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Holger Gertz
In the deep intoxication and completely beyond the medal table, a special sport always establishes itself at the Olympics towards the end, crying. If there is no crying on the spot in Beijing, they like to switch to the TV where there is a good chance of tears of emotion, to the fans and families of the athletes. When the combined athlete Eric Frenzel, after Corona and quarantine, still won team silver, ARD presenter Jessy Wellmer said: “We would like to be with Mama Silke Frenzel in the Tannenzwerge daycare center!” Of course, in a day care center there is a lot of crying, and not just from the kindergarten teacher. But Jessy Wellmer didn’t know then that she would be in demand as a tear catcher a little later. The figure skating majesty Katarina Witt stood with her in the studio and cried and cried about the fate of the Ice princess Kamila Valiyeva, who botched her freestyle because of the pressure. And in this case, the much-used word pressure was actually an understatement.