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In June 2008, she was named sports manager for the luge section of Bobund Schlittenverband für Deutschland (BSD - German bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton federation).
In June 2008, she was named sports manager for the luge section of Bobund Schlittenverband für Deutschland (BSD - German bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton federation).
In June 2008, Kraushaar-Pielach was named manager of the luge section of the BSD, the German bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton federation.
Competing in three Winter Olympics, Kraushaar-Pielach won a complete set of medals in the women"s singles event with a gold in 1998 (when she beat her team-mate Barbara Niedernhuber by 2 thousandths of a second), a silver in 2006, and a bronze in 2002. She also won ten medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four golds (Women"s singles: 2004, Mixed team: 2000, 2001, 2007), four silvers (Women"s singles: 2000, 2001. Mixed team: 1997, 1999), and two bronze (Women"s singles: 2007, 2008). Kraushaar-Pielach won ten medals at the FIL European Luge Championships, including seven golds (Women"s singles: 1998, 2004, 2006. Mixed team: 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006) and three silvers (Women"s singles: 2000, 2002, 2008). She also won the overall Luge World Cup five times (1998-1999, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2005-2006, 2006-2007). Kraushaar-Pielach started her last season off with a win in the women"s singles event at Lake Placid, New York on November 16, 2007. Her last race in Sigulda, Latvia on February 16, 2008 saw her finishing third, the same place where she won her first World Cup event on November 30, 1996.
