Overview
- Johannes Lochner and Georg Fleischhauer won Olympic gold in Cortina, leading a German 1–2–3 in the two-man bobsleigh with a 1.34-second victory margin reported as the largest at the Games in 46 years.
- The Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed the IBSF’s ruling disqualifying Ukrainian skeleton racer Wladyslaw Heraskewytsch over a banned helmet, and the athlete said he returned to Kyiv and criticized the IOC.
- The German Ski Association (DSV) has just four medals to date, raising the prospect of its weakest Winter Games since reunification, with remaining hopes including Emma Aicher’s slalom and the women’s biathlon relay.
- Germany has been awarded the 2014 Olympic biathlon relay gold after Russia’s result was annulled, but former Russian athlete Anton Shipulin said he would not return his medal.
- Ukrainian freeski finalist Kateryna Kotsar used her Olympic appearance to call for continued attention to the war’s hardships at home, describing daily power cuts and urging, “Don’t forget us.”