Klaus Steinbach
Klaus Steinbach
Klaus Steinbachis a former World Record holding and Olympic freestyle swimmer from Germany. He swam for Germany at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics...
early effort extensive fast germans major paid planned qualities salt saw snow special testing utah
Everyone saw the Germans had very fast skis at Salt Lake. That was because our technicians did extensive testing on the special Utah snow qualities early on. It was really a major and well planned effort that really paid off.
appeal athletes best decision efforts ensure german hours matter
In a matter of hours we will appeal the decision. The CAS is not the way to go. It can't overrule the decision of a German court. We will make the best efforts to ensure that the preparation of the athletes doesn't suffer.
checked court earliest slot
We have checked with the court and were told that the earliest slot is Friday.
athletes finished great happy showing
We can be happy and proud. We started well and finished strongly, our athletes showing great character.
regions strongest winter
Those two regions have the strongest infrastructure for winter sport.
according appeal committee national olympic verdict wrong
This verdict is wrong ... and according to the National Olympic committee is not acceptable. We will appeal the decision.
leading position proved
We have proved our leading position in the world.
bring court forced german
We didn't want to bring him here. A German court forced us to take him.
best goal proud reached results
We are proud of our results and reached our goal to be one of the best countries.
among fighting high nations position top
We'll be fighting for a top position among the nations and our competitors have put high expectations on themselves.
athletes best competition exciting expecting gave goal last minutes proud reached results
Often our athletes gave their best performances in the last minutes of competition and so we are still expecting some more exciting competitions. Already, we are proud of our results and reached our goal to be one of the best countries.
built germans last optimistic season success winter
We're optimistic for Turin because of the success Germans have had in this winter season and last year. They've built up a lot of self-confidence.
bodies fight independence limit sports state together
Sports bodies and the state can fight doping together without having to limit the independence of sport.