The 2027 World Cup will take place without the record world champion – it could still be enough for the winter games 2026.
Record world champion Katharina Schmid left open a continuation of her career to the 2026 Olympic Games after her unfortunate World Cup in Trondheim.
“After the season I will take my time to rethink everything. And then I will decide whether I am still doing the Olympics, “said the Oberstdorfer after her 19th place from the Großchanze:” I can’t say it with 100 percent certainty, but it was probably my last World Cup jumping. “
Schmid, who celebrated her World Cup debut in 2013 and got Seven Gold under her maiden name Althaus, had slipped into a crisis after the start of the season with four World Cup victories in Trondheim.
Far away
Even in Norway, things did not go smoothly: Schmid won her tenth medal at world championships with bronze in mixed, but it was far from a top position.
For national coach Heinz Kuttin, the 28-year-old has so far been “no topic”. “We never talked about it during the season,” said the Austrian, who at least would like to take a tendency from Schmid: “We have the women’s trainer exam right after the season, and I would like to have the feeling where the journey will go in the coming years.”
Kuttin didn’t want to talk about a wax release in favor of Fridays that had won twice single silver in Trondheim: “I don’t see it that way. We now have two athletes who can jump in front. Previously, Katha was the only one for a long time. “