Althaus speechless after first major championship gold
Katharina Althaus broke her silver medal streak to take a first individual gold at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica, Slovenia.The German was runner up in the same event, normal hill, at Pyeongchang 2018 and Beijing 2022, either side of world silver at Tyrol 2019.And going into the final, Anna Odine Stroem led Althaus by 0.2 points but a fine jump of 97m put the pressure on the Norwegian.With a strong tailwind, Stroem could only manage 114.8 points to take bronze, sparking tears from Althaus and her coach.Althaus said: «I'm speechless. It's so great.


