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Herrmann-Wick and Krause Urge Real Support for Athlete Mothers on BR Podcast

The episode spotlights demands for concrete backing to help mothers stay in elite sport.

Overview

  • On BR24Sport's Pizza & Pommes, Denise Herrmann-Wick and Gesa Krause described systemic gaps that leave childcare and logistics to athletes themselves.
  • Krause said she lost sponsors after becoming a mother and warned that financial insecurity deters athletes from having children mid‑career.
  • She returned to top competition roughly a year after giving birth in April 2023, including a start at the Paris Olympics.
  • Herrmann-Wick voiced a wish to see more mothers in the World Cup and cited France as a country with more practiced reintegration.
  • Host Felix Neureuther recounted similar hurdles in Germany, and a follow-up podcast episode is scheduled for November 26.