Tatjana Hüfner
Tatjana Huefner ( born April 30, 1983 in Neuruppin ) is a German luger and Olympic champion in the single-seater. She is the first woman, who managed to win five World Cup victories in a row.
Career
Huefner moved in 1988 with her parents and brother of Fehrbellin in the resin. Her brother took her often to train with to Blankenburg. In 1992, she started for the RC Blankenburg and was supervised by the coach Helmut Zimmermann and Hans -Werner Stollberg. In 1997 she went to Upper Wiesenthal at the Sports School and was admitted to the club WSC Erzgebirge. Huefner was until 1997, four youth resin champion and national champion of Saxony- Anhalt and she went to the German youth championship on the 13th Place. In the Youth area they made good progress. At the national championships 2000, she was fifth. At the Junior World Championships in 2000 in Altenberg she reached the eighth and won with the German team the gold medal.
In the 2000 /01 season they finished third in the Junior World Cup. At the national junior title fight they came in third place and was in Lillehammer only twelfth at Junior World Championships. A season later, she won the bronze medal with the German team the gold medal at the Junior World Championships in Innsbruck -Igls. In 2002 she was a after school in the Armed Forces sports promotion group Frankenberg. In the season 2002/ 03 they played for the last time Junior World Cup and came in the Junior World Cup Ranking as in the 2000/ 01 season to third place and stood at the Junior World Championship 2003 in Koenigssee to second place. The German Championships 2003 in Winterberg, she finished in eighth place.
2004-2008
After successful years at junior level, she managed to season 2003/ 04 made it into the women's national team. In the World Cup stop in Innsbruck-Igls, she was sensational and second in the World Cup on the 19th Place. In the second German Championships 2004 in Oberhof, she won the silver medal. At the 2004 World Championships in Nagano, she was eighth and at the 2004 European Championships in Oberhof, they won the silver medal. In the season 2004/ 05 she started only at the World Cup in Oberhof, finished fourth in the World Cup and the 35th place. In their third German championship in 2005 in Koenigssee, she was fourth. A season later, she won her first race in Altenberg and top rankings in the World Cup races could early for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin qualify. In the overall standings came to a good third place. In its fourth German Championships 2006 in Oberhof, it was only seventh. In the Challenge Cup 2005/ 06 it was only ten in two starts. At the Olympic Winter Games in 2006 she came third parties as to the finish. At the European Championships in 2006 in Winterberg, it was like two years ago second. Since the last season in the World Cup Huefner can ride with the best 's women to victory with. The 2006/07 season was even more successful for them because they won two World Cups. Once in Calgary and one in Winterberg and took second place in the overall standings. In the Challenge Cup 2006/ 07, she finished fourth in only three starts. In its fifth German Championships 2007 in Altenberg, they came in second. At the 2007 World Championships in Igls, she won for the first time a World Cup. In the 2007 /08 season, she was crowned for the first time to the overall World Cup winner with seven wins this season. In the Challenge Cup 2007/ 08 it was a victory at the end of third parties. In its sixth German Championships 2008 in Oberhof, she was third before Silke Kraushaar- Pielach. In their second 2008 World Championships in Oberhof, she won again the gold medal with the German team. At the 2008 European Championships in Cesana they narrowly missed the bronze medal and finished fourth.
2009-2012
In the 2008 /09 season they won six World Cup races and for the second consecutive World Cup overall title. With three wins in the Challenge Cup 2008/ 09 she was crowned Challenge Cup winner. At the German Championships 2009 in Koenigssee she won the gold medal. At the 2009 World Championships in Lake Placid, it was only sixth. With five victories in the World Cup season 2009/10 she was able to win the overall World Cup and for the third time in a row. Also, again with three wins in the Challenge Cup 2009/10 they won for the second consecutive year, the Challenge Cup. At the German Championships 2010 in Winterberg, she was third. On February 16, 2010 Huefner was at the Olympics in Vancouver in single-seater Olympic champion. 2010 Huefner was elected as a member of the toboggan clubs Blankenburg by sports journalists in Saxony-Anhalt in the state Athlete of the Year. In the season 2010/11 they won seven World Cup races and was the fourth time in a row Appreciation wrestle. At the German Championships 2011 in Oberhof, she was second before Geisenberger. The 2011 World Championships in Cesana was very successful for them, because they won the first and second run and became world champion. From 2011 Huefner starts for the club BRC 05 Friedrichroda. Also in the 2011/12 season they won three races and a number of second places and for the fifth consecutive year the World Cup. At the German Championships 2012 in Altenberg, she was German champion with the team and took the silver medal Thuringia. At the 2012 World Championships in Altenberg she could defend her world title. At the European Championships 2012 in Paramonovo she won the silver medal behind the Russian Tatjana Ivanova. With the German team was also submitted for winning the second place.
From 2013
At the beginning of the 2012/13 season Huefner was handicapped by a back injury, so she could not quite match their usual excellence, and at times had to pause in the World Cup. In addition, in the summer of her coach André Florschütz was released by the German Luge Association. At the European Championships in 2013 in Oberhof, they took second place. On February 11, 2014 Huefner won at the Olympic Games in Sochi in single-seater silver behind each Geisenberger.
Private
In addition to the sport of luge Huefner studied in distance learning Practical Psychology at the Hamburg Academy for Distance Learning (HAF ) between 2003 and 2006 and then completed a correspondence course to become a psychological counselor. In addition, RC Blankenburg they made the C license as a training manager. Since 2006, she has a personal sponsorship deal with Viessmann.