Famous skiers

Lars Berger Norwegian skier and biathlete, three-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist in 2010 in skiing, multiple winner of the Biathlon World Championships, including the 2009 champion in the relay. The elder brother of Norwegian biathlete Tours Berger.

Lars Berger

Since childhood, Lars Berger differ in their physical characteristics, which allowed him to win the junior level of skiing. However, with the biathlon was not so simple: while he ran the fastest biathlon, shooting him was insufficient. But in 11 years, Lars realized that it would build careers biathlete, not a skier. Three-time world champion in skiing has always emphasized that the biathlon for it is in the first place.

Lars Berger

Since childhood, Lars Berger differ in their physical characteristics, which allowed him to win the junior level of skiing. However, with the biathlon was not so simple: while he ran the fastest biathlon, shooting him was insufficient. But in 11 years, Lars realized that it would build careers biathlete, not a skier. Three-time world champion in skiing has always emphasized that the biathlon for it is in the first place.

Lars Berger

The following year, biathlete Lars Berger could not achieve the desired results due to problems with the shooting, but as he reaches the skier stunning results - is a three-time world champion. Problems with the shooting going on season 2007/2008, which is why almost no athlete performing at the World Cup, and is sent to the European Cup.

Lars Berger

William "Bill" Demong (born William "Bill" Demong, b. March 29, 1980 in the village. Saranac Lake, New York, USA) - American dvoeborets, Olympic champion and world champion. The first-ever American to win Olympic gold in the so-called. "Northern" ski disciplines - cross-country skiing, ski jumping and Nordic combined.

Bill Demong

In the 2007/08 and 2008/09 in third place overall in the World Cup (the second (after the victory of Bill Koch in the season 1981/82) in American history, you find yourself in the top three overall World Cup in the "northern" ski disciplines). Career won nine World Cup events.

Bill Demong

Manuela Henkel (German Manuela Henkel, December 4, 1974, Neuhaus am Rennweg, Thuringia, East Germany) - German skier, played for Germany's national team from 1994 to 2009. Participated in three Olympic Winter Games in 2002 in Salt Lake City won the gold medal, competing in the 4x5 km relay. In 2006, in Turin, ranked twelfth in the pursuit

Manuela Henkel

At the World Championships in 2003 won a gold medal in the relay, and showed the result of ninth in the individual race at 15 km. During a career won three individual races at 5 km - in 1995, 2000 and 2005.

In favor of the club WSV Oberhof, has an older sister known biathlete Andrea Henkel.

Manuela Henkel

Andrea Henkel (German Andrea Henkel; December 10, 1977, Ilmenau, Thuringia, East Germany) - a famous, award-wining German biathlete, Olympic champion in 2002 and eight-time World Champion. The younger sister of Olympic champion in skiing Manuela Henkel.

Andrea Henkel started his career in ski racing, but in 1989 switched to biathlon. Member of the national team: junior in 1994, the basic structure in 1998.

Andrea Henkel

In the season 2006/2007 won the World Cup. Andrea confident start to the season, but by the middle, due to illness, lost the lead, losing Linda Grubb (who did not complete the season, having gone out of the sport), Anna Carin Olofsson and Kati Wilhelm. However, she was able to pull out a victory thanks to a good performance in the latter stages. Besides the overall standings, Henkel also won a small "Crystal Globe" in the individual races.

Andrea Henkel