Ramona Härdi

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Name of coach	Kalon Dobbin [national], NZL; Shane Dobbin [national], NZL; Roy Dobbin [national], NZL
When and where did you begin this sport?	She began inline skating at an early age. She switched to speed skating in 2012 in Zurich, Switzerland.
Reason for choosing this sport	She followed some friends from inline skating to speed skating. "Since all my inline sports colleagues tried to move onto the skates I could not resist the opportunity. We formed a good training community and suddenly I liked the skates more than the wheels."
Club / Team	Eislauf-Club Zurich: Switzerland
Training Regime	She trains up to 25 hours a week in Geisingen, Germany, between March and September. She trains in Inzell, Germany, during the northern hemisphere winter months.

Other information	OCCUPATION She works part-time as a technical drawer and also receives sponsorship support from the Swiss army. (aargauersport.ch, 07 Oct 2021)
Ambitions	To compete at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, and to win a medal at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (ramonahaerdi.ch, 02 Jan 2021; aargauerzeitung.ch, 17 Feb 2021)
Other sports	She has represented Switzerland in roller speed skating at the European junior championships. (ramonahaerdi.ch, 28 Oct 2016)
Memorable sporting achievement	Finishing seventh in team pursuit at the 2021 World Single Distance Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (aargauerzeitung.ch, 17 Feb 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 10 Nov 2021)
Most influential person in career	Coach Timo Jarvinen. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
Hero / Idol	Belgian speed skater Bart Swings. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"If there's a will, there's a way." (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
Hobbies	Reading. (aargauerzeitung.ch, 01 Dec 2020)
Injuries	Injuries to both knees and her back prevented her from training for three months in 2020. (aargauerzeitung.ch, 01 Dec 2020) She was affected by severe knee pain in 2019. (ramonahaerdi.ch, 01 Apr 2020)
Milestones	She competed in team pursuit alongside her international teammates Nadja Wenger and Kaitlyn McGregor at the 2021 World Cup event in Heerenveen, Netherlands, which was the first time Switzerland had been represented in the discipline on the World Cup circuit. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Feb 2021; swissiceskating.ch, 15 Dec 2020)