Claus Tuchscherer Claus Tuchscherer (born 14 January 1955) is an East German nordic combined skier (until 1976) and then Austrian ski jumper. He finished fifth in the Nordic combined event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. On the last day of the event he fled with his Austrian girlfriend to Bischofshofen. References Category:Nordic combined skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Category:German male Nordic combined skiers Category:Living people Category:1955 births Category:Olympic Nordic combined skiers of East Germany