Marion Thees

Marion Thees is a German retired skeleton racer who has competed since 2001. She won two golds at the FIBT [World Championships 2009|2009 FIBT World Championships] in Lake [Placid, New York], earning them in the women's skeleton and mixed team events.
In 2009, Thees was second in the European Championships in St. Moritz. She won the Skeleton World Cup champions|Skeleton World Cup] in 2008-09 [Skeleton World Cup|2008–09].
Thees qualified for the 2010 [Winter Olympics] 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.