“Weiss beer”, “Samurai”, “circumnavigator” – the best Olympic sayings

It was an eventful Olympic Games that ends today with the closing ceremony in PyeongChang. The many records, big surprises and emotional events have provided a lot to talk about. The athletes themselves were never at a loss for a word. In this picture gallery we have summarized the best sayings and quotes for you:

“Some teams have that honeymoon attitude and don’t want to yell or criticize their partner. We’ve had this ball dance behind us, I won’t sugarcoat anything for them.” - The American Matt Hamilton explained before the mixed curling that he can also become louder towards his team partner and sister Becca Hamilton.

“I don’t have the feeling that we’ll be doing World Cup races here often anymore, let’s put it that way.” - The three-time Swiss season winner Beat Feuz on the easy downhill course. “I’ve probably flown around the world before.” - Ski jumper Noriaki Kasai after becoming the record winter Olympian with his eighth Games. “Now I need my wheat beer first.” - The German ski jumper Andreas Wellinger after his Olympic victory on the normal hill about his plans for the following night.

“I'm not cold. I'm from Tonga. We sailed across the Pacific. There’s nothing wrong with that.” - Cross-country skier Pita Taufatofua, marching bare-chested as Tonga's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, as he did in 2016 at the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.

“This is no longer a friendship, but a marriage.” - The German luger Sascha Benecken, who has been racing doubles with Toni Eggert for eight years.

“I was really focused, I was like a samurai. Normally I’m a slob.” - Sofia Goggia after gold in the women's alpine downhill.

“I was not prepared to be at the ceremony. I don’t have any makeup.” - Super-G gold medalist Ester Ledecka when asked why she attended the winners' press conference with ski goggles on.

“We have a lot of snow up there.” - Silver medalist Ragnhild Mowinckel explained the reason for the many Norwegian skiing successes after her second medal.

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“Weiss beer”, “Samurai”, “circumnavigator” – the best Olympic sayings

The PyeongChang Winter Olympics are coming to an end; In addition to new records and emotional events, there was also a lot of talking. We have collected the best sayings and quotes from this year's Olympic Games.

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