Who will lead Team Germany into the stadium at the opening ceremony (February 04, 2022, 6 a.m. German time) of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing? Three male and female athletes are available to choose from - Moritz Müller, captain of the German national ice hockey team, is one of them.
As was the case at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) is letting sports fans in Germany vote on the flag bearers for the Olympics in Beijing. One thing is already certain: There will be two flag bearers for Team Germany, one female athlete and one male athlete.
Olympic flag bearer: These athletes are up for election
- Speed skater Claudia Pechstein: five-time Olympic champion, eighth Olympic participation
- Luger Natalie Geisenberger: Four-time Olympic champion, fourth Olympic participation
- Snowboarder Ramona Hofmeister: Bronze medal in Pyeongchang 2018
- Bobsleigh pilot Francesco Friedrich: Double Olympic champion in the two-man and four-man bobsleigh in Pyeongchang 2018
- hockey player Moritz Mueller: Captain of the German national ice hockey team, silver medal in Pyeongchang 2018
- Luger Tobias Wendl: four-time Olympic champion, third Olympic participation
On the website of Team Germany you can still cast your vote until Sunday, January 30, 2022.
This is how the election of the flag bearers for the 2022 Olympics works
Nicht nur die Fans, the athletes themselves can also cast their vote. The votes are each weighted at 50 percent. The DOSB preselected the candidates and paid particular attention to these criteria: sporting successes, role model function, diversity of sport, compatibility of the opening ceremony with the athletes' training and competition program.