Peiffer continues to be critical: “I think gigantism is wrong.”

Pyeongchang (SID) Biathlete Arnd Peiffer (Clausthal-Zellerfeld) experienced the greatest moment of his career with the sprint victory at the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, but the 30-year-old is still following the Olympic development critically. "I think this gigantism is wrong. Sometimes less would be more, you should pay attention to environmental protection and destroy less nature," said Peiffer after the medal ceremony on Tuesday. Peiffer questioned sustainability and called for the games to be made “less pompous”. This was not the first time he had been publicly criticized; before leaving for South Korea he had already criticized the various restrictions during the Olympics. "You can't say this and you can't post that. On the flight out, you have to wear these exact things and submit umpteen applications in case a sponsor posts anything that is associated with your name," he said. Regarding the development, he said on NDR: "We have moved very far away from the actual core of the Olympics. The myth of the Olympics has lost a lot among the population."

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Peiffer continues to be critical: “I think gigantism is wrong.”

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