Overview
- The DOSB named a six-person shortlist: Ramona Hofmeister, Laura Nolte and Katharina Schmid, plus Leon Draisaitl, Johannes Rydzek and Tobias Wendl.
- The online poll runs 26 January to 3 February on Team Deutschland channels after a shortlist built on success, role-model status, sport diversity and logistical fit.
- The Opening Ceremony will be staged at four locations in Italy, allowing Germany’s two flagbearers to enter at different sites simultaneously.
- Coverage notes high public interest after more than 500,000 votes in the Paris 2024 flagbearer selection.
- Media report a pending NHL schedule decision that could affect the presence of North America–based players such as Draisaitl at the ceremony.