Overview
- Germany is set to miss the DOSB’s top‑3 medal target as returns outside the ice track slump to near-record lows, with the ski federation sitting on six medals heading into the final weekend.
- Norway extends its supremacy with a record haul, highlighted by wins such as Johannes Dale‑Skjevdal’s biathlon mass start, and is cited for deep cultural participation and youth‑development methods.
- Skicrosser Daniela Maier captured gold after winning every heat, while Laura Nolte/Deborah Levi lead the two‑woman bobsleigh at halfway with Lisa Buckwitz/Neele Schuten in second before Saturday’s final runs.
- President Frank‑Walter Steinmeier labeled a 2036 German Olympic bid historically problematic due to 1936, signaling 2040 or 2044 as preferable windows.
- The IOC enforced Rule 50 by barring speedskater Josephine Schlörb’s competition shoes over political messages, as scrutiny of Germany’s setup grows with German coaches Wolfgang Pichler and Markus Cramer delivering stronger results for other nations.