Germany is the olympic champion of the Cross Country Team Sprint

On the first day of the Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Games, the Swedish girls faced Germany. The match in the Olympiaworld had a clear winner...

London 2012 - Shuang Guo of China and Kristina Vogel of Germany battle for bronze in the Track Cycling Women's Sprint. Watch the race now.

Germany secures its second consecutive gold medal in the four man event. Kevin Kuske, Rene Hoppe, Martin Putze and Andre Lange claim gold in a total time of 3:40.43. The Russian quartet receives the silver medal and the Swiss quartet settles for bronze. Bobsleigh Four-man Final - Turin 2006 Winter Olympics - GER, RUS, SUI

London 2012 - The USA continued their dominance of women's Beach Volleyball at the Games but victory for a European nation saw the form book ripped up in the men's competition. On the women's side of the draw it was once again the powerhouse pairing of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh who prevailed. But in the men's competition, the biggest surprise was the arrival of Germany as a major player at Olympic level.

Germany win the gold medal in hockey by defeating Spain 1-0 in the final. Christopher Zeller scores Germany's goal in the 16th minute from a penalty corner and the German defense stands strong to keep the Spanish off the score sheet in the first half. In the second half, Spain cannot find its way through Germany's defenders and the score remains 1-0. The gold medal goes to Germany. Hockey Men Final - Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics - GER, ESP, AUS

Germany tooks silver medal of the 4x5km relay

The look on the the coach's face says it all - it's a great victory for Germany in the women's speed skating pursuit.

London 2012 - Jan Philipp Rabente was the unlikely hero as he scored twice to help Germany successfully defend their Olympic Games men's Hockey title with a victory over the Netherlands. Watch highlights of the final now.

Only 4 teams made their way into the semifinals, but only three of them reach the podium for a medal in the speed skating team pursuit. It's with a powerful performance that Germany takes the gold medal, finishing in 3:01.25 over 1 second ahead of the Canadian team. Russia triumphs over Japan in the bronze medal race. Speed Skating Women's Team Pursuit - Turin 2006 Winter Olympics - GER, CAN, RUS