With 31 medals, the German team was number two in the medal table at the Winter Games in Pyeongchang four years ago.
That would be hard to beat in Beijing.
A review of the German team's form for the Olympics:
Biathlon:
Thanks to the World Cup successes of Benedikt Doll and Johannes Kühn and the relay, the men are in much better shape than the women.
Only the former world champion Denise Herrmann made it into the top three at the start of the season in third place, after that not much went on for the 33-year-old.
Before the medalless Winter Games 2014 in Sochi there were at least two wins and three second places.
Prognosis: two medals for the men, none for the women.
Ski jumping:
Karl Geiger from Oberstdorf is one of the big favorites for a gold medal and shone with victories shortly before the Olympics.
Markus Eisenbichler is also always good for a medal.
For women, German hopes rest on Katharina Althaus, who is second in the overall World Cup.
Germany is one of the favorites in the mixed team.
Prognosis: four medals.
Cross-country skiing:
As in previous years, there is a risk of a lull in cross-country skiing - at least as far as the medals are concerned.
Katharina Hennig could surprise over the ten kilometers.
Despite a coup at the Tour de Ski, men are less likely to do so.
Normally, there are no precious metals for the relay teams either.
Prognosis: zero medals.
Nordic Combined:
The team led by veteran Eric Frenzel is excellently positioned across the board.
Accordingly, a medal in the team competition should be certain.
Also in the individual are almost all German starters among the contenders.
The path to gold leads via Norway's Riiber and Austria's Lamparter.
Prognosis: two medals.
Alpine skiing:
Hopes rest on Lena Dürr.
The slalom expert has already finished on the podium three times this season.
The speed drivers Romed Baumann, Andreas Sander and Kira Weidle, on the other hand, lack consistency, as do the technicians Linus Straßer and Alex Schmid, even if Straßer made people sit up and take notice with his victory in the night slalom in Schladming.
Prognosis: a medal.
Ski Freestyle:
A medal would be a little surprise.
The trio of Daniela Maier, Tobias Müller and Florian Wilmsmann has already made it onto the podium this season.
However, no German ski freestyler was able to consistently make it into the top three.
Prognosis: no medal.
Snowboard:
Both the boarder crossers around Martin Nörl and the racers with overall World Cup winner Ramona Hofmeister and Stefan Baumeister are among the hunted in Beijing.
In Big Air, Slopestyle and the Halfpipe, on the other hand, the Germans are likely to be left out in the fight for precious metal.
Prognosis: two medals.
Tobogganing:
The Germans secured victory in the overall World Cup rankings in all four disciplines and have the best chance of a medal.
Johannes Ludwig and Julia Taubitz are in the foreground, but you can always count on Natalie Geisenberger and Felix Loch.
In addition, both German doubles will play a role in Beijing.
Prognosis: four medals.
Skeleton:
The world champions Tina Hermann and Christopher Grotheer compete for the medals.
Axel Jungk recently threw back a positive corona test.
Olympic silver medalist Jacqueline Lölling only bought the Beijing ticket with special permission, but she is still considered a medal contender.
Prognosis: two medals.
Bob:
Double Olympic champion Francesco Friedrich is the top favorite in both disciplines.
Behind it lurks Johannes Lochner.
The form of Pyeongchang Olympic champion Mariama Jamanka has recently gone up steeply, including Kim Kalicki.
Laura Nolte was consistently good this winter.
You and Jamaica are also competing for victory in the new Monobob discipline.
Prognosis: five medals.
Speed skating:
Patrick Beckert is given the best chance of winning a medal over 10,000 meters.
The man from Erfurt had given up the European Championships in favor of training.
In the mass start races, Claudia Pechstein, Michelle Uhrig and Felix Rijhnen need a lot of luck for a podium finish.
Prognosis: no medal.
Shorttrack:
The only German starter is Anna Seidel.
The woman from Dresden competes in the 1500 meters.
After breaking a tibia and fibula 11 months before the games, the 23-year-old is not yet in top form.
Prognosis: no medal.
Figure skating:
Four years after the Olympic victory of pair skaters Aljona Savchenko/Bruno Massot in Beijing, German figure skaters have no prospects of a medal.
At the European Championships in Tallinn, their successors Minerva Hase/Nolan Seegert finished eighth.
That was the only top ten placement.
Prognosis: no medal.
Ice hockey:
A medal should also be won in Beijing, even gold is not out of the question for players and coaches.
Because the world's best league NHL, this time due to corona, is not pausing for the Olympics, the silver winners from 2018 see another great opportunity.
In addition, the German team has finally established itself among the best in the world, is fifth in the world rankings and was in the semi-finals of the World Cup last year.
Prognosis: no medal.