Thursday, August 14, 2008

Germans Win Playboy Gold

Katharina Scholz without a jersey....
Katharina Scholz (centre) of the German team in realaction in Beijing.

BEIJING, Aug 14 (Reuters) - German hockey player Katharina Scholz fears news of her being a Playboy covergirl might overshadow her Olympic campaign.
Scholz and three other German Olympic sportswomen will appear on the cover of the German edition, adding their names to the list of athletes baring all for cash or a cause.
"I think now I have to play hockey and later talk about things like that. I think it a good opportunity but now it’s not important for me for now," Scholz told Reuters after her team’s 4-2 victory over United States on Thursday.

Sailor Petra Niemann, canoeist Nicole Reinhardt and judoka Romy Tarangul are the other German Olympians who will feature.