Axel Teichmann (born 14 July 1979) is a German

cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

coach and former skier.

Background

Teichmann started cross-country skiing at the age of ten. He completed his secondary education at

Bad Lobenstein Bad Lobenstein is a spa town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany with a population of about 6,000 inhabitants. Until 2005, the town was named Lobenstein. The town, grouped round a rock, upon which stand the ruins of an old c ...

and, from 1993, at Oberhof. Since graduation in 1998, he has been aided in his sporting career by the

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as a military athlete. In addition to professional sport, Teichmann studies

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Career

Teichmann competed at the

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, the

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, and the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

. He was sick for a large part of the 2005–06 season and failed to compete in the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...

. Due to the Germans selection criteria of either an Olympic medal or a top 10 finish in the World Cup, Teichmann, who won the overall World Cup in 2004–05, was left out of the German A-team for the 2006–07 season. Teichmann was still able to compete, only he received less financing and did not train with the other elite members. In June 2006 Teichmann had leg surgery for an injury he had, but he was given a modified wheelchair while he recovered. The wheelchair was made with rollerskis, so that he could still train. He won silver with

Tim Tscharnke Tim Tscharnke (born 13 December 1989 in Weissenfels) is a former cross-country skier from Germany, who competed between and 2017. He has two victories in the World Cup, his first in the 2012-2013 season in Canmore and his second during the ...

in the

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at the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...

in Vancouver. After the 50 km freestyle race at the

in Sochi, he announced his immediate retirement from the sport.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 2 medals – (2 silver)

World Championships

* 8 medals – (2 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze)

World Cup

Season titles

* 2 titles – (1 overall, 1 distance)

Season standings

Individual podiums

*13 victories – (8 , 5 ) *30 podiums – (20 , 10 )

Team podiums

* 8 victories – (6 , 2 ) * 19 podiums – (13 , 6 )

References

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Teichmann, Axel 1979 births Living people German male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions Tour de Ski skiers Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf People from Saalburg-Ebersdorf People from Bezirk Gera Sportspeople from Thuringia