Germany at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

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Germany sent people to compete at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. There were 19 people from Germany competing in South Korea. 10 were women and 9 were men. They competed in para-alpine skiing, para-Nordic skiing and wheelchair curling. Germany tried to go to the Winter Paralympics in sledge hockey. The team needed to win some competitions. Because they lost, they could not go to South Korea. Sports leaders from Germany were not happy Russia was allowed to compete at the Games. Para-Nordic skier Andrea Eskau went to her sixth Paralympic Games in 2018.

Team[change | change source]

There were 19 people from Germany competing in South Korea.[1][2] They are competing in para-alpine skiing, para-Nordic skiing and wheelchair curling. The team has 10 women and 9 men. There were 9 people going to their first Paralympic Games. The team was named by the German Disabled Sports Association 38 days before the Games started.[1][2][3] The Chef-de-Mission was Karl Quade.[1][2] People thought Germany should win a lot of medals at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. They thought this because Germany sent 13 people to the 2014 Winter Paralympics. These 13 people won 15 total medals.[1][4]

Germany tried to go to the Winter Paralympics in sledge hockey. The team needed to win some competitions. Because they lost them, they could not go to South Korea.[4]

The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team Germany") that will be participating in the 2018 Games.

Team Germany
Name Sport Gender Classification Events ref
Andrea Eskau para-Nordic skiing female [1][3]
Martin Fleig para-Nordic skiing male LW11.5 biathlon [1][5]
Clara Klug para-Nordic skiing female [1]
Anna Schaffelhuber para-alpine skiing female [1][3]
Anja Wicker para-Nordic skiing female LW10.5 biathlon [1][5]

Medalists[change | change source]

Multiple medalists
Name Sport 1 2 3 Total
Anna Schaffelhuber Alpine skiing 2 0 0 2
Andrea Rothfuss 0 2 0 2
Medal Name Sport Event Date
11 Gold


Anna Schaffelhuber Alpine skiing Women's downhill, sitting 10 March
11 Gold


Anna Schaffelhuber Alpine skiing Women's super-G, sitting 11 March
22 Silver


Andrea Rothfuss Alpine skiing Women's downhill, standing 10 March
22 Silver


Andrea Rothfuss Alpine skiing Women's super-G, standing 11 March
22 Silver


Andrea Eskau Cross-country skiing Women's 12 km, sitting 11 March

Doping[change | change source]

Before the 2018 Winter Paralympics, German Disabled Sports Association President Julius Beucher and Chef-de-Mission was Karl Quade were not happy. The International Paralympic Committee said some Russians could go to South Korea to compete. Beucher and Quade did not like this. They questioned if the sportspeople from Russia were "clean". They wanted a Winter Paralympics where there was no doping.[1]

Para-alpine skiing[change | change source]

Skiers[change | change source]

Anna Schaffelhuber is one of the best people for Germany at the Winter Paralympics. She competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. She won 5 gold medals in 5 races.[1][3] She goes to Pyeongchang looking to defend her crown.[3]

Schedule and training[change | change source]

Skiers had training runs for the downhill race on 7 March.[6] Their practice runs in the downhill on 8 and 9 March were cancelled.[7][8]

The first event on the para-alpine program was the downhill. It started on 10 March, running from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The second event on the program is Super-G. All skiers will race between 9:30 AM and 1:00 PM on 11 March. The super combined takes place on 13 March. The Super-G part of the event is in the morning. The slalom part is in the afternoon. The slalom event gets underway on 14 March and conclude on 15 March. Women and men both race during the same sessions in the morning. The afternoon sessions start with the women doing their second run. Then the men go.The last para-alpine skiing race of the 2018 Games is the giant slalom. It takes place on 17 - 18 March.  Men and women both race at the same time in the morning sessions.  Women race first in the afternoon sessions, with the men racing a half hour after they end.[9]

Results[change | change source]

Marie Bochet from France won gold in the women's downhill standing.  Andrea Rothfuss from Germany won silver.  Mollie Jepsen from Canada won bronze.[10] Anna Schaffelhuber of Germany won gold in the women's downhill sitting race.  Momoka Murakoa of Japan won silver.  Laurie Stephens of the United States won bronze.[10] In the women's Super-G standing race, Marie Bochet of France won gold, Andrea Rothfuss of Germany won silver, and Alana Ramsay of Canada won bronze.[11] In the women's Super-G sitting race, Anna Schaffelhuber of Germany won gold, Claudia Loesch of Austria won silver, and Momoka Muraoka of Japan won bronze.[11]

Men
Athlete Class Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Georg Kreiter LW10-1 colspan=4 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — 1:28.23 10
colspan=4 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — DNF
Thomas Nolte LW11 colspan=4 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — 1:34.27 20
colspan=4 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — 1:35.40 21
Women
Athlete Class Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Anna-Lena Forster LW12-1 colspan=4 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — DNF
colspan=4 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — 1:36.26 4
Noemi Ewa Ristau

