Overview
- Schmidt announced on Instagram that she has ended her roughly seven-month training stint with an international group based in Switzerland and will move back to Berlin to train with her former coach.
- She said the constant travel between Germany and Switzerland became sportingly and mentally unsustainable and that ending the project was a difficult but necessary choice.
- The move is part of Schmidt’s shift from the 400m to the 800m, and she said her Berlin base will let her focus on the endurance, pacing and consistency the longer distance requires.
- Before making the announcement she took a short birthday wellness break in Leogang, Austria, where she shared social posts including a plunge in an about four-degree alpine lake.
- Schmidt is a high-profile German athlete with junior European medals and membership of Germany’s 2024 Olympic team, and a stable coaching setup could shape her preparation and form for the coming season.