as the Winter Games have existed. Because the popularity of the sport has developed just as dynamically since the beginning of the century as the game itself, ice hockey was already part of the Olympic program in Antwerp in … Read more
85 female and 103 athletes from Germany will be taking part in the Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina. The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) expects at least third place in the medal table at the Winter Games. The Germans are hoping for a lot of medals, especially in the ice track. Two-man and four-man … Read more
When the SZ last sent two reporters from the sports department to the winter games four years ago, it was a journey into the unknown. The restrictions of the corona pandemic met the paranoia of the Chinese surveillance state. It was not clear whether the colleagues would arrive at the biathlon and ice rink or … Read more
At the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Italy Ice hockey player Leon Draisaitl and ski jumper Katharina Schmid are the German flag bearers. This is the result of a vote among sports fans and the team for the games in Milan and Cortina, as the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) announced. Draisaitl will … Read more
WWhile the lemon trees will soon be blooming in the south of the country, the north of Italy will be dominated by winter sports in the coming weeks. In fact: more or less the entire north. The 2026 Winter Olympics from February 6th to 22nd are already considered to be games with record-breaking distances. Competitions … Read more
For the first time since 2006, both German ice hockey teams are taking part in the Olympic tournament. The NHL is taking a break for the Olympic Games, so the men will be competing with all the professionals from the North American elite league. Reigning Olympic champions are Finland (men) and You have (Women). Olympic … Read more
SKhamil Tarpishchev comes to the first coffee break of the IOC session on Tuesday morning in good spirits. The sports official from Moscow, who became famous in the 1990s because he was able to rake in millions of rubles thanks to the so-called “vodka fund,” is the last remaining member of a once impressive Russian … Read more
The Nordic ski disciplines at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy will be held in Val di Fiemme. The ski jumpers compete on the ski jump in Predazzo, the cross-country ski races take place in Tesero. The Nordic combined athletes use both facilities for jumping and cross-country skiing. Ski jumping The Giuseppe Dal Ben facility … Read more