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1 MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETES BOBSLEIGH Winterberg January 2017

2 MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETES BOBSLEIGH WOMEN MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETES BOBSLEIGH WOMEN HENGSTER, Christina Axams 177 cm - 73 kg AUT 2014: 15th 2016: 6th J 2012: Gold 2016: 4th Best in WCup: 2nd (Jan 16, Park City) Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 3 Overall World Cup 2016/2017: 3 Born near Innsbruck, Igls is her home track She and Janine Flock were the faces of the BMW IBSF World Championships 2016 in Austria 2015/2016 was her by far best season so far, third overall in World Cup McNEILL, Mica Consett 168 cm - 75 kg GBR : 2015: 14th YOG 2012: Silver Overall World Cup 2014/2015: 10 Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 14 Overall World Cup 2016/2017: 13 Full-time athlete Loves Chocolate Carried the London 2012 Olympic Torch Former sports: Netball, hockey de DECKER, Lien Deurne Antwerpen BEL : : 18th : Overall World Cup 2015/2016: - Overall World Cup 2016/2017: Student (Criminology) 7th in IBSF Europe Cup 2015/2016 Winterberg will be her first World Cup and European Championships race JAMANKA, Mariama cm - 74 kg 2016: 7th J 2016: 6th Overall World Cup 2014/2015: - Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 7 Overall World Cup 2016/2017: 12 Second year in World Cup started driving three years ago her coach let her practise also on the luge sled prior to last season VANNIEUWENHUYSE, An Jette BEL 2014: : 17th 2015: 9th Best in WCup: 4th Overall World Cup : 14 Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 6 Overall World Cup 2016/2017: 15 Former sports: Heptathlon, hurdles Student of physiotherapy Team is called the Junior Belgian Bullets Drives Elfje Willemsens former sled "Spanky" SENKEL, Christin cm - 74 kg J Overall World Cup 2015/2016: Overall World Cup 2016/2017: 17 World Cup rookie as pilot, former push athlete for the German team Finished fourth at Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010 pushing Sandra Kiriasis 2011 European Championships silver medal with pilot Anja Schneiderheinze WILLEMSEN, Elfje cm - 75 kg BEL 2014: 6th 2015: 7th 2016: Silver Best in Wcup: 2nd Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 4 Overall World Cup 2016/2017: 16 Former sports: athletics, Javelin Switched to bobsleigh after winning a casting show in Belgian TV prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics Team is calles the Belgian Bullets Her former push athlete Manna Marien is now president of the Belgian Federation SCHNEIDER, Stephanie Erlabrunn 170 cm - 75 kg 2016: 4th J 2016: Gold 2016: Bronze Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 15 Overall World Cup 2016/2017: Former push athlete for the German team: Silver and bronze 2015 with pilot Cathleen Martini, several podium placings in World Cup. Won a surprise bronze medal in European Championships at her very first World Cup start as pilot. Missed the first three races due to shoulder injury DE BRUIN, Christine Edmonton 170 cm - 74 kg : : 16th Overall World Cup 2015/2016: Overall World Cup 2016/2017: 11 Married to bobsleigh athlete Ivo de Bruin, NED former track and field athlete (sprint) started bobsleigh as push athlete Won the first three races of North American Cup HOMMA, Minami Yokohama 157 cm - 63 kg JPN Overall World Cup 2015/2016: - Overall World Cup 2016/2017: 20 Occupation: teacher HUMPHRIES, Kaillie Calgary 168 cm - 73 kg 2010, 2014: Gold 2012, 2013: Gold (2015, 2016: Silver) Overall World Cup 2013/2014: 1 Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 1 Overall World Cup 2016/2017: 1 Defending World Cup Champion First ever woman to pilot a four man sled in an official IBSF race in winter 2014/2015 (alongside Elana Meyers Taylor, ) Won the first ever four-women test event during World Championships 2016 in Innsbruck Winner of Canadian Lou Marsh Trophy 2015 Has lots of Tattoos OSHIGIRI, Maria Hokkaido 172 cm - 75 kg JPN Overall World Cup 2015/2016: - Overall World Cup 2016/2017: 19 Occupation: office clerk RISSLING, Alysia Edmonton 179 cm - 76 kg : : 13th Overall World Cup 2015/2016: Overall World Cup 2016/2017: 8 First pilot to compete with an all-female crew in an official IBSF four-man race (Calgary North American Cup, Feb 2015) Rank two at first ever four-women test event during World Championships 2016 in Innsbruck CONSTANTIN, Maria Adela Bukarest 173 cm - 75 kg ROU 2014: 17th 2015: 9th 2016: 9th Best in WCup: 8th Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 9 Overall World Cup 2016/2017: 7 Romania hosted the IBSF Push World Championships in Summer 2016 Student/Network administrator Former sports: swimming/athletics her nickname is "Flipper"

3 MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETES BOBSLEIGH WOMEN MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETES BOBSLEIGH WOMEN GRECU, Andreea Bucharest 177 cm - 70 kg RODIONOVA, Alexandra Bratsk 174 cm - 69 kg SERGEEVA, Nadezhda Kemerovo 176 cm - 75 kg ROU Overall World Cup 2015/2016: - Overall World Cup 2016/2017: : 2016: 10th 2016: 5th Overall World Cup : 14 Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 16 Overall World Cup 2016/2017: : 16th 2016: 11th 2015: 7th Overall World Cup 2014/2015: 8 Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 18 Overall World Cup 2016/2017: 5 World Cup rookie as pilot former brakeman for Maria Constantin Student Was in the Russian luge team for 12 years (6th at the 2010 Olympics, 9th in ) Switched to bobsleigh after missing to qualify for the 2014 Sochi Olympics Started as a breakwoman in 2010, began driving in 2013 loves holiday at the beach Had her best ever World Cup finish in Whistler (5) World Cup European Championships schedule Winterberg Weltcup- und EM-Zeitplan Winterberg Date/Time CET Friday, 13 Jan Saturday, 14 Jan Saturday, 14 Jan Sunday, 15 Jan Sunday, 15 Jan 2.30 pm 4 pm 1.45 pm 3.15 pm 5.30 pm 7 pm pm 1.45 pm 4 pm 5.30 pm Race Womens Bob, run 1 Womens Bob, run 2 Skeleton Men, run 1 Skeleton Men, run 2 Two Man Bob, run 1 Two Man Bob, run 2 Skeleton Women, run 1 Skeleton Women, run 2 Four Man Bob, run 1 Four Man Bob, run 2 GREUBEL POSER, Jamie Arlington 175 cm - 85 kg 2014: Bronze 2015, 2016: 5th Best in WCup: 1st Overall World Cup 2013/2014: 2 Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 2 Overall World Cup 2016/2017: 2 Married with German push athlete Christian Poser Former Sports: pentathlon, hepathlon, field hockey Oldest of four children MEYERS TAYLOR, Elana Camp Pendleton 173 cm - 87 kg 2014: Silver 2015: Gold (2013: Silver, : Bronze) Overall World Cup : 1 Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 8 Overall World Cup 2016/2017: : Bronze pushing Erin Pac After winning silver at 2013 World Championships in St. Moritz, her partner Nicoals Taylor went down on one knee before the podium and asked her to marry him. Missed four of eight World Cup races last season while recovering from a concussion - two wins and one second rank in the other four races REINBOLT, Brittany Searcy 168 cm - 75 kg Overall World Cup 2015/2016: 12 Overall World Cup 2016/2017: 9 Certified Flight Instructor, has a commercial pilot license Once rode a motorized scooter 1,800 miles across the country with her sister former sports: football, track and field

