Katharina Althaus

Katharina Althaus (born 23 May 1996) is a German ski jumper who has competed at World Cup level since the 2011/12 season. She finished runner-up in the 2017/18 season overall standings, and won an individual silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Katharina Althaus
Althaus in Hinzenbach, 2014
CountryGermany
Born (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996
Oberstdorf, Germany
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Ski clubSC 1906 Oberstdorf
Personal best139.5 m (458 ft)
Lillehammer, 3 December 2017
World Cup career
Seasons2012–present
Individual wins7
Team wins2
Indiv. podiums29
Team podiums2
Indiv. starts138
Team starts6
Medal record
Women's ski jumping
Olympic Games
2018 PyeongchangIndividual NH
World Championships
2015 FalunMixed NH
2019 SeefeldTeam NH
2019 SeefeldMixed NH
2019 SeefeldIndividual NH
Updated on 12 March 2020.

Career

She made her World Cup debut in the 2011/12 season. She became the mixed team ski jumping world champion together with her German team mates Carina Vogt, Richard Freitag, and Severin Freund in Falun at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015.[1] She took her first World Cup win on 12 February 2017 in Ljubno.[2]

World Championship results
Year Normal hill Team NH Mixed team
201332—
2015171
20178—
2019211

World Cup

Standings
Season Overall L3 RA BB
2011/12 28N/AN/AN/A
2012/13 22N/AN/AN/A
2013/14 13N/AN/AN/A
2014/15 9N/AN/AN/A
2015/16 12N/AN/AN/A
2016/17 4N/AN/AN/A
2017/18 N/AN/A
2018/19
2019/20 5N/A4N/A

Wins
No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2016/1712 February 2017   LjubnoSavina Ski Jumping Center HS95NH
2 2017/182 December 2017   LillehammerLysgårdsbakken HS98 (night)NH
3 3 December 2017   LillehammerLysgårdsbakken HS140LH
4 3 March 2018   RâșnovTrambulina Valea Cărbunări HS97NH
5 2018/192 December 2018   LillehammerLysgårdsbakken HS140LH
6 15 December 2018   PrémanonLes Tuffes HS90NH
7 16 December 2018   PrémanonLes Tuffes HS90NH

References
  1. "German mixed team takes Gold in Falun". International Ski Federation. 22 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. "German podium sweep in Ljubno". International Ski Federation. 12 February 2017. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
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