Natalie Eilers about her life as a Canadian Ski Jumper

Wintersport · Sep 21, 2023 · 1h 3m

Being a ski jumper in Canada is certainly not easy: Calgary's ski jumping centre has been closed since 2018, leaving only the 2010 Olympic jumps in Whistler for the winter. Natalie Eilers grew up in Calgary and tells host Luis about her life as a ski jumper on a team that has to live in Europe to pursue its sport. She tells how she started ski jumping, why she continues despite thoughts about retiring, how she copes with long breaks from jumping and why Team Canada with world record holder and world champion Alexandria Louitt works so well. Wer Skispringen betreibt, hat es in Kanada nicht…