Nadja Wenger

Memorable sporting achievement	Competing at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (blick.ch, 05 Feb 2022; SportsDeskOnline, 28 Oct 2022)
Other sports	She has represented Switzerland in roller speed skating, and competed at the world championships in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2023. (CCN Inline Europe Instagram profile, 29 Aug 2023; SportsDeskOnline, 11 Oct 2023; rollerenligne.com, 23 Jun 2019)
Famous relatives	Her younger brother Livio has represented Switzerland in both speed skating and roller speed skating. He competed at the 2018 and 2022 Olympic Winter Games, and the 2019 World Roller Games in Barcelona, Spain. (SportsDeskOnline, 28 Oct 2022; srf.ch, 13 Aug 2017)

Reason for choosing this sport

She and her brother Livio were introduced to inline skating by their elder sibling Marco. She later took up speed skating on ice after encouragement from coach Kalon Dobbin.

Most influential person in career	Coach Kalon Dobbin. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
Hero / Idol	Swiss tennis player Stanislas Wawrinka. (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)

When and where did you begin this sport?

She began speed skating in October 2018.

Sporting philosophy / motto	"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." [Samuel Beckett] (Athlete, 14 Nov 2019)
Other information	RAPID RISE Having begun inline skating alongside her brothers Livio and Marco, she did not take up ice speed skating until 2018. In less than four years, she was representing Switzerland at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. "During my studies I was still active in inline skating. During this time, studying was the top priority. In 2018 I completed my master's degree and was now able to concentrate fully on sport. That was the moment I switched to speed skating and ever since then my focus has been on the sport. Livio was a little earlier than me. That has to do with the fact that I was still studying and it is almost impossible to do professional speed skating in Switzerland. For example, there is no 400 metre track. That's why I came to speed skating relatively late. I have benefited a lot from the experience Livio previously had." (blick.ch, 05 Feb 2022; unilu.ch, 28 Jan 2022) FURTHER EDUCATION She has studied for a master's degree in global governance and world society at the University of Lucerne in Switzerland. She has also studied for a degree in law. (blick.ch, 05 Feb 2022; unilu.ch, 28 Jan 2022; Athlete, 14 Nov 2019) OTHER ACTIVITIES She has served as a columnist for the Luzerner Zeitung newspaper in Switzerland. (luzernerzeitung.ch, 06 Oct 2023, 20 Oct 2022)

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Training Regime

She trains up to 25 hours a week in Geisingen, Germany, during the northern hemisphere summer months.

Milestones

She competed in team pursuit alongside her international teammates Kaitlyn McGregor and Ramona Hardi at the 2021 World Cup event in Heerenveen, Netherlands, which was the first time Switzerland had been represented in women's team pursuit on the World Cup circuit. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Feb 2021; swissiceskating.ch, 15 Dec 2020)

Name of coach

Kalon Dobbin [national], NZL