German Skeleton Championship 2007
The 41st German Skeleton Championship 2007 was held on March 3, 2007 on the combined ice rink at Königssee . There was one event for women and one for men. Both were carried out in two runs.
Men
space | athlete | society | time |
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1 | Florian Grassl | WSV Königssee | 1: 38.34 |
Frank Kleber | BSC Munich | ± 0.00 | |
3 | Sebastian Haupt | RSG Hochsauerland | +0.05 |
4th | Mirsad Halilovic | WSV Königssee | +0.32 |
5 | Frank Rommel | TSC Zella-Mehlis | +0.40 |
6th | Alex Gaszner | BSC Winterberg | +0.94 |
7th | David Ludwig | BSR Oberhof | +1.06 |
8th | Sandro Stielicke | BSC Winterberg | +1.27 |
9 | David Lingmann | BSR Oberhof | +1.49 |
10 | Christian winner | WSV Königssee | +1.55 |
A total of 21 of 22 registered participants took part. As expected, all five participating members of the national team - Matthias Biedermann was not at the start - finished in the first five places. For the first time in the history of the German Skeleton Championships, there were two winners in the end. Florian Grassl won the title for the second time after 2004, Frank Kleber was German champion for the first time.
Women
space | athlete | society | time |
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1 | Anja Huber | RC Berchtesgaden | 1:41:05 |
2 | Kerstin Juergens | RSG Hochsauerland | +0.26 |
3 | Julia Eichhorn | BSR Oberhof | +0.51 |
4th | Kathleen Lorenz | BSR Oberhof | +1.27 |
5 | Marion Trott | BSR Oberhof | +1.33 |
6th | Sarah Sartor | SSV Altenberg | +1.78 |
7th | Katharina Heinz | RSG Hochsauerland | +1.86 |
8th | Sylvia Liebscher | SSV Altenberg | +2.01 |
9 | Katharina Hamann | BSR Oberhof | +2.12 |
10 | Kati Klinzing | BSR Oberhof | +2.23 |
A total of 18 of 19 registered participants took part, national team member Monique Riekewald , champion from 2001, did not take part. After her second place from the previous year, Anja Huber became German champion for the first time behind this year's runner-up Kerstin Jürgens . In doing so, she confirmed her European title, surprisingly won a few weeks earlier. As expected, the three World Cup starters placed before the starters from the European Cup.