German Skeleton Championship 2004
The 38th German Skeleton Championship 2004 was held on January 10th and 11th, 2004 on the combined ice rink at Königssee . There was one event for women and one for men. Both were carried out in three runs, originally four were planned. One run was carried out on the first day, a second run could not be carried out due to bad weather conditions. Runs two and three were held on the second day. The championships were held as a dress rehearsal for the 2004 Skeleton World Championship at the same location.
Men
| space | athlete | society | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florian Grassl | WSV Königssee | 2: 28.99 |
| 2 | Frank Kleber | BSC Munich | 2: 29.46 |
| 3 | Matthias Biedermann | SSV Altenberg | 2: 30.12 |
| 4th | Thomas Platzer | WSV Königssee | 2: 30.36 |
| 5 | Michi Halilovic | RC Berchtesgaden | 2: 30.94 |
| 6th | Frank Rommel | TSC Zella-Mehlis | 2: 31.15 |
| 7th | Simon Wiesheu | BSC Munich | 2: 31.38 |
| 8th | Wolfram Lösch | RC Ilmenau | 2: 31.52 |
| 9 | Sebastian Haupt | RSG Hochsauerland | 2: 31.87 |
| 10 | Peter Meyer | BSC Munich | 2: 33.10 |
The new German champion Florian Grassl set a new start record in the first run, on the second day he set a track record and secured his first German championship title with this performance. This made him the first German champion after the era of Willi Schneider , who won nine titles in the previous eleven years and had now ended his career.
Women
| space | athlete | society | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerstin Juergens | WSV Königssee | 2: 32.44 |
| 2 | Steffi Jacob | WSV Königssee | 2: 33.16 |
| 3 | Monique Riekewald | BSR Oberhof | 2: 34.21 |
| 4th | Marion Trott | SSV Altenberg | 2: 34.99 |
| 5 | Julia Eichhorn | BSR Oberhof | 2: 35.39 |
| 6th | Kathleen Lorenz | BSR Oberhof | 2: 35.41 |
| 7th | Melanie Riedl | BSC Munich | 2: 35.82 |
| 8th | Anja Huber | RC Berchtesgaden | 2: 37.12 |
| 9 | Michaela Glässer | BSC Munich | 2: 37.70 |
| 10 | Sylvia Liebscher | SSV Altenberg | 2: 37.72 |
Kerstin Jürgens superiorly secured her first German championship title. Co-favorite Diana Sartor was unable to compete on the second day due to illness.