VIDEO SHOWS: GERMANY’S OLYMPIC COMMITTEE CHEF DE MISSION, OLAF TABOR, MARKS 100 DAYS BEFORE START OF 2026 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: UNKNOWN LOCATION (RELEASED OCTOBER 28, 2025) (GERMAN OLYMPIC SPORTS CONFEDERATION (DOSB) – Access all) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMANY’S OLYMPIC COMMITTEE CHEF DE MISSION, OLAF TABOR, SAYING: "Germany is a sporting nation, and we naturally want to demonstrate that in Italy as well. With that in mind, we are sending a German team to the Winter Games, which we expect to achieve a top position in the nation rankings later on. I hope that we will see many great performances and that we will win lots of medals. But it's actually difficult to make any predictions at this point in time because we don't know who exactly will be in our team yet." 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMANY’S OLYMPIC COMMITTEE CHEF DE MISSION, OLAF TABOR, SAYING: "In the end, we assume that we will be able to take 185 athletes with us to Italy – without knowing exactly who will be in these individual teams. We hope that many of them will fulfil their dream of competing in the Olympic Games, that they qualify and, above all, that they stay healthy and can deliver top performances at their competitions afterwards, because that is what it is all about in the end. Everyone is working towards this, and that must now be the focus." 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMANY’S OLYMPIC COMMITTEE CHEF DE MISSION, OLAF TABOR, SAYING: "But I can say one thing for sure, namely when I would like to see the first medal hanging around the neck of a German athlete – it would be absolutely ideal if that happened on the very first day. Because once the first medal has been won, it will break the ice for the whole team and put a smile on the faces of all the participants, all the German athletes, and then everything will be much easier." 6. WHITE FLASH 7. (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMANY’S OLYMPIC COMMITTEE CHEF DE MISSION, OLAF TABOR, SAYING: "We will see everything in real time, and we are so close that we can actually be on site very quickly. We saw in Paris what a difference it makes when someone is able to make a quick decision to go and see how the German team is doing. And in this respect, we also hope that the proximity we now have to the winter sports regions in Italy will mean that lots of German fans will be there." 8. WHITE FLASH 9. (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMANY’S OLYMPIC COMMITTEE CHEF DE MISSION, OLAF TABOR, SAYING: "We hope that the atmosphere in the stands and, of course, the support of the German fans will also help to inspire our athletes and enable them to produce outstanding performances in their competitions." 10. WHITE FLASH 11. (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMANY’S OLYMPIC COMMITTEE CHEF DE MISSION, OLAF TABOR, SAYING: "And it (the German House) has basically become exactly what we always hoped it would be – the home of Team D (Team Deutschland (Germany)) – where the spirit is, where the German team has made its home. It will be in Cortina. And, similar to Paris, we will not only have the German House, but also a fan zone, so that lots of fans will be able to get up close to the German athletes and experience what it means to witness that special Olympic atmosphere in winter. I don't think there's anything better than that." STORY: Germany’s Olympic Committee began a 100-day countdown to the Milano-Cortina Olympics on Wednesday (October 28), hoping to achieve a top position in the nation rankings at the Games. "Germany is a sporting nation, and we naturally want to demonstrate that in Italy as well," said Olaf Tabor, Chef de Mission of Germany's Olympic Committee. "I hope that we will see many great performances and that we will win lots of medals," he added. For Tabor, it is important not only to win medals, but also to secure them at the right time. The Chef de Mission expressed hope that the Germans would win a medal on the very first day of the Games, which will run from February 6 to February 22. The Games will welcome more than 3,500 athletes from 93 countries competing for 195 medals in 16 Olympic disciplines. Tabor estimated that Germany will be represented by around 185 athletes, even though not all of the exact names are already known as qualification tournaments are still ongoing. (Production: Daria Shamonova)
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