Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

competed at the

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, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. Bobsledder

Francesco Friedrich Francesco Friedrich (born 2 May 1990) is a German bobsledder who has been active since 2006. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, he and his brakeman Thorsten Margis tied with Canada's Justin Kripps and Alexander Kopacz for t ...

and speed skater

Claudia Pechstein Claudia Pechstein (born 22 February 1972) is a German speed skater. She has won five Olympic gold medals. With a total of nine Olympic medals, five gold, two silver and two bronze, she was the most successful Olympic speed skater, male or femal ...

were the country's flagbearers during the

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. Meanwhile, bobsledder Thorsten Margis was the country's flagbearer during the

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. Germany finished in the second place at these Olympics. Overall, the nation won 12 gold and 27 total medals which is slightly lower than 14 gold and 31 overall in

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Medalists

The following German competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Alpine skiing

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Germany has qualified at least one male and one female alpine skier. DOSB announced the 7 men and 3 women participating on 19 January 2022. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Biathlon

Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the

2020–21 Biathlon World Cup The 2020–21 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 28 November 2020 in Kontiolahti, Finland and ended on 21 March 2021 in Östersund, Swede ...

and

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, Germany has qualified a team of 6 men and 5 women. DOSB announced the 6 men and 5 women participating on 19 January 2022. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Bobsleigh

Based on their rankings in the

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, Germany qualified 11 sleds. DOSB announced the competing athletes on 19 January 2022. ;Men ;Women

Cross-country skiing

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Germany has qualified at least one male and one female cross-country skier. DOSB announced the 6 men and 8 women participating on 23 January 2017. ;Distance ;Men ;Women ;Sprint

Figure skating

Germany qualified one ladies', one pairs, and one ice dance entry, based on its placement at the

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, Sweden. ;Team trophy

Freestyle skiing

DOSB announced the 4 men and 5 women competing on 19 January 2022. ;Aerials ;Women ;Freeski ;Women ;Ski cross *

Ice hockey

;Summary Key: * OT – Overtime * GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout Germany has qualified 25 male competitors to the ice hockey tournament.

Men's tournament

Germany men's national ice hockey team qualified by being ranked 7th in the 2019

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s. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ;Playoffs

Luge

Based on their rankings in the

2021–22 Luge World Cup The 2021–22 Luge World Cup was a multi race tournament over a season for Luge, organised by the FIL. The season started on 20 November 2021 in Yanqing, China, and concluded on 23 January 2022 in St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Morit ...

, Germany qualified ten athletes and a relay team. The team consists of three athletes each in the individual events and two doubles sleds. The team was officially named on 11 January 2022. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed team relay

Nordic combined

DOSB announced the five athletes participating on 19 January 2018.

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was nominated after Frenzel and Weber were tested positive for COVID-19.

Short track speed skating

Germany has qualified two female short track speed skaters. On 19 January 2022, DOSB announced that they will only use one female quota and nominated

Anna Seidel Anna Katharina Seidel (1938 – September 29, 1991) was a German Sinologist who was regarded as an authority in the study of Taoism. During her 22 years at the Institut du Hobogirin of the Ecole Francaise d’Extreme-Orient in Kyoto, Seidel had ...

Skeleton

Based on the world rankings, Germany qualified 6 sleds. On 19 January 2022, DOSB announced the 6 competing athletes.

Ski jumping

DOSB announced 3 men and 4 women participating on 19 January 2022. Two more men will be announced after 22 January 2022. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Snowboarding

DOSB announced the 9 men and 6 women participating on 19 January 2022. ;Freestyle ;Parallel ;Snowboard cross

Speed skating

DOSB announced the 3 men and 2 women participating on 11 January 2022. ;Mass start

References

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