4 MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETES BOBSLEIGH WOMEN MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETES BOBSLEIGH WOMEN BMW IBSF World Cup 2016/2017 Bobsleigh Women / Zweierbob Frauen Track / Bahn Date / Datum Whistler () Dec 2-3, 2016 HUMPHRIES, Kailie APPIAH, Cynthia 2. Lake Placid () Dec 16-17, 2016 GREUBEL POSER, Jamie EVANS, Aja 3. Altenberg () Jan 6-8, 2017 HUMPHRIES, Kailie LOTHOLZ, Melissa 4. Winterberg () + /EM Jan 13-15, St. Moritz () Jan 20-22, Königssee () Jan 27-29, Innsbruck (AUT) Feb 3-5, PyeongChang (KOR) Mar 17-19, 2017 HENGSTER, Christina DEKKER, Sanne MEYERS TAYLOR, Elana JONES, Lolo MEYERS TAYLOR, Elana JONES, Kehri AUT GREUBEL POSER, Jamie GIBBS, Lauren HUMPHRIES, Kailie APPIAH, Cynthia HENGSTER, Christina DEKKER, Sanne AUT Track information / Bahn-Infos Winterberg Photo: Viesturs Lācis

5 MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETES BOBSLEIGH 2MAN/4MAN MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETES BOBSLEIGH 2MAN/4MAN MAIER, Benjamin Hall in Tirol 182 cm - 93 kg AUT 2014: 22th YOG 2012: Silver 2016: 9th J 2013: 7th 2016: 11th Overall WCup : : 21th 2016: 5th J 2016: Silver 2016: Silver Overall WCup : 15 5 Father Manfred Maier is Austrian National Coach Surprised with 2016 Silver in St. Moritz Brothers Raphael and Samuel are skeleton athletes in AUT-Team, Samuel competed at 2016 Youth Olympic Winter Games (6th) DVORAK, Dominik Prague 191 cm - 94 kg CZE : 2016: 26th 2016: 18th Overall WCup : : 2016: 20th 2016: 19th Overall WCup : Student Current coach Ivo Danilevic was 2007 European Champion in Two Man Bob HUMPHRIES, Kaillie Calgary 168 cm - 73 kg Women's Bob 2010, 2014: Gold 2012, 2013: Gold Overall WCup : 1 Overall WCup : 1 1 : : 27th Best in WCup: 14th (Feb 15, Sochi) Overall WCup : 18 Overall WCup : First ever woman to pilot a four man sled in an official IBSF race in winter 2014/2015 (alongside Elana Meyers Taylor, ) Won the first official four-women race (Innsbruck, during BMW IBSF World Championships 2016) Has many Tattoos VRBA, Jan Jablonec nad Nisou 186 cm - 90 kg CZE 2014: 24th 2013: 16th 2015: 15th Overall WCup : : 16th 2015: 10th 2015: 9th Best in WCup: 5th (Jan13, Altenberg) Overall WCup : Former teammate and current coach Ivo Danilevic was 2007 European Champion in 2Man Sport Instructor Loves the movie "Easy Rider" KRIPPS, Justin Na'alehu, Hawaii 183 cm - 96 kg 2014: 6th 2016: 8th Best in WCup: 1st (Jan 14, Königssee) Overall WCup : : 29th 2016: 16th Best in WCup: 3rd (Jan 16, Lake Placid) Overall WCup : 6 7 Born in Na'alehu, Hawaii, the most southern point of the Once named his sleds Pele+Poliahu (Hawaiian Gods of fire+ice) BIDDULPH, Oliver Taunton 185 cm - 86 kg GBR YOG 2012: 5th Overall WCup : 35 Overall WCup : 2015: 28th Overall WCup : 24 Overall WCup : 24 Started as bobsleigh pilot at the first edition of Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012 in Innsbruck - he finished fifth POLONIATO, Nick