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Ramona Härdi

Switzerland

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSSUI20904199701
NOCSwitzerland
Born09 Apr 1997 in  Aarau
GenderWomen
Higher educationDesign, Marketing - Lenzburg Vocational School [SUI] / Marketing & Business School Zurich [SUI]
ResidenceMöriken, SUI
OccupationArmed Forces Athlete, Engineer, Technical Drawer
LanguagesEnglish, German
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 40.77 09 Mar 2024 Inzell  
    1000m 1:20.41 13 Oct 2023 Inzell  
    1500m 1:58.58 27 Jan 2024 Salt Lake City, UT  
    3000m 4:09.87 26 Jan 2024 Salt Lake City, UT  
    5000m 7:31.29 20 Nov 2021 Salt Lake City, UT  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
European Single Distances Championships
Event  
European Single Distances Championships
    Team Pursuit 6 Laps     1  
General Interest
General Interest
Other sportsShe has represented Switzerland in roller speed skating, and finished 13th in the marathon at the 2022 European Championships in L'Aquila, Italy. (ramonahaerdi.ch, 26 Sep 2022; europeanws2022.it, 11 Sep 2022; SportsDeskOnline, 11 Oct 2023)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportShe followed some friends from inline skating to speed skating because she wanted to try an Olympic sport. "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."  
General Interest
General Interest
AmbitionsTo win a medal at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (ramonahaerdi.ch, 02 Jan 2021; aargauerzeitung.ch, 17 Feb 2021)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachKalon Dobbin [national], NZL  
When and where did you begin this sport?She began inline skating at age six. She switched to speed skating at age 15 in Zurich, Switzerland.  
General Interest
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievementQualifying for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)  
Most influential person in careerCoaches Timo Jarvinen and Kalon Dobbin. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)  
Hero / IdolBelgian speed skater Bart Swings. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)  
Sporting philosophy / motto"If there's a will, there's a way." (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)  
Social Media
Social Media
ramonahaerdi.ch/  
www.facebook.com/ramona.hardi.5  
General Interest
General Interest
HobbiesMaking and drinking coffee, hiking, snowboarding, yoga, reading. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)  
InjuriesInjuries 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)
 
MilestonesShe 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 women's team pursuit on the World Cup circuit. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Feb 2021; swissiceskating.ch, 15 Dec 2020)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Training RegimeShe trains up to six hours a day, six days per week in Geisingen, Germany, between March and September. She trains in Inzell, Germany, during the northern hemisphere winter months.  
General Interest
General Interest
Other informationRETURN TO INLINE SKATING
She said that disappointment with her 2021/22 speed skating season led her to return to inline skating, the sport she had first taken up as a child. She went on to compete in roller speed skating at the 2022 European Championships in L'Aquila, Italy. "This summer [in 2022] training was a bit different to previous years. After a disappointing season I was looking for new goals and, in particular, I wanted to enjoy competing again. I started inline skating at age six and it was in this sport that I made my first steps towards elite sport. It was a pleasure for me to be able to devote more time to inline skating again and at the same time gain important experience for the winter." (ramonahaerdi.ch, 26 Sep 2022; europeanws2022.it, 11 Sep 2022)

OCCUPATION
She works part-time as a technical drawer for a company that produces vehicle and workshop technology. (vtg.admin.ch, 03 May 2023; LinkedIn profile, 01 Oct 2022; Lenzburger Bezirks-Anzeiger, 14 Apr 2022)
 
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamEislauf-Club Zurich: Switzerland  
General Interest
General Interest
NicknamesMona (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2023/2024 European Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit3  
    2020/2021 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 6 Laps7  
    2023/2024 European Single Distances Championships Mass Start7  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start7  
    2023/2024 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit8  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start9  
    2021/2022 European Single Distances Championships Mass Start11  
    2023/2024 European Single Distances Championships 3000m12  
    2017/2018 European Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps13  
    2023/2024 European Single Distances Championships 1500m14  
    2021/2022 European Single Distances Championships 3000m15  
    2023/2024 World Allround Championships Allround20  
    2018 Olympic Games Mass Start 16 Laps23  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2023/2024 Quebec, QC Mass Start2  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification Mass Start6  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification Mass Start13  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps24  
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps27  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m30  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps33  
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification 3000m33  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification Mass Start35  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1500m51  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m56