Sophia Griebel
Sophia Griebel (born 7 June 1990) is a German skeleton pilot.
Sophia Griebel from Eger began in 2005 with the sport of skeleton and starts for the RT Suhl. The German national team she has been on since 2007. At the beginning of 2006, she started for the first time at the German Championships and was 20th in Winterberg in the Junior Championships, she finished ninth. 2008 Griebel reached at the German championships in Altenberg already the ninth. Then she made her debut in the European Cup skeleton. In St. Moritz, she finished tenth in their first race. Top ten rankings should be since the normality for Griebel. A first result on the podium as she reached second in two races in Altenberg in December 2008. In January 2009 she won in St. Moritz the first time a European Cup races. In five of eight races she reached the podium. At the Junior World Championships 2009 in Koenigssee she missed a medal in fourth place when just barely. In the German Cup, they could be improved to seventh place in 2009. In the European Cup they came at the end in five of the eight races of the season on the podium and placed in the overall standings behind Sarah Sartor and Jelena on Yudina third. The following season began excelling for Griebel. The first three races of the season at Koenigssee and Altenberg could take it, and be in two of the next three races Second. That was enough for the European Cup overall victory this season. The next season they played in the America's Cup and was able to directly win the first two races in Park City. Then they denied the season in Skeleton Intercontinental 2010/2011. Again, they won the first two races in Winterberg and Altenberg. The remaining six races of the season she finished second and won the race series, far ahead of the former world champion Michelle Kelly. End of the season was the last race of the America's Cup in Lake Placid, where they only Lanette preacher was beaten. Thus it was in the race series in only three of eight possible participations third overall behind preachers and Jaclyn Laberge. In the FIBT Ranking she was named best athlete, who could not start in the World Cup, 15 Her debut in the World Cup was the Junior World silver medalist thanks to their placement in the Junior World Championships on January 4, 2013 at bobsleigh track in Altenberg, where they in ninth straight away went into the top ten.
2008: Lindsay Alcock | 2009: Katharina Heinz | 2010: Kathleen Lorenz | 2011: Sophia Griebel | 2012: Rose McGrandle
2001: Sylvia Liebscher | 2002: Annett Koehler | 2003: Julia Eichhorn | 2004: Julia Eichhorn | 2005: Anja Huber | 2006: Marion Trott | 2007: Marion Trott | 2008: Bella Sterlikowa | 2009: Sarah Sartor | 2010: Sophia Griebel | 2011: Tina Hermann | 2012: Tina Hermann
Women: World Cup squad ( 3 places): Anja Huber (B ) | Sophia Griebel (B ) | Marion Thees (A) InterContinental squad ( 2 places): Katharina Heinz (B ) | Tina Hermann (C ) | Jacqueline Lölling (C ) European Cup squad (4 places): Anna remote Städt | Lena yoke (C ) | Maxi Just ( C ) | Kim Meylemans (C )
Men: World Cup squad ( 3 places): Christopher Grotheer (C ) | Alexander Kröckel (B ) | Frank Rommel (A) InterContinental squad ( 2 places): Alexander Gassner (B ) | David Lingmann (S) | Kilian Schleinitz (C ) | European Cup squad (4 places): Axel Jungk (C ) | Dominic Rady (C ) | Martin Rosenberg | Michael Zachrau (C ) More team athletes: Colin Domke (C ) | Maximilian Otto ( C ) |