Hamilton 183 cm - 96 kg Overall WCup : 23 Overall WCup : Former Football player studied business (entrepreneurship, marketing) Hobbies : fishing, camping, canoeing, anything outdoors. DEEN, Lamin London 182 cm kg GBR 2014: 23rd 2015: 14th : Overall WCup : 24 Overall WCup : : 19th 2015: 5th 2016: 18th Best in Wcup: 4th (Jan 16, Lake Placid) Overall WCup : 9 5 Queens Guardsman, stood outside Buckingham Palace, St. James Palace and the Tower of London Boxing, Table Tennis, Basketball One of his brakemen is Mark Lewis- Francis, 2004 Olympic Gold Medallist in the 4x100m relay SPRING, Chris Darwin, Australia 180 cm kg 2014: 7th 2013, 2016: 6th Best in WCup: 1st (Jan 16, Whistler) Overall WCup : : 13th 2015: 8th Best in WCup: 3rd Overall WCup : 9 Overall WCup : Born in Australia, watched Canadian Bobsleigh Championships while working in Calgary and was hooked. Started for AUS at 2010 in Whistler Missed Altenberg World Cup due to knee problems TASKER, Bruce Lawrenny, Wales 192 cm- 100 kg GBR Two-Man : 2016: 4th Overall WCup : : : Former track athlete Also brakeman for the British team Won silver (2014) and finished fifth (2013) with John Jackson (4Man) SILIC, Drazen Pula 184 cm - 93 kg CRO 2016: 32nd Overall WCup : : 30th Schoolteacher Fan of Italian motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi FRIEDRICH, Francesco Pirna 183 cm - 92 kg 2014: 8th 2014: 10th J 2011, 2013: Gold 2016: Silver 2013, 2015, 2016: Gold J 2013: Gold 2015: Gold (2013: Bronze) 2015: Bronze Overall WCup : 4 Overall WCup : 2 Overall WCup : Winning the 2013 World Championships, he became the youngest World Champion ever in Two Man Bob (22 Years, 270 days)

6 MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETES BOBSLEIGH 2MAN/4MAN MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETES BOBSLEIGH 2MAN/4MAN LOCHNER, Johannes Berchtesgaden 190 cm - 95 kg WALTHER, Nico Freital 187 cm - 95 kg BERTAZZO, Simone Tai di Cadore 184 cm - 98 kg KIM, Donghyun Seoul 185 cm - 80 kg WON, Yunjong cm - 94 kg KIBERMANIS, Oskars Valmiera 186 cm - 92 kg ITA KOR KOR LAT : , 2016: Silver J 2016: Gold Overall WCup : : : 10th J 2014: Gold 2016: Silver Overall WCup : : 9th 2007: Bronze Best in WCup: 1st (Dec. 10 Lake Placid, Feb 11 Cesana) Overall WCup : 3 Overall WCup : :- 2016: 22nd Overall WCup : : 18th 2015: 5th Overall WCup : 11 Overall WCup : : 16th J 2012: Bronze 2015: 8th 2015: 9th Best in Wcup :6th Overall WCup : : : 6th J 2016: Gold Overall WCup : 8 : : Silver 2015: 4th Overall WCup : : 9th Best in WCup: 5th Overall WCup : : 27th :- Overall WCup : : 20th 2015: 18th Overall WCup : 19 Overall WCup : : 14th J 2012: Silver 2016: 10th 2016: 6th Overall WCup : His uncle is Rudy Lochner, 1991 World Champion and 1992 silver medallist. Won a surprise silver medal at J Gold (2Man+4Man) Student (Electrical Engineering and Information Technology) celebrated his first 4Man win in Altenberg was 2009 and 2010 Junior World Champion in luge (Doubles) Childhood hero: German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn Star-Wars-Fan Carabinieri His father also used to compete for Italy Sled build by Ferrari The Korean team lost coach Malcolm "Gomer" Lloyd, who died in January 2016 Since then, they raced with his portrait on the sleds last season First Korean bobsleigh pilot to win an IBSF World Cup race (Jan 2016 in Whistler/2 Man) First Overall World Cup Champion from Korea (Two-Man, 2016) Former decathlon athlete Fan of