Winterberg (RWH): The BMW IBSF World Cup in Winterberg sees brakewoman Annika Drazek registered to compete for the first time this season. The German athlete was the 2016 World Champion with Anja Schneiderheinze and last winter’s European Champion with Mariama Jamanka.
In the skeleton event, World Champion and defending World Cup holder Jacqueline Lölling and Alexander Gassner, who finished fifth in the World Championships, will both be appearing in front of their home crowd.
Anna Köhler, a newcomer to the World Cup, will be competing in the women’s bobsleigh, representing the local club BSC Winterberg. The German men’s brake squad in the bobsleigh also includes three local heroes in the form of Erline Nolte, Christopher Weber and Jannis Bäcker. ©RWH2017
Photo:IBSF/Charlie Booker
(2016 World Champions Annika Drazek (left) and Anja Schneiderheinze (right))
