https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Double Olympic gold medallist Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle, who failed a dope test during the Sochi Games last month, will discover her fate at the end of the month, the International Biathlon Union (IBU) said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140309/german-biathlete-to-learn-doping-fate-end-march Sun, 09 Mar 2014 13:33:00 +0100 german-biathlete-to-learn-doping-fate-end-march A rising German biathlete star has died aged 19, according to reports on Monday. She is believed to have taken her own life. The Olympic team was told of the loss as they brought home their medals from Sochi. https://www.thelocal.de/20140224/german-biathlete-julia-pieper-rising-star-nineteen-dies Mon, 24 Feb 2014 15:43:00 +0100 german-biathlete-julia-pieper-rising-star-nineteen-dies Guests attending the opening of the 2011 World Biathlon Championships in Siberia got a surprise when they found Nazi propaganda among the hors d'oeuvres at the reception. https://www.thelocal.de/20110309/33595 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:13:00 +0100 33595 The roof of the Arena aufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, stadium of Bundesliga football club Schalke 04, collapsed under the weight of fresh snow at the weekend, forcing the cancellation of an indoor biathlon event. https://www.thelocal.de/20101226/32047 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 15:54:00 +0100 32047 Just hours after winning her second Olympic gold medal on Sunday, German biathlete Magdalena Neuner made the surprise announcement that she would not compete in the relay event on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100222/25413 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0100 25413 German biathlete Magdelene Neuner missed out on gold by a narrow margin at the winter Olympics in Canada on Saturday, instead taking silver to give Germany its first medal. https://www.thelocal.de/20100214/25243 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:34:00 +0100 25243 A winter-sports powerhouse, Germany is hoping to dominate the Olympic Games starting in Vancouver on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100212/25219 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:29:00 +0100 25219 Germany's biathlon pin-up Magdalena Neuner begins her assault on Olympic gold on Saturday in the women's sprint, but her main rivals for a podium place are set to come from her own team. https://www.thelocal.de/20100212/25203 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:16:00 +0100 25203