The German invasion of Russia, Rießle wins Bronze behind Norway duo Eric Frenzel has missed his second Olympic medal in Sochi but Germany is still ahead in the medals table

The Nordic combined Fabian Rießle has won at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi in competition on the large hill bronze. The 23-year-old was beaten a Norwegian duo in the final sprint. Gold won Jørgen Graabak before Magnus Moan. The fourth place was taken by Björn Kirch iron.

The health ailing world champion Eric Frenzel missed for gold in the competition on the normal hill this time a medal. The 25-year-old after a viral infection not yet back in full possession of his powers and fell one place in jumping in the final ten-kilometer cross-country skiing back to tenth place.

Frenzel but on Thursday  yet another chance at his second gold medal. Then the team competition is on, in which Germany is the favorite.

Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics: South Korea’s Short Tracker indoor fetch Season gold

The short track speed skating relay team of women from South Korea has won for the fifth time Olympic Gold. In a fast-paced race Asian quartet in Sochi won in front of 12,000 spectators from Canada and Italy. The favorite season of China, which had long dominated the race, was disqualified. A German team was not at the start.

Previously, Robert Seifert had failed in the race to its purpose-built track over 500 meters in the first round. In the Iceberg Arena he had to in a strong flow field with the third place finish and could not benefit from the three-time Canadian Olympic gold medalist Charles Hamelin lying collapsed in the lead.

Race winner was Sjinkie Knegt of the Netherlands before the Russians Semen Jelistratow. The final of the 500 meters on Friday, 18.45 clock.

Biathlon at the Olympics: Norwegian Svendsen wins mass start

Emil Hegle Svendsen won the gold medal in the Olympic Biathlon Mass Start. The Norwegian won in Krasnaya Polyana in difficult conditions after 15 kilometers.

The Germans had nothing to do with the medal fight after too many shooting errors . As Best of the trio Simon Schempp made ​​it to number 13 , Arnd Peiffer was 18 , the Olympic silver medalist Erik Lesser was ranked 26th ” The shooting has given us his neck broken ,” said men’s coach Mark Kirchner .

In a close final Svendsen almost still presented the victory when he turned in front of the goal already cheered two meters and Fourcade with a long stride was still trying to trap him. It was not until the photo finish decided in favor of the Norwegian , who took his gold awaited by far disappointing Olympic appearances. Its duration rival Fourcade had already won the pursuit and the race over 20 kilometers.

The originally planned for Sunday last individual decision of the men had been moved twice due to bad weather conditions . Also on Tuesday , the Skijäger had at snow Grieseln and wait minus 0.3 degrees . Only with 15 – minute delay began the race.

Bobsleigh Sochi 2014:Russia second place

Meanwhile, Russia moved up to second place in the rankings, thanks to gold in the two-man bobsleigh. Russian Aleksandr Zubkov and Aleksey Voevoda have won gold in the bob, clocking 3:45.39.

“Today we just did our work on the track and were not thinking about the time we will show,” Zubkov told AFP. “We were completely concentrated on going the right way. And it paid off as we did our work right.”

“The battle with one’s own weaknesses always produces the best result,”Voevoda added.

The Swiss crew of Beat Hefti and Alex Baumann got second place, followed by American pilot Steve Holcomb and his team-mate Stephen Langton.

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