Yanqing (dpa) – The ski racers Romed Baumann, Josef Ferstl and Dominik Schwaiger have been nominated for the downhill run at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the German Ski Association announced.
The fourth German grid position for the race on Sunday is between Andreas Sander and Simon Jocher. The decision will be made in the third and final practice session on Saturday.
Baumann was the fastest of the German quintet in the second practice session. After a somewhat cautious first run the day before, he decided to attack a little more and that worked out, said the 36-year-old after his eighth place. Ferstl was 16th. Schwaiger, Sander and Jocher were 32nd, 34th and 36th. The fastest of the day was Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who is one of the top favorites for the gold medal. The start of the training had been postponed by an hour due to strong winds in the upper section of the course.