14th place in the middle distance (and spectator at the relay gold of the Swiss men) - that is my summary of the home World Championships Flims-Laax. What was supposed to be a highlight of my career turned out to be a big disappointment in terms of results. I had high goals for the home World Championships and invested a lot accordingly. Three of countless examples:
For more than 2 years, we have repeatedly visited relevant alpine or pre-Alpine running terrain for the orienteering training camps with the national squad.
In addition, I invested a lot in physical preparation, for example with a special high-altitude training camp in Kenya in the winter of 2023.
In mid-April, I resigned from my part-time job as an environmental engineer in order to create optimal conditions for the World Champs preparation during 3 months as a professional athlete.