Sports institutes build basis for medal hopes
Two institutes provide athletes with the scientific basis for success. But potential financial losses threaten optimistic prospects for upcoming major events.
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Jacqueline Pfeifer finishes second overall in the skeleton World Cup with victory
Jacqueline Pfeifer is ready for the Olympics. She takes her second win of the season at the World Cup final. Susanne Kreher completes her Olympic qualification.
Innsbruck bobsleigh track fears for World Cup after renovation
The lower section of the cable car in Innsbruck/Igls is newly built. But approval has not been granted. The risk of falling is too high. Now time is running out. The World Cups in all three disciplines are coming up.
Skeletonis Jungk and Kreher move to Dresdner SC
The two German skeleton athletes Axel Jungk and Susanne Kreher will be competing for Dresdner SC in the future.
Further funding for Altenberg luge and bobsleigh track
The world's luge and bobsleigh elite regularly compete in the Eastern Ore Mountains. The state supports the ice track in Altenberg - also by hosting international competitions.
Skeleton: Kreher second ahead of Neise in Altenberg
After heavy snowfall, only one race run is held for the women. Olympic champion Neise looks like the winner for a long time in the rain. Kreher achieves her first podium.
Double success in the Skeleton World Cup: Hermann ahead of Kreher
As in the luge, the track in Altenberg deteriorated extremely in the second run. This tended to benefit the slower starters.
Skeleton German Championships: Jacqueline Pfeifer and Axel Jungk win the titles
Jacqueline Pfeifer and Axel Jungk win the German skeleton championships. Pfeifer comes out on top ahead of Hannah Neise and Corinna Leipold, while Jungk wins ahead of Felix Keisinger and Felix Seibel.
Eleven-time luge world champion sees no chance of Olympic competitions in Oberhof in 2026
Sascha Benecken, the eleven-time luge world champion, sees no possibility of Oberhof hosting the 2026 Olympic competitions due to the lack of infrastructure.