Olympic champions Eric Frenzel and Terence Weber will definitely not contest the first individual in Nordic combined after their positive corona tests.

Manuel Faißt is to travel to Beijing.

The third downhill training of the alpine ski racers was canceled after three starters.

And there are more corona cases.

That was the Olympic night in Beijing:

Sports policy:

After sharp criticism of the use of the Uyghur torchbearer at the opening ceremony, the Olympic organizers have defended the selection.

“She's an Olympic athlete who competes here.

She is absolutely entitled to take part in the torch relay," said IOC spokesman Mark Adams.

On the other hand, Uyghur groups and human rights activists spoke of a targeted and "shameful" propaganda campaign.

The cross-country skier Dinigeer Yilamujiang, who has hardly appeared up to now, had lit the fire with the Nordic combined athlete Zhao Jiawen on Friday.

The 20-year-old's choice caused a stir as China's leadership has come under international criticism for its treatment of the Muslim minority in the Xinjiang region.

Corona:

Despite the fact that the number of corona cases is not falling, the organizers are unconcerned. "We are sure that the situation is under control," said Huang Chun, vice director of China's organizing committee in charge of coronavirus pandemic prevention. The Olympic organizers had previously announced that 45 other participants in the games had tested positive for the corona virus on the opening day. “The figures are in line with our expectations. We expect the numbers to go down," said Huang Chun. So far, the infected people have not spread the virus, he assured. The total number of corona cases has risen to a total of 353 since January 23.

Nordic combined:

The Olympic champions Eric Frenzel and Terence Weber, who tested positive for Corona, will definitely not contest the first individual in Nordic combined. This is what team doctor Stefan Pecher said in Zhangjiakou. "I can't release them for the first competition, so I have to protect them," said Pecher. After consultation with national coach Hermann Weinbuch and the team management, this was "definitely impossible". The first single will rise next Wednesday. It's not about CT values, but also "about medical histories and the safety of the athletes". For the competitions on February 15th and 17th he was "in good spirits", said Pecher.

Ski alpin I:

The third downhill training of the alpine ski racers has been canceled after three starters.

The reason was "too strong wind", as the World Ski Association Fis announced.

The weather conditions on Xiaohaituo Mountain in Yanqing had already caused changes the day before.

Actually, the last German starting place for the race on Sunday (4:00 a.m. CET in the FAZ live ticker for the Olympics, on ZDF and on Eurosport) was supposed to be decided on Saturday in a team-internal decision.

Now Andreas Sander got this place.

The 32-year-old World Cup runner-up was preferred to Simon Jocher, as the DSV announced.