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Christopher Grotheer and Axel Jungk delivered Germany’s first-ever Olympic medals in men’s skeleton at the Beijing Winter Games on Friday with a gold and silver one-two. The 29-year-old Grotheer led by 0.85 seconds from his team-mate after three of four runs and held his nerve in the last tilt down the track to win in a combined 4 minutes 1.01 seconds. Jungk produced a strong last run to increase the pressure but was eventually beaten by 0.66 seconds though he joined his team-mate in delighted celebrations at the sliding centre in Yanqing. “I’ve been dreaming about this for years,” said Grothe…