Klaus Steinbach (born 14 December 1953[1] in Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a former World Record holding and Olympic freestyle swimmer from Germany. He swam for Germany at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. (wikipedia)
We are proud of our results and reached our goal to be one of the best countries.
We'll be fighting for a top position among the nations and our competitors have put high expectations on themselves.
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.
We have proved our leading position in the world.
Those two regions have the strongest infrastructure for winter sport.
We have checked with the court and were told that the earliest slot is Friday.
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.
Sports bodies and the state can fight doping together without having to limit the independence of sport.
This verdict is wrong ... and according to the National Olympic committee is not acceptable. We will appeal the decision.
We didn't want to bring him here. A German court forced us to take him.
