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Anna ("Anni") Christina Friesinger (born January 11, 1977 in Bad Reichenhall) is a German speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina ("Jana") Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Anni's brother Jan and sister Agnes are speed skaters, too.

Friesinger currently lives in Salzburg, Austria, but has a relationship with former Dutch skater Ids Postma and is planning to move to the Netherlands to live with Postma on his farm.

Sports merits

Championships

Anni Friesinger has won four Olympic medals; gold at the 1500 m in the 2002 Winter Olympics and the team pursuit in the 2006 Winter Olympics and bronze at the 3000 m in the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 1000 m in the 2006 Winter Olympics. She managed to qualify for the German speed skating team in five events at the 2006 Winter Olympics: the team pursuit and the individual races at 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, and 5000 meters. However, she failed to win gold in any individual events.

As well as being a five-time European Allround Champion and three time World Allround Champion, Anni Friesinger has won numerous titles in the World Single Distance Championships. Although she originally specialized in the longer distances, she also won the World Sprint Championships in 2007. In this, Friesinger became the fifth skater in history to be a World Champion in both Allround and Sprint disciplines (along with Sylvia Burka, CAN (1976 and 1977); Eric Heiden, U.S. (1977 and 1977); Natalya Petrusyova, URS (1980 and 1982); and Karin Kania-Enke, GDR (1980 and 1982)).

Records

Friesinger has set the world record at the 1500 m distance three times during her career, but the record has since been superseded by Canadian competitor Cindy Klassen. The Olympic record, however—1:54.02—still belongs to Friesinger, and was set 20 February 2002 during her winning run at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

**Personal records**
Distance	Time (min:sec.dec)	Event	Place	Date
500 m	38.09	2nd World Cup meet 2005–06	Salt Lake City-Kearns	18 Nov 2005
1,000 m	1:13.49	2nd World Cup meet 2007–08	Calgary	18 Nov 2007
1,500 m	1:53.19	2nd World Cup meet 2005–06	Salt Lake City-Kearns	20 Nov 2005
3,000 m	3:58.52	1st World Cup meet 2005–06	Calgary	12 Nov 2005
5,000 m	6:58.39	2002 Winter Olympics	Salt Lake City-Kearns	23 Feb 2002

Non-sport activities

Anni Friesinger has done some modeling work as a sideline, and she has appeared as a swimsuit model in several publications and in less than that in the wide-circulation German magazine Stern. Anni is also known for her particularly powerful thighs, as befits a champion speed skater. She is a physically-attractive woman, and is somewhat of a sex symbol. Hence, she has acquired the humorous nickname of "Sexy Anni".

Autobiography

Mein Leben, mein Sport, meine besten Fitness-Tipps ("My Life, My Sport, My Best Fitness Tips"). March 2004, Goldmann. ISBN 3-442-39059-1 Template:De icon

External links

Anni Friesinger's official homepage Template:De icon and Template:Nl icon
Anni Friesinger biography and result listings – At SkateResults.com
Anni Friesinger Fan Site – At SkateLog.com, edited by Kathie Fry
Photos of Anni Friesinger – At Lars Hagen's DESG Photo website

Awards
Preceded by Jochem Uytdehaage	Oscar Mathisen Award 2003	Succeeded by Chad Hedrick

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-Anni Friesinger has won four Olympic medals; [[gold medal|gold]] at the 1500 m in the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] and the team pursuit in the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] and  [[bronze medal|bronze]] at the 3000 m in the [[1998 Winter Olympics]] and the 1000 m in the [[2006 Winter Olympics]]. She accomplished to qualify for the German speed skating team in five events at the 2006 Winter Olympics: the team pursuit and the individual races at 1000&nbsp;m, 1500&nbsp;m, 3000&nbsp;m, and 5000&nbsp;meters. However, she failed to win gold in any individual events.
+Anni Friesinger has won four Olympic medals; [[gold medal|gold]] at the 1500 m in the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] and the team pursuit in the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] and  [[bronze medal|bronze]] at the 3000 m in the [[1998 Winter Olympics]] and the 1000 m in the [[2006 Winter Olympics]]. She managed to qualify for the German speed skating team in five events at the 2006 Winter Olympics: the team pursuit and the individual races at 1000&nbsp;m, 1500&nbsp;m, 3000&nbsp;m, and 5000&nbsp;meters. However, she failed to win gold in any individual events.
 As well as being a five-time [[European Speed Skating Championships for Women|European Allround Champion]] and three time [[World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women|World Allround Champion]], Anni Friesinger has won numerous titles in the [[World Single Distance Championships]]. Although she originally specialized in the longer distances, she also won the [[World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Women|World Sprint Championships]] in 2007. In this, Friesinger became the fifth skater in history to be a World Champion in both Allround and Sprint disciplines (along with [[Sylvia Burka]], [[Canada|CAN]] (1976 and 1977); [[Eric Heiden]], [[United States|U.S.]] (1977 and 1977); [[Natalya Petrusyova]], [[Soviet Union|URS]] (1980 and 1982); and [[Karin Enke|Karin Kania-Enke]], [[German Democratic Republic|GDR]] (1980 and 1982)).