Carolin Langenhorst

THE SECOND LINE ON THE ATTACK

With the talented Selina Jörg and Cheyenne Loch having called time on their careers at the end of last season, it's now up to the second-row athletes to show what they're capable of. Not least for Carolin Langenhorst, bronze medallist at the 2016 Junior World Championships and runner-up at the 2017 Rogla World Cup. And thanks to her third-place finish at this year's World Cup in Bannoye, Russia, she has set her sights on qualifying for the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing.

BAVARIA REWARDS SOCIAL COMMITMENT IN 2020

Flag bearer for Team Snowboard Germany, Carolin was born on February 3, 1996 in Hamm and grew up in Berchtesgaden. After discovering snowboarding with her older brother, she quickly took a liking to it and went on to become one of the world's best in the Parallel Giant Slalom and Parallel Slalom disciplines. A keen sportswoman, Carolin Langenhorst studies Educational Science at the LMU in her home town of Munich. Carolin Langenhorst has a strong social conscience, and it was during the first Covid confinement that she showed just how impressive her commitment is. She volunteered to help out at the Bad Reichenhall Health Agency's telephone answering service. “Instead of sitting at home doing nothing, I wanted to get involved intellectually and socially”. This commitment was rewarded with the Bayerischen Sportpreis 2020 (Bavarian Sport Trophy), presented by Joachim Herrmann, Bavaria's Minister of the Interior and Sport.

HER GOAL: TOP 8 AT THE O.J.

As well as snowboarding, she enjoys baking, mountaineering, surfing and acrobatics. Describing herself as cerebral, she feels this sometimes plays tricks on her snowboarding. She finds it hard to switch off and let go, and she'd like to change that. Before each race, the soon-to-be 26-year-old has a ritual: making the sign of the cross on the start line. Perhaps it will bring her luck at the Beijing Olympics. She can feel the pressure mounting. “Now we have to go,” she says. “The coaches are trying to protect us from the pressure, but it's obviously impossible to escape it. We're on the right track and, above all, very motivated.”

She doesn't yet know if that will be enough to get on the podium, but she's still hoping for a Top 8 finish. In 2018, she finished ninth at the Olympic Games. In 2022, she's aiming higher. Julbo wishes her the best of luck!