Time and again, Germany brings out outstanding winter sports enthusiasts. You can find out who were the most successful after the turn of the millennium here.
1 / 18Sven Hannawald (ski jumping): Had his first successes at the end of the last century. Record: 18 World Cup victories, 1x Olympic gold, 2x Olympic silver IMAGO / Oryk HAIST2 / 18Kevin Kuske and Andre Lange (bobsleigh): 38 World Cup victories, 4x Olympic gold, 2x Olympic silver IMAGO / Sven Simon3 / 18Eric Frenzel (Nordic combined): 43 World Cup victories, 3x Olympic gold, 2x Olympic silver © ©, 2x Olympic bronze IMAGO / Nordphoto4 / 18Anni Friesinger-Postma (speed skating): 59 World Cup victories, 2x Olympic gold, 2x Olympic bronze © © IMAGO / Camera 4/JIM5 / 18Felix Loch (Luge): 49 World Cup victories, 3x Olympic gold IMAGO / Arvid Müller6 / 18Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt (Luge): 5 World Cup victories, 6x Olympic gold IMAGO / Beautiful Sports7 / 18Natalie Geisenberger (Luge): 8 World Cup victories, 6x Olympic gold, 1x Olympic bronze IMAGO / Martin Hoffmann8 / 18Viktoria Rebensburg (Alpine skiing): 19 World Cup victories, 1x Olympic gold © ©, 1x Olympic bronze © © IMAGO / CEPix
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My area9 / 18Maria Höfl-Riesch (Alpine skiing): 27 World Cup victories, 3x Olympic gold, 1x Olympic silver IMAGO / Sammy Minkoff10 / 18Felix Neureuther (Alpine skiing): 34 World Cup victories IMAGO / opokupix11 / 18Arnd Pfeiffer (Biathlon): 10 World Cup victories, 1x Olympic gold, 1x Olympic silver, 1x Olympic bronze IMAGO / Beautiful Sports12 / 18Simon Schempp (Biathlon): 12 World Cup victories ©, 2x Olympic silver ©, 1x Olympic bronze © © IMAGO / Ernst Wukits13 / 18Laura Dahlmeier (Biathlon): 20 World Cup victories, 2x Olympic gold, 1x Olympic bronze IMAGO / Beautiful Sports14 / 18Kati Wilhelm (Biathlon): 21 World Cup victories, 3x Olympic gold, 3x Olympic silver, 1x Olympic bronze © © IMAGO / Eibner15 / 18Magdalena Neuner (Biathlon): 34 World Cup victories, 2x Olympic gold, 1x Olympic silver IMAGO / ZUMA Wire16 / 18Katharina Althaus (ski jumping): 15 World Cup victories, 2x Olympic silver © © IMAGO / NTB17 / 18Severin Freund (ski jumping): 22 World Cup victories, 1x Olympic gold © IMAGO / MIS18 / 18Karl Geiger: 13 World Cup victories, 1x Olympic silver, 2x Olympic bronze © IMAGO / ZUMA Wire
Munich – Winter sports and Germany, that fits. The era of winter sports has come to an end and therefore it is worth taking a look at the most successful winter sports enthusiasts since the year 2000. From biathlon to bobsleigh, from Maria Höfl-Riesch to Felix Loch, here is a collected overview of the most successful German winter sports athletes in this century.