AC/DC Celebrated his first World Cup podium, finishing third in Altenberg MELBARDIS, Oskars Valmiera 190 cm - 98 kg ZALIMS, Ugis Saldus 185 cm kg DE BRUIN, Ivo Uithoorn 183cm kg LUTY, Mateusz Kowary 190 cm - 84 kg GRIGORE, Dorin Bucuresti 180 cm - 90 kg ANDRIANOV, Maxim Krasnoyarsk 187 cm - 96 kg KASJANOV, Alexander Bratsk 188 cm kg LAT LAT NED POL ROU 2014: 5th 2015: Silver, tied with Joh. Lochner () 2015: Silver Overall WCup : 1 Overall WCup : 5 25 : : 6th Overall WCup : 3 22 : 2016: 30th J 2012: Bronze 2016: 21st Best in WCup: 11th Overall WCup : 17 Overall WCup : Two-Man 2015: 19th 2015: 16th Overall WCup : : 32th 2015: 20th Overall WCup : 28 Overall WCup : : 13th Overall WCup : : 4th 2015: 7th J 2008: Bronze 2015: 4th Overall WCup : : Silver 2016: Gold (2015: Silver) 2015: Gold (2016: Bronze) Overall WCup : 1 Overall WCup : : : 17th Best in WCup: 5th Overall WCup : : 2016: 27th 2016: 21st Overall WCup : : : 15th Overall WCup : 27 Overall WCup : : 24th Overall WCup : 22 Overall WCup : Best in Wcup: 7th (Dec 16, Whistler 2015: 12th Overall WCup : : 4th 2015, 2016: 7th 2015: Silver Best in WCup: 1st Overall WCup : 2 Overall WCup : 5 2 Former decathlon athlete Loves Latvian food and holidays at Latvian lakes First Olympic medal and Overall World Cup trophys for Latvia Underwent spine disc surgery in Summer 2016 and missed the first World Cup races Finished second at his World Cup debut in St. Moritz in season. Firefighter Former sports: tug-of-war Married with Canadian bobsleigh athlete Christine de Bruin Competed also for Canada Student Fan of Austrian Skier Hermann Maier Works as Personal Coach Loves Rap music and the "Lord of the Rings"-Movies Former sports: luge Former Luger, multiple Russian Champion

7 MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETES BOBSLEIGH 2MAN/4MAN MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETES BOBSLEIGH 2MAN/4MAN STULNEV, Alexey Pavlovsk 188 cm - 98 kg RADJENOVIC, Vuk Kljuc 187 cm kg HEFTI, Beat Schwellbrunn 182 cm kg SRB : : 11th J 2012: Silver 2016: 7th Overall WCup : : 25th Best in Wcup: 16th Overall WCup : 31 Overall WCup : : Silver 2016: Bronze (2013: Silver) 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016: Gold Overall WCup 2012: 1st Overall WCup : : : 11th 2016: 14th Overall WCup : : 18th 2015: 23th Best in Wcup: 11th (Jan13, Igls) Overall WCup : 23 Overall WCup : : 8th 2013: 4th 2013: Silver Overall WCup : 33 Overall World Cup : - One of his coaches is Victor Kneyb, two times Russian Luge Olympian Former Wrestler Father Boris, who competed for Yougoslavia at the 1984 Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo, is his coach. as push athlete: 2006-Bronze, Gold Overall WCup : 1st Occupation: Carpenter Father of three daughters 1. Whistler () Dec 2-3, Lake Placid () Dec 16-17, Altenberg () Jan 6-8, Winterberg () + /EM Jan 13-15, St. Moritz () Jan 20-22, Königssee () Jan 27-29, Innsbruck (AUT) Feb 3-5, PyeongChang (KOR) Mar 17-19, 2017 Leaders Overall World Cup Führende Gesamt-Weltcup Skeleton Women Skeleton Frauen Skeleton Men Skeleton Männer Women's Bob Zweierbob Frauen VATHJE, Elisabeth () YUN, Sungbin (KOR) HUMPHRIES, Kaillie () APPIAH, Cynthia FLOCK, Janine (AUT) TRETYAKOV, Alexander () GREUBEL POSER, Jamie () EVANS, Aja LÖLLING, Jacqueline () GROTHEER, Christopher () HUMPHRIES, Kaillie () LÖLLING, Jacqueline () 619 points/punkte YUN, Sungbin (KOR 609 points/punkte LOTHOLZ, Melissa HUMPHRIES, Kaillie () 