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Germany Confronts Olympic Slide as Maier Delivers Gold and Preuss Nears Farewell

Coaches blame post-2018 pay cuts for eroding competitiveness across key winter sports.

Overview

  • With most German golds coming from the Cortina sliding track, Daniela Maier supplied a rare non-sliding title by winning skicross in Livigno.
  • Franziska Preuss said today's mass start in Antholz will be her last race before retiring from biathlon.
  • Bobsleigh head coach René Spies criticized elite-sport funding, saying performance staff now earn 30–40% less than before 2018 and warning of decline.
  • DSV sport director Horst Hüttel urged adding women's Nordic Combined by 2030, cautioning the men's event could otherwise be removed from the Games.
  • Polish shorttracker Kamila Sellier was taken to hospital after a bloody 1500m crash, according to national media reports.