Overview
- Organizers confirmed her exit shortly before the start of stage three in Toblach.
- The German Ski Association said she did not feel fully fit and preferred to avoid risks with the Olympics approaching.
- She had already met the national Olympic qualification standard with a season-best 10th place on stage two.
- Head coach Peter Schlickenrieder praised the decision as a sign of maturity and highlighted her intention to deliver at the Games.
- The third stage was a 5 km event using the new Heat Mass Start format, as Germany also copes with Laura Gimmler’s illness absence and Victoria Carl’s suspension after a positive doping test.