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Planica / Hochfilzen (dpa) - Even this Saturday, winter sports offer plenty of excitement.
Here is the outlook for the day:
SKI JUMPING
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Aviation World Championship in Planica, Slovenia
4 p.m .: individual, 3rd round (ZDF and Eurosport) 5 p.m .: individual, 4th round (ZDF and Eurosport)
Now it's about gold and the world title!
Karl Geiger as leader and Markus Eisenbichler in third have the best prospects of being crowned ski flying world champion in the valley of the Planica ski jumps.
"Eisei" almost cracked his own German record (248 meters) with his fabulous flight of 247 meters on Friday.
Between Geiger and Eisenbichler there is still a tough rival in Halvor Egner Granerud from Norway.
Pius Paschke (11th) and Constantin Schmid (13th) are also heading for a strong result.
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BIATHLON
World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria
11.45 a.m.: Ladies relay, 4x6 kilometers (ZDF and Eurosport)
2.45 p.m .: Men pursuit, 12.5 kilometers (ZDF and Eurosport)
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After “an overall not bad day” for the German biathletes, as sporting director Bernd Eisenbichler said, the women's relay team, for which Maren Hammerschmidt, Franziska Preuss, Janina Hettich and Denise Herrmann were nominated, continues in Hochfilzen, before the Men then fight for World Cup points in hunting races.
“It will be a nice and tight hustle and bustle, like most of our pursuit races.
The nice thing is: Everyone has the opportunity to improve in a few seconds.
That should also be our goal, ”said national coach Mark Kirchner.
After their two top ten places, Benedikt Doll and Erik Lesser in particular have created a very promising starting position.
ALPINE SKIING
World Cup in Val d'Isère, France
Super-G, gentlemen
10.30 a.m. (ZDF and Eurosport)
World Cup in Courchevel, France
Giant slalom, women
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9.30 a.m .: 1st round (Eurosport)
12.30 p.m .: 2nd round (ZDF and Eurosport)
Almost two months after the technicians, the speed specialists are also starting the Alpine World Cup winter.
In the absence of Thomas Dreßen, who will be absent for most of the season after a hip operation, Josef Ferstl and Andreas Sander should be the greatest German hopefuls at the Super-G in Val d'Isère.
For the women, the first of two giant slaloms is on the program this weekend in Courchevel.
The trio of the German Ski Association only has outsider chances.
SNOWBOARD
World Cup in Cortina d'Ampezzo / Italy
5.00 p.m .: Parallel giant slalom, women and men (Eurosport Player)
After her splendid winter 2019/20, Ramona Hofmeister wants to be the best snowboarder in the world this season as well.
After the start, which was actually planned in Russia, was postponed due to Corona, it is now starting in the Dolomites.
Last year, the Upper Bavarian won the final in Cortina against teammate and world champion Selina Jörg.
As top athletes in a strong women's team, both of them are among the contenders for victory again.
With the men, however, the hopes rest only on the World Cup third Stefan Baumeister.
BOB
World Cup in Innsbruck / Igls, Austria
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10.00 a.m. World Series, Women's Monobob, Run 1
12.00 p.m. World Series, Women's Monobob, Run 2
2.00 p.m. Two
-Man Bobsleigh
World Cup, Men, Run 1
3.30 p.m. Two-
Man Bobsleigh
World Cup, Men Run 2 (ZDF, approx )
For the first time, a monobob race for women will take place on the fringes of the World Cup in Innsbruck / Igls.
Head coach René Spies currently has few expectations of the new Olympic discipline: "In the monobob, it's all about getting used to the device and adapting the steering individually."
In the men's two-man bobsleigh, record world champion Francesco Friedrich wants to continue his winning streak.
SLEDGING
World Cup in Oberhof
9 a.m. World Cup, doubles, 1st run
10.20 a.m. World Cup, doubles, 2nd run
11.50 a.m. World Cup men, 1st run
1.25 p.m. World Cup men, 2nd run (ZDF around 1:50 p.m. and 2:05 p.m.; Eurosport 5.45 p.m. and 6.15 p.m.)
The world champion duo Toni Eggert / Sascha Benecken are aiming for their first World Cup victory this winter on the home track.
But after the intensive renovations to the modernized railway in Oberhof, the old hands also have to re-explore the railway.
Felix Loch feels the same way.
Born in Sonneberg, he wants to win his third World Cup victory in a row in his home in Thuringia.
“The passage from turn nine to turn ten has repeatedly
caused problems for
us in recent years
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It has now been defused.
Now it's time to work on the track and get the best out of it at the end, »said the Berchtesgadener Loch.
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Cross-country skiing
World Cup in Davos, Switzerland
11.15 a.m .: Sprint Quali men / women 1.45 p.m .: Sprint Finals men / women
In the absence of the top nations Norway, Sweden and Finland, team boss Peter Schlickenrieder and his athletes in Davos hope for good placements.
The sprints on Saturday and the freestyle races on Sunday are also an important test for the home World Cup in Dresden, which is on the program a week later.
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