Katharina Althaus always wanted to aim high.
And that is meant quite literally.
Further up step by step.
After all, the children's hills have no lifts for the next generation of ski jumpers.
“In addition,” says Althaus, “I wanted to do something different than all the girls around me.” And since the big brother as a role model was already daring down the little jumps that were right on her doorstep - yes, what was she supposed to do do there?
Jump, of course.
At the age of six she dared the first hop in Oberstdorf, now, 18 years later, she can win a World Championship medal where it all began. Title fights in the place of birth and place of residence with a medal chance - more is almost impossible. For the Olympic runner-up, however, there is still something else: After jumping from the normal hill on Thursday, the women will celebrate their World Cup debut on the large hill in the second week. Another milestone for the female athletes in the fight for equality. Althaus is grateful for a lot, but there are also “things that annoy me or make me sad”.