Guide: Lucien Gerkau

B2 colspan=4 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — 1:33.33 4
colspan=4 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — 1:39.09 7
Andrea Rothfuss LW6/8-2 colspan=4 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — 1:32.53 2
colspan=4 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — 1:33.10 2
Anna Schaffelhuber LW10-2 colspan=4 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — 1:33.26 1
colspan=4 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — 1:34.76 1

Para-Nordic skiing[change | change source]

Skiers[change | change source]

Martin Fleig and Anja Wicker both were members of the Germany team at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi.[5] Before the start of the 2018 Games, people thought they could win medals.[5] Wicker won 2 medals in biathlon at earlier Paralympic Games.[1] Clara Klug is blind. Her first Paralympic Games were in 2018.[1] Before they left for Pyeongchang, Wicker gave Klug advice about the Paralympics.[1]

Before South Korea, Andrea Eskau went to 5 Paralympic Games.[1][3] These were the 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics for cycling, and the 2006, 2010, 2014 Winter Paralympics for para-Nordic skiing.[1][12][13]

Schedule and results[change | change source]

On 12 March, the 15 km race takes place, with standing and vision impaired women starting at 10:00 PM. Thee sprint classic qualification takes place on 14 March from 10:00 AM – 11:25 AM for both men and women in all classes. It is followed in the afternoon by the semifinals and finals.  The classic race takes place on 17 March. The standing and visually impaired women's race takes place from 10:00 AM - 12:30.[9]

Biathlon[change | change source]

Men
Athlete Class Event Final
Missed shots Real time Calculated time Rank
Alexander Ehler LW4 7.5 km, standing 0+0 19:52.0 19:16.2 5
Martin Fleig LW11.5 7.5 km, sitting 0+1 25:43.0 24:41.3 6
Steffen Lehmker LW8 7.5 km, standing 1+0 21:44.9 20:52.7 10
Nico Messinger

Guide: Lutz Peter Klausmann

B2 7.5 km, visually impaired 1+0 22:58.0 22:44.2 9
Women
Athlete Class Event Final
Missed shots Real time Calculated time Rank
Andrea Eskau LW11 6 km, sitting 0+0 24:33.1 23:04.7 6
Vivian Hösch

Guide: Florian Schillinger

B1 6 km, visually impaired 1+0 24:48.7 21:50.1 7
Clara Klug

Guide: Martin Hartl

B1 6 km, visually impaired 0+1 24:32.4 21:35.7 6
Anja Wicker LW10.5 6 km, sitting 0+1 27:37.5 24:51.8 9

Cross country skiing[change | change source]

Men
Athlete Class Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Real time Calculated time Rank Real time Calculated time Rank Real time Calculated time Rank
Alexander Ehler LW4 20 km, standing
Steffen Lehmker LW8 20 km, standing
Women

In cross country skiing's women's 12 km sitting race, Kendall Gretsch of the United States won gold, Andrea Eskau of Germany won silver, and Oksana Masters of the United States won bronze.[14]

Athlete Class Event Final
Real time Calculated time Rank
Andrea Eskau LW11 12 km, sitting 41:16.9 38:48.3 2

Wheelchair curling[change | change source]

The team starts playing on 10 March. They play Sweden on 13 March.[15]

Team Group stage Tiebreaker Semifinal Final / BM
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Christiane Putzich
Harry Pavel
Martin Schlitt
Heike Melchior
Wolf Meissner 		NPA

W 9–4

United States USA

W 6–4

China CHN Slovakia SVK South Korea KOR Sweden SWE Norway NOR United Kingdom GBR Switzerland SUI Canada CAN Finland FIN

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 Presse, Frankfurter Neue. "Deutschland mit 19 Athleten zu den Winter-Paralympics | Frankfurter Neue Presse" (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Deutschland mit 19 Athleten zu den Winter-Paralympics" (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Anna Schaffelhuber among 19 confirmed for Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee. 1 February 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "„Die Chancen der deutschen Mannschaft sind gut"" (in German). Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Nordic Skiing - Rules & Regulations - Classification - Masterlist". www.paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  6. ↑ "Alpine Skiing". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Alpine Skiing: 8 March". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Alpine Skiing: 9 March". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Programm". Austrian Paralympic Committee (in German). 12 February 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Daily Schedule - Sat, 10 Mar". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Alpine Skiing Live Results: 11 March". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  12. ↑ Turk, Esra; Hutchinson, Chris (2012-09-06). "Paralympics 2012: full list of every medal winner - and how they break down". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  13. ↑ "London Athleten Nominiert". dbs-npc (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  14. ↑ "Daily Medalists: 11 March". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "Så sänder SVT Paralympics 2018 - Sport | SVT.se". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-02-16.
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