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Altenberg / Garmisch-Partenkirchen (dpa) - Will bobsleigh pilot Francesco Friedrich become the sole record world champion?
In Klingenthal, ski jumpers Markus Eisenbichler and Karl Geiger hope for their first victory in 2021.
With a win in St.Moritz, Felix Loch could become the first luge of all time to have won all World Cup races in one season.
An overview of winter sports on today's Saturday:
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BOB
World Cup in Altenberg, Germany
10.00 a.m .: Two-man bobsleigh men, 1st run
11.30 a.m .: Two-man bobsleigh men, 2nd run
2.30 p.m .: Two-man bobsleigh women, 3rd run
4.00 p.m .: Two-man bobsleigh women, 4th run (ZDF: approx.12.35 p.m. men, approx.4.20 p.m .: Women)
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Francesco Friedrich is aiming for his tenth world title and could thus become the sole record world champion.
In the two-man bobsleigh, Johannes Lochner, Christoph Hafer and Junior World Champion Hans-Peter Hannighofer also have a chance to win a medal at the home World Cup in Altenberg.
It is unclear whether the threatening snow chaos in the Ore Mountains will affect the railway conditions.
In the women's category, second-placed Kim Kalicki and third-place Laura Nolte want to attack the half-time leading US pilot Kaillie Humphries again and secure their medal positions at the same time.
ALPINE SKIING
World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
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11.30 a.m.: Men's Super-G (ZDF and Eurosport)
In the last race before the World Championships in Cortina, the German ski aces want to get some momentum.
In the downhill, that didn't work out on Friday, when no top ten place emerged.
Romed Baumann and Andreas Sander in particular hope for reparations.
Thomas Dreßen will skip the race like the downhill - he is aiming for his lightning comeback at the World Championships on time.
And after his fall from the downhill, Josef Ferstl is out for the rest of the season;
he seriously injured his hip.
SKI JUMPING
World Cup in Klingenthal, Germany
2.30 p.m .: Men's large hill individual (ARD and Eurosport)
World Cup in Hinzenbach, Austria
12.45 p.m.: Normal hill individual women (ARD)
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Next home game for the ski jumpers.
Willingen is now followed by Klingenthal, where Markus Eisenbichler and Karl Geiger are hoping for their first victory in 2021.
The main rival is the Norwegian Halvor Egner Granerud, who is now clearly the best athlete on the field again after his mixed Four Hills Tournament.
It is the third from last station before the eagerly awaited home World Cup in Oberstdorf.
For the women, the second individual in Hinzenbach is on the program.
On Friday, Carina Vogt finished eleventh and achieved the best result after her long injury break.
SLEDGING
World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland
8.40 a.m .: two-seater, 1st round
10.00
a.m .: double-
seater, 2nd round
11.55 a.m .: men, 1st round
1.30 p.m .: men, 2nd round (ZDF and Eurosport / 1000/1415)
For the first time in nine years, a toboggan World Cup is taking place in St. Moritz on the world's only natural ice rink.
At the season finale, the decisions in the overall standings for men and doubles have already been made.
World Championship runner-up Felix Loch, who won the overall standings, could become the first luge athlete of all time to win all World Cup races in one season with another victory.
In the doubles, the two German duos are looking for second and third place, the overall World Cup winners are the Austrians Thomas Steu / Lorenz Koller.
NORDIC COMBINATION
World Cup in Klingenthal, Germany
9 a.m .: Jump from the large hill (ZDF and Eurosport 2)
10.55 a.m .: Ten-kilometer run (ZDF and Eurosport)
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At the home game in Klingenthal, the Germans around Eric Frenzel and Vinzenz Geiger want to beat Norway's dominator Jarl Magnus Riiber again.
The yellow bearer recently won the Seefeld triple and is also the outstanding combiner this winter.
After the weekends in Beijing and Lillehammer were canceled due to corona, no further competition has been scheduled until the home World Cup in Oberstdorf.
Cross-country skiing
World Cup in Ulricehamn, Sweden
12.50 p.m .: Sprint Finals women and men (Eurosport)
After the World Cup in Falun, cross-country skiers are challenged again this weekend in Sweden.
In Ulricehamn, individual sprint races are initially on the program on Saturday before a team sprint is completed on Sunday.
In contrast to the last few longer classic races, in which Katharina Hennig in particular was convincing, the German cross-country skiers cannot keep up with the leaders in the sprint.
SNOWBOARD
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World Cup in Bannoye, Russia
9 a.m. (CET): Parallel giant slalom, women and men
In Moscow, Ramona Hofmeister had recently climbed the podium in third place despite the chaos of the trip including the lack of suitcases and snowboards.
At the second stop in Russia, things should go even better for the defending champion in the overall World Cup: As last year's winner, the Upper Bavarian knows how to ski the slope in the Southern Urals.
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