“It was a nightmare” – Kramer in a mental low

“They were horrible days, sleepless nights. “I didn’t want to believe the whole thing,” explained the 20-year-old at a press conference. At the end of January, Kramer tested positive for the coronavirus at the World Cup in Willingen. A blow in the neck for the dominator of this year's Ski Jumping World Cup. The Olympic Games, in which she was of course supposed to compete for the gold medal, suddenly became a long way off.

A circumstance that really bothered the Salzburg woman. “I was really in a bit of a hole. The feeling is horrible because you get up every day with the idea of performing there in mind. And suddenly it's gone." Although there are still a few winter games in the future where she can show off, she doesn't take that for granted. “Four years is a long time and you see that things always happen that you don’t have an idea of.” “Four years is a long time and you see that things always happen that you don’t have an idea of.” Sara Marita Kramer Now that the Olympic Games for ski jumpers have already ended, the focus is moving back to the World Cup. Kramer wants to attack at the front again if possible. “It's mentally difficult, of course, it wasn't so easy with motivation at the beginning, but things are looking up,” she said before her comeback in Hinzenbach, Upper Austria (February 24th to 27th). Competition as motivation She needs direct competition with her competitors to motivate her. Since their positive test, the jump skis have almost collected dust. The constant waiting for a possible reversal of events had taken over Kramer. Nevertheless, she kept her fingers crossed for her teammates and followed the Olympic competitions. “I didn’t want to miss it.” In Hinzenbach, Kramer wants to aim high again. © ANSA / MARTIN DIVISEK

Now she is getting back into the action herself and is aiming to win the overall World Cup. “Of course the overall World Cup is still my goal and my focus for the season. I know that I am good at ski jumping and can achieve a lot. “I’ll try everything that’s possible,” she said, emphasizing her ambitions.

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“It was a nightmare” – Kramer in a mental low

She was considered one of the big favorites for gold, but saw her dream shattered shortly before the Olympics. Sara Marita Kramer then withdrew and isolated herself. Now she gives an insight into her world over the past three weeks.

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