However, the German athlete Schmid recently said that traveling from a neighboring village would not be a problem and added: “We would also put on our skis and jump at 9 a.m.” A willingness that has long since reached those in charge in Germany. The hotel discussion isn’t an issue for Hüttel either: “We’re talking about a total of 80 – 90 people traveling with the athletes and trainers and supervisors who are on the women’s World Cup team. The four tourism regions should be able to handle this with a certain amount of advance notice. The athletes would also be willing to take on one or two more kilometers and live in the surrounding area.”
There will also be solutions in the ski jumping facilities, “that can also be achieved in Willingen, where men and women are there on a weekend,” continued the DSV sports director. Katharina Schmid recently emphasized that she was trying to “stop getting upset.” Hüttel and the DSV see the developments in women’s ski jumping as positive, the former combined athlete concludes: “We are on the right track, but we should quickly see that we can implement this complete solution in the next one or two years.”