Annie Friesinger & Marianne Timmer - Coverstars German Playboy, March 2010

Anna ("Anni") Christine Friesinger-Postma (born 11 January 1977 in Bad Reichenhall) is a former German speed skater. Her father Georg Friesinger, of Germany, and mother Janina ("Jana") Korowicka, of Poland, were both skaters; Jana was on the Polish team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Her brother Jan is also a speed skater. Her sister Agnes is a former speed skater. In July 2010, Friesinger retired from her active sports career when she had to be treated for severe cartilage damage in her right knee joint.

Maria Aaltje ("Marianne") Timmer (born 3 October 1974 in Sappemeer) is a Dutch speed skater specializing in the middle distances (1000 and 1500 m). At the 1998 Winter Olympics Timmer won a gold medal in both these events.