The latest news from the German team

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The latest news from the German team

A forty-eight hours after the first individual race of the World Cup, the competition director Uwe Müßiggang took stock of the situation focusing on what happened in the medley relay and Suila situation Miriam Gossner. Also interesting are the considerations of the same Gossner, of Dahlmeier and Birnbacher.

Uwe Müßiggang - hoping that the competition on Sunday'' could go a little better, but let's not forget the good things done by Andrea Henkel races Sjusjøn test. '' The positive aspect of the medley relay was up skiing men, the negative, however, the shot. Clearly in the upcoming individual races we will avoid the mistakes of yesterday, but, overall, I am confident. After Simon Schempp was forced to give up at the first stage for health problems, I decided to give space to Daniel and Christoph Stephan Böhm. As for the female sector, there will be news than planned, but we will evaluate carefully which races deploy Miriam Gossner. One of the options being considered is to use it only in the sprint and pursuit in''. To the severity of the incident'' had, it is a miracle that can be here with us. It goes without saying that no one asks her excellent performance in this period. " Miriam Gossner - "I hoped so much that it can be present in the first leg of the World Cup. The fact that we have succeeded is truly amazing.'m Excited and happy at the same time because in the last test in training and things went fairly fine. Anyway, I am aware that in the coming weeks will be the way for me to climb. For this reason, week after week, we will decide when racing or when it is more appropriate to rest, not to mention that there will be a need to detailed training plan. I can not even try to hide the pain, but now I'm used to and I can live without problems. " Laura Dahlmeier - "For me it is a new experience''. Last year at this time I was on a retreat with the team to Obertilliach C. This time, however, along with Franziska Preuss are ready to reach Sweden after a long retreat in Norway. Had just afraid of having to be subjected to the "baptism reserved for the rookie" (see video), which consists of eating herring left to ferment, but fortunately have not been found to Sjusøn herring and we saved ... Unfortunately, due to a small influence, I reached the withdrawal later than my companions, but now I feel fit and ready to compete.'' It really is a pleasure to be in Östersund. I've been around here with my parents on vacation. After so much summer training, I am glad that finally the beginning of the season. andaranno We'll see how things ". Andreas Birnbacher - "I am eager to get back into the game. Sjusjøn After the training camp, I was able to catch his breath a few days and, in consultation with the coaching staff, I decided not to take part in the medley relay. During the past season, workloads have been a bit too'' intense, that caused me many problems in the long run. To avoid making the same mistakes, we have followed a training methodology and different at the time, I can be satisfied.'' L only annoyance during the preparation phase was represented by an injury which occurred in July, playing football, but the problem has been overtaken by time. What matters are primarily the Olympics and the'' goal is to achieve a medal. My work has been planned in its function'' s appointment of Sochi. expectations towards our team are always higher, but the average level is rising year after year, especially in the men's field. Athletes many nations express themselves on ever higher levels and can point with credentials to the podium, as certainly will be confirmed by the stage of Östersund. " SELECTED FOR THE STAGE ÖSTERSUND FIELD MEN-Andreas Birnbacher (SC Schleching) - Daniel Böhm (SC Buntenbock) - Florian Graf (WSV Eppenschlag) - Erik Lesser (SC Eintracht Frakenhain) - Arnd Peiffer (WSV Clausthal Zellerfeld) - Christoph Stephan (WSV Oberhof 05) Sector FEMALE-Laura Dahlmeier (SC Partenkirchen) - Miriam Gossner (SC Garmisch) - Andrea Henkel (SV Großbreitenbach) - Franziska Hildebrand (WSV Clausthal-Zellerfeld) - Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle (WSV Reit im Winkl) - Franziska Preuss (SC Haag)
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