She describes it as the best way “to get over jetlag”: Dressed in a pink bikini and black bobble hat, Corinne Suter bathes in the crystal-clear Lake Uri, with a mountain panorama and a bright blue sky included.

The subtext of the contribution of the 27-year-old downhill Olympic champion from Schwyz in Switzerland on her Instagram page: Finally back home after a long time in China.

Snowboarder Mathilde Gremaud celebrates her homecoming at Zurich Airport in a classic way, with a swim in the crowd.

Corona measures seem to have been lifted.

Achim Dreis

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Things are more hearty in Carinthia, at a reception for snowboard Olympic champion Anna Gasser in her home town of Millstatt.

Four Olympic champions attacked to cheer the 30-year-old for the photo and in general: Alpine champions Matthias Mayer, Franz Klammer and Fritz Strobl as well as ski jumper Thomas Morgenstern.

"It was really nice," says the global icon of youth culture about her return to her old homeland and emphasizes her solidarity with her people: "A gold medal like this doesn't belong to anyone alone."

If you click through the local gazettes and private accounts of the Olympians a day after the closing ceremony in Beijing, you will see that the global sporting event Olympia ultimately has its roots in the region.

"Four Bludenzers at the Olympics" has been the headline in Vorarlberg online since Friday and presents the reception for the "Beijing heroes" Alessandro Hämmerle, Thomas Steu, Julian Lüftner and Yannik Müller.

Local beer is toasted, the district administrator and mayor are ready and the brass band plays.

And because everyone has their share in the success, Alessandro "Izzi" Hämmerle is still welcomed in his home town, at the old valley station in Gaschurn, and the children of the ski club form a guard of honor with skis.

The snowboard cross Olympic champion thanks with four lines and three hearts for the incredible welcome, the warm words, the nice gifts and last but not least for the unforgettable evening!

The good feeling of being home again is also expressed by Germany's most successful winter athlete with a simple "Welcome home", albeit under the impressive picture of her precious metal ensemble, which shows seven Olympic medals lined up, starting with the bronze from Vancouver to the youngest two pieces of gold from Beijing.

Natalie Geisenberger had hesitated for a long time about whether she should even contest the Winter Games in China because of the problematic conditions, but now she has made her successful peace with it.

With three gold medals, Therese Johaug processed her personal trauma of the Pyeongchang Winter Games, which she missed because of a positive doping test, in a very positive way: "Thank you for the trip to Beijing," writes the Norwegian cross-country skier, which, given her background, can be understood in a subtle way.

No matter what, Beijing was worse

And there are also thoughtful posts aimed at private life: "It's unbelievable what a person can do if they are willing to sacrifice absolutely everything for it," writes Slovakian slalom Olympic champion Petra Vlhova under a picture that she is arm in arm shows her friend Michal Kyselica and the gold medal.

It remains unclear whether she praises herself for her performance or him for the support.

With an impressive video "full of love", Mikaela Shiffrin addresses all those who don't hate: "Get up" appeals to the American skier, who was so disappointed in sports at the Olympics and who then had to endure an incredible amount of malice on "social media". : Keep on fighting.

"Keep on going".

If you haven't won anything, it's harder to see the games in Beijing as a challenge you've passed.

But even the critical biathlete Erik Lesser found a way to make peace with his participation.

He doesn't regret it, "because afterwards it gives me the opportunity to report on how it was there".

He felt an atmosphere "as if conjured up from a test tube", characterized by protective suits and FFP2 masks.

His conclusion, which he formulated on Deutschlandfunk: "In 50 years I can say: Folks, no matter what happened, Beijing was always worse".