That’s what former world champion Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle is doing today.

This is what former world champion Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle is doing today

She dominated women's cross-country skiing for over a decade and a half. Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle has been withdrawn from competitive sport for ten years now. What is the two-time Olympic champion doing today?

06 December 2024

From: sn

Whether at the traditional Bärbeletreiben with her two daughters Mina and Greta or on the descent with her dog Friedl, one thing is certain: Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle is not bored. The hard-working poster lets her fans share in the active family life with her husband Johannes Stehle as well as the kids and their dog Friedl. The family lives in Fischen in Allgäu, close to the mountains, which all family members regularly visit and use.

Just like their mother, her two daughters, aged seven and nine, are real aces on skis. Given their mother's successes, it would not be surprising if the two of them also made a name for themselves in skiing. So for the first Advent, the motto was: skiing fun for the whole family - and everyone as they please.

Ski touring, love of dogs and commitment to premature babies.

A week ago, the 44-year-old and her dog Friedl went on their first ski tour of the year together. Friedl, the Hungarian Vizsla, especially gets his money's worth from his owner's passion. Together with her faithful companion, the 2003 world champion can relive the old days in four times five kilometers of cross-country skiing.

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Aside from family life and the numerous trips to the picturesque Allgäu mountains, the Traunstein native is involved in various charitable causes, including a visit to a children's clinic in March of this year and the premature babies project, which is close to her heart. Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle, a Sachenbach native, was born prematurely herself. Together with the Federal Association "The Premature Child", she is drawing attention to this problem.

A real jack of all trades

Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle was one of the most famous German cross-country skiers and later also a biathlete. Her greatest successes were in cross-country skiing, where she won gold in the relay and silver in the sprint at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Four years later in Turin she won another silver medal in the relay. She also impressed at the World Championships, winning a total of five medals, including gold in the relay in 2003 in Val di Fiemme.

After switching to biathlon in 2012, she impressed with several World Cup podium places and proved her versatility at the highest level. In her first official competition, Sachenbacher-Stehle won the gold medal at a German championship. After the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, the Allgäu native announced the end of her sporting career. Today, her family and recreational sports dominate her everyday life.