German cross-country skiers to Oslo last performance of Angerer and Filbrich in the World Cup

Fondisti tedeschi per Oslo: ultima recita di Angerer e Filbrich in Coppa del Mondo
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German cross-country skiers to Oslo last performance of Angerer and Filbrich in the World Cup

The head coach of the German team of cross-country skiing Frank Ullrich has named the squad for the races of Oslo, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.

The game will be nine athletes, three women and six men. This is the complete list of those summoned. Women: Stefanie Böhler Nicole Fessel Claudia Nystad Men: Tobias Angerer Bing Jonas Thomas Dobler Hannes Dotzler Jens Filbrich Tim Tscharnke Tobias Angerer and Jens Filbrich, the 50 km of Oslo will be the last World Cup race of a long and glorious career. TOBIAS ANGERER Born April 12, 1977 in Traunstein, Angerer made his debut in the World Cup sprint in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1998. In career boasts four Olympic medals (bronze in the relay in Salt Lake City, the bronze in the 15 classic technique of Turin, Turin silver in the relay and silver in the skiathlon Vancouver) eleven individual victories in the World Cup two crystal balls (2005/2006 and 2006/2007) and seven medals at the World Championships. It will also be remembered for being the first skier able to impose itself at the Tour de Ski (2006/2007). JENS Filbrich Born in Suhl 13 marches 1979 Filbrich debut in the World Cup in Lahti in 1999, the year that won three medals at the junior world championships. In career boasts two Olympic medals, both won in the relay (bronze in Salt Lake City and silver in Turin), five podium finishes in World Cup races and - like Angerer - seven world championship medals, among which stands out won the bronze medal in the 50 km classic technique of Sapporo in 2007. With the withdrawal of Teichmann took place immediately after the Sochi Olympics, it can be said that the old guard who led Germany to become a power of cross country skiing in the middle of the first decade of the twenty-first century, next Sunday will be completely abandoned athletic activities.
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