Marion Thees (born Marion Trott on 5 July 1984 in
Eisenach
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) is a German retired
skeleton racer who has competed since 2001. She won two golds at the
2009 FIBT World Championships in
Lake Placid, New York
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The village of Lake Placid ...
, earning them in the women's skeleton and mixed team events.
In 2009, Thees was second in the European Championships in
St. Moritz
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. She won the
Skeleton World Cup in
2008–09.
Thees qualified for the
2010 Winter Olympics
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where she finished eighth.
In September 2014 Thees announced via social media that she was retiring from competition and would be embarking on a career as a coach.
References
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1984 births
German female skeleton racers
Living people
Olympic skeleton racers for Germany
Skeleton racers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Skeleton racers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Eisenach
21st-century German sportswomen
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