Olympia: Pechstein runs in mass start

Claudia Pechstein has ended her eighth Olympic winter games with a success. Three days before her 50th birthday, the five-time Olympic winner reached the only German starter the final of the mass start and took a well-known ninth place there. Michelle Michelle (Berlin) and Felix Riegen (Darmstadt) were eliminated in the semi-final.

"My goal to get into the final, I have reached. It was a round degree for my eighth Olympic winter games," Pechstein said, "I've shown that I am still efficient in my age. That's what a few added me, I am Because very, very proud of me. "

A clear statement about your athletic future did not hit Pechstein. When asked if you want to stand on the ice at the 1926 in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, she said, "I'm not coming out." Pechstein plans her seasonal completion at the World Cup final in Heerenveen (12 and 13 March).

Your third gold medal in Beijing cheered Irene's sweets from the Netherlands. After the victories over 3000 m and 5000 m, Saturday Ivanie Blondin (Canada) and Francesca Lollobrigida (Italy) pointed to the places.

At the men, Top-Favorit Bart Swings won off south koreans Jae Won and Lee Seung Hoon. It was the first second Belgian gold medal in winter games and the first for 74 years.

Pechstein had already cheered after the semifinals, which she finished as seventh and moved into the final. In medal run, the Berliner won the last intermediate sprint and thus earned the top 10 placement. The mass start was a total of 21st Olympic competition.

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The next disappointment for the crisis-based German ice-fast and shorttrack community (DESG) is sealed despite pitchstein's respect. For the third time after 2014 and 2018, the once glorious association remained without a medal. For the best result, Langgesler Patrick made Patrick Beckert with seventh more than 10,000 m. The only qualified shorttracker Anna Seidel arrived after a fall in the 1500-M quarter finals.