In the nomination proposal, the eight starting places were allocated to the best German athletes in the overall ranking. Julia Taubitz (Oberwiesenthal), Anna Berreiter (Berchtesgaden) and defending champion Natalie Geisenberger (Miesbach) are represented among the women.
Eitberger (Ilmenau), the silver medalist from Pyeongchang 2018, is ninth in the overall standings without a podium place this winter behind the competition. In December, she also slowed down a corona infection, and at the beginning of the year last weekend in Winterberg, she fell.
Final nomination on January 11th
For men, Johannes Ludwig (Oberhof), Max Langenhan (Friedrichroda) and Felix Loch (Berchtesgaden) can look forward to an Olympic ticket. In addition, the two best German two-seaters Toni Eggert / Sascha Benecken (Ilsenburg / Suhl) and Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt (Berchtesgaden / Königssee) were proposed.