650 points/punkte Two Man Bob Zweierbob Männer FRIEDRICH, Francesco () MARGIS, Thorsten HOLCOMB, Steven () McGUFFIE, Samuel FRIEDRICH, Francesco () GROTHKOPP, Martin WON, Yunjong (KOR) 576 points/punkte Four Man Bob Viererbob KASJANOV, Alexander () ZAITSEV Alexey PUSHKAREV Aleksei BELUGIN Maxim PETER Rico () van der ZIJDE Janne Bror FRIEDLI Simon AMRHEIN Thomas LOCHNER, Johannes () MROWKA, Sebastian BLUHM, Joshua RASP, Christian PETER, Rico () 619 points/punkte PETER, Rico : 10th 2015: 7th 2014: Silver (2015: Bronze) Overall WCup 2015: 3 Overall WCup : 4 3 : 2016: Bronze 2015: 6th Best in WCup: 1st (Dec 16, Lake Placid) Overall WCup : 3 1 Works as truck driver for a landscape gardener in summer Favourite athlete is Swiss Tennis player Roger Federer Celebrated his first victory in Four Man Bob in Lake Placid (Dec 2016) BASCUE, Codie cm - 98 kg : YOG 2012: 7th 2015: 24th Overall WCup : 10 Overall WCup : : 2015: 20th Overall WCup : Started sliding aged 8 US teammates (i.e. Meyers-Taylor, Fenlator, Cunningham) held a fundraising basketball game for him as he was 16. Former push athlete for Nick Cunningham Loves dogs HOLCOMB, Steven Oakley 178 cm - 91 kg 2014: Bronze 2012: Gold Overall WCup 2007, 2014: 1st Overall WCup : : Gold (2014: Bronze) 2009, 2012: Gold Overall WCup 2010: 1st Overall WCup : 11 3 Suffered from Keratoconus, an eye desease. Nearly went blind a few years ago. Wrote a book about it: "But now I see" OLSEN, Justin San Antonio 186 cm kg : : Overall WCup : : : World Champion and 2010 Olympic Champion pushing the four man bob of pilot Steven Holcomb. Several podium placings in Word Cup. Lake Placid was his World Cup debut as pilot in four man bob Photo: Viesturs Lācis

8 MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETES BOBSLEIGH 2MAN/4MAN MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETES BOBSLEIGH 2MAN/4MAN BMW IBSF World Cup 2016/2017 Two Man Bob / Zweierbob Männer Track / Bahn Date / Datum Whistler () Dec 2-3, 2016 FRIEDRICH, Francesco MARGIS, Thorsten PETER, Rico AMRHEIN, Thomas WON, Yunjong SEO, Youngwoo KOR 2. Lake Placid () Dec 16-17, 2016 HOLCOMB, Steven McGUFFIE, Samuel KRIPPS, Justin BROWN, Lascelles SPRING, Chris LUMSDEN, Jesse 3. Altenberg () Jan 6-8, 2017 FRIEDRICH, Francesco GROTHKOPP, Martin 4. Winterberg () + /EM Jan 13-15, St. Moritz () Jan 20-22, Königssee () Jan 27-29, Innsbruck (AUT) Feb 3-5, PyeongChang (KOR) Mar 17-19, 2017 BMW IBSF World Cup 2016/2017 Four Man Bob / Viererbob KASJANOV, Alexander PUSHKAREV, Alexey Track / Bahn Date / Datum Whistler () Dec 2-3, 2016 KASJANOV, Alexander ZAITSEV Alexey PUSHKAREV Aleksei BELUGIN Maxim 2. Lake Placid () Dec 16-17, 2016 PETER Rico van der ZIJDE Janne Bror FRIEDLI Simon AMRHEIN Thomas 3. Altenberg () Jan 6-8, 2017 LOCHNER, Johannes () MROWKA, Sebastian BLUHM, Joshua RASP, Christian 4. Winterberg () + /EM Jan 13-15, St. Moritz () Jan 20-22, Königssee () Jan 27-29, Innsbruck (AUT) Feb 3-5, PyeongChang (KOR) Mar 17-19, 2017 PETER Rico van der ZIJDE Janne Bror FRIEDLI Simon AMRHEIN Thomas HOLCOMB, Steven VALDES, Carlo REED, James McGUFFIE, Samuel KASJANOV, Alexander ZAITSEV Alexey PUSHKAREV Aleksei BELUGIN Maxim KIBERMANIS, Oskars MIKNIS, Matiss LOCHNER Johannes KAHUBER Matthias MROWKA Sebastian RASP Christian SRING, Chris STONES, Cameron BROWN, Lascelles GIGUERE, Samuel FRIEDRICH, Francesco BAUER, Candy GRPTHKOPP, Martin MARGIS, Thorsten LAT

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