Som supplement til [[Tyskland]]s historiske styrke som en passioneret vintersportsnation<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/winter_olympic_bids/munich_2018/1216135048.html |title=Massive TV Ratings In Germany Boost Munich 2018 Bid |access-date=12. februar 2018 |archive-date= 4. marts 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304131440/http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/winter_olympic_bids/munich_2018/1216135048.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> promoverede [[kunstskøjteløb]]sstjernen [[Katarina Witt]] ansøgningen<ref name=Who>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/winter_olympic_bids/2018_bid_news/1216134777.html |title=Application Deadline For 2018 Winter Olympics Looms – Who Will Bid? |access-date=12. februar 2018 |archive-date=17. oktober 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017094733/http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/winter_olympic_bids/2018_bid_news/1216134777.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> sammen med den [[alpint skiløb|alpine skiløber]] [[Maria Riesch]] og den olympiske mester i [[skiskydning]] [[Magdalena Neuner]] fra [[Bayern]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/winter_olympic_bids/munich_2018/1216135070.html |title=World Cup Showcases Munich 2018 Bid |access-date=12. februar 2018 |archive-date=15. marts 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315150533/http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/winter_olympic_bids/munich_2018/1216135070.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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