1.   Both Beyer and former German teammate Sven Ottke hold world titles.

2.   However, Jens Voight, his German teammate on the French team Credit Agricole, took over the overall lead.

3.   Bierhoff admits that as a relatively obscure newcomer he had some problems gaining acceptance from his German teammates in his early days with the national team.

4.   Florian Kunz picked up the most coveted individual award in field hockey Wednesday and then vowed to help his German teammates win a world title.

5.   Graf and her German teammate, Anke Huber, were late dropouts and there was no team immediately available to fill the last spot.

6.   Gerg stood with her German teammate Martina Ertl, who finished fourth, and watched as Compagnoni came down and fell just short of the gold.

7.   He was backed Thursday by his German teammate and Barrichello.

8.   Her German teammate Claudia Pechstein beat the mark in the final race to take the gold.

9.   Her German teammate Claudia Pechstein beat the mark in the final pairing to take the gold.

10.   His competition here is now not only Bonfire but his three German teammates who are in third and tied for fourth.