This is what Olympic Tuesday brings

Among other things, the alpine ski men's combination is coming up. Assuming it can take place. Because strong winds are still forecast in Pyeongchang. However, the decision should only be made shortly before the race.

After the postponement of the men's downhill and the women's RTL, the men's alpine combination would finally open the ski competitions on Tuesday.

With Peter Fill, Christof Innerhofer, Dominik Paris and Riccardo Tonetti, four South Tyroleans are at the start. The South Tirolers are not among the big favorites, but they definitely have a chance of winning a medal. In particular, Innerhofer, who already won combined bronze in 4, and Fill, who won the small crystal ball in this discipline, could be at the forefront.

Marcel Hirscher and Alexis Pinturault are considered favorites.

The downhill race will take place from 3.30 a.m. (CET), the decision will be made with the slalom from 7 a.m. The German Thomas Dreßen opens the race, Fill has start number 9, Paris follows in 10th, Innerhofer starts in 25th right after Tonetti, who has start number 24.

The decision for the artificial track luge athletes also promises excitement. The decisive 3rd and 4th runs will take place at 11.30 a.m. and 13 p.m. Natalie Geisenberger from Germany leads at halftime.

For Andrea Vötter from Völs (11th place) and Sandra Robatscher from Tiers (17th place), the medal ranks are out of reach. (see own article) .

Qualification for the sprint competition for cross-country skiers takes place at 9.30:XNUMX a.m. This will be held in classic style.

Stefan Zelger from Bolzano also wants to achieve a place in the top 30 and the associated qualification. The 22-year-old qualified for his Olympic debut with start number 38. The knockout round would then begin at 12 p.m.

However, Dietmar Nöckler is not taking part in the cross-country sprint. The man from Bruneck is taking a break after the exertions on Sunday, when he was plagued by cramps in the skiathlon and had to settle for 37th place.

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This is what Olympic Tuesday brings

Numerous highlights at the Winter Olympics are also on the program on Tuesday. South Tyrolean athletes could be among the protagonists. Here is an overview.

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