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Update March 2026:<\/strong> This article has been editorially reviewed and updated with current information.<\/p>\n

Last updated: March 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

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AUTOR:Benedikt Langer<\/span>Zum Profil \u203a\u203a<\/a><\/span><\/em>Second place in the overall medal table. Top performances in the ice channel. Need to catch up in other disciplines. On the 20th February, the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing came to a ceremonial end. Despite the high medal haul for Team Germany, the Games are not only remembered in a positive light.<\/strong>At the end of the Olympic Games in Beijing, it was above all the German team that was able to cheer once again. With gold and silver in bobsleigh and a medal in the team downhill race, the German delegation consolidated the second place in the overall standings. But the joyful result is always overshadowed by the accusations against the IOC regarding the awarding of the Games to China. What else made the headlines at the Games, you can read here.<\/p>\n

Dominance in the ice channel<\/h2>\n

Whether it was skeleton, bobsleigh or luge – in the ice canal, no one could hold a candle to the German athletes. In both the women’s and men’s events, the gold and silver medals always went to the squad athletes from Germany. Particularly notable is the double gold won by Francesco Friedrich, who at the same time became the first bobsled pilot to repeat his successes back in 2018. Equally pleasing is the appointment of his pusher Torsten Margis as flag bearer during the farewell ceremony of the Games. It was not only in the ice channel that stories were written during the Games. After last medal-less Olympic participation back in 2018 and a less successful home World Championships back in 2021, Antonia Henning and Victoria Carl surprised German fans with a gold medal in the cross-country team sprint. This should also be an unforgettable birthday present for their coach. Although she did not succeed in winning a medal, she nevertheless set a completely different record. For the German speed skater Claudia Pechstein, the Olympic Games in Beijing were her eighth participation in the gigantic sporting event. She celebrated her first Games in Albertville in 1992. Anyone who thinks that this means the 49-year-old is retiring does not know Claudia Pechstein. She has not yet finished her active career.<\/p>\n

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