Kristina Bader is a Soviet

Soviet Union

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-born German

Germany

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 bobsledder who competed from 2001 to 2004. She won a gold medal in the two-woman 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

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Bader also finished eighth in the two-woman event at the 2002 Winter Olympics

2002 Winter Olympics

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 in Salt Lake City while competing for Russia

Russia

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. She then emigrated

Emigration

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to Germany, sitting out the 2002-3 World Cup season before being allowed to compete.