Around 100 proud beard wearers came together for the Beard Olympics and the German Beard Championships to compete with each other in categories such as “Moustache Dali,” “Whiskers Freestyle,” and “Full Beard Natural with Styled Upper Lip.” “The Beard Olympics is international, so participants from all countries can take part. The German Championship is only for German citizens or beard wearers who are members of a German beard club,” Willi Preuss, outgoing president of the East Bavarian Beard and Moustache Club, explained of the two distinct contests. Ralf Schulz, winner in the category “Moustache imperial,” has been wearing his beard for seven years now and is a regular contestant in beard competitions. “Now I’ve managed to win first place in a German championship for the first time. I’ve already won first place in the South German Championships, otherwise I’ve always been runner-up and that makes me very happy to finally win first place,” said Schulz. His competitor Karl Moosberger wasn’t as lucky with his beard. “My hair is not so good for such …