Winterberg. Germany`s Silke Kraushaar at the 40th FIL European Championships defended her title and won her fourth European title after 1998, 2002 und 2004. The Olympic Champion of 1998 at the Bobtrack in Winterberg (Germany) in a total time of one minute 30,607 seconds banned her teammate Tatjana Hüfner (one minute 30,761 seconds) to second rank. Like 2000 and 2002, bronze went to Barbara Niedernhuber (GER, 1:30,936).
Olympic Champion Sylke Otto after a bad first run reached the second run only tightly. But with the second best time in second run, Otto finished sixth (one minute 31,281seconds).


Quotes:

Silke Kraushaar (Olympic bronze medal 2002):
„I will celebrate! The conditions were hard, but I tried everything. I am glad about winning the title, because the Olympic Games always have their own rules.“

Tatjana Hüfner (Vice European Champion 2004):
„I am very satisfied. Silke was very good in both runs an hard to beat. The conditions were very hard, it was a litte lottery.”

Barbara Niedernhuber (Olympic silver medal 1998 and 2002)
„In the training I was fast already and could show, that I can compare with the best. I had two good rund and I am very satisfied.“