Florian Grassl
Encyclopedia
Florian Grassl is a German
skeleton racer
who has competed since 2002. He won a silver medal in the men's skeleton event at the 2004 FIBT World Championships
in Königssee
.
Grassl took part in the 2005/2006 Skeleton World Cup
trying to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics
, but was unable to compete due to injury.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
skeleton racer
Skeleton (sport)
Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...
who has competed since 2002. He won a silver medal in the men's skeleton event at the 2004 FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships 2004
The FIBT World Championships 2004 took place in Königssee, Germany for the fourth time, doing so previously in 1979, 1986, and 1990 . This marked the first time all the events were in a single location at the championships since the 1996 event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.-Two man:-Four man:-Two...
in Königssee
Schönau am Königsee
Schönau am Königsee is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in the German state of Bavaria. It is located at the northern end of the Königssee lake....
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Grassl took part in the 2005/2006 Skeleton World Cup
2005/2006 Skeleton World Cup
The 2005/2006 Skulls and Bones World Cup took place from September 2005 to February 2006 parallel with the bobsleigh Europe Cup and America's Cup competitions.-October:October 31 to November 6 Lake Placid, New York, USA *America's Cup Competition...
trying to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, but was unable to compete due to injury.