Katharina HENNIG

14 Jun 1996
25
Female
ANNABERG - BUCHHOLZ
 
Germany
SONTHOFEN
 
Germany

Events and Medals

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
6Women's 4 × 5 kilometres Relay2018PyeongChang, KOR
19Women's 30 kilometres Mass Start, Classical2018PyeongChang, KOR
22Women's 15 kilometres Skiathlon2018PyeongChang, KOR
27Women's Sprint, Classical2018PyeongChang, KOR
World Championship
RankEventYearLocation
4Rel 4x5 km M Ladies2019Seefeld, AUT
5Rel 4x5 km M Ladies2021Oberstdorf, GER
6Rel 4x5 km M Ladies2017Lathi, FIN
10Skiathlon 7.5/7.5km F/C Ladies2017Lathi, FIN
1110 km C Ladies2019Seefeld, AUT
16Skiathlon 7.5/7.5km C/F Ladies2019Seefeld, AUT
1830 km C Mst Ladies2021Oberstdorf, GER
1830 km F Mst Ladies2017Lathi, FIN
2130 km F Mst Ladies2019Seefeld, AUT
2610 km C Ladies2017Lathi, FIN
27SP C Final Ladies2021Oberstdorf, GER
29Skiathlon 7.5/7.5km C/F Ladies2021Oberstdorf, GER
World Cup Rankings
SeasonDistanceAllSprint
2021/202261250
2020/202161154
2019/2020121848
2018/2019143070
2017/2018233969
Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km
SeasonSP C10 km C10 km F10 km F Pursuit10 km C Mst10 km C Pursuit7.5/7.5 km C/F15 km F
2021/20221 x 28th1 x 3rd1 x 9th1 x 12th
2020/20211 x 29th1 x 11th1 x 4th1 x 13th
2019/20201 x 42nd1 x 8th1 x 22nd1 x 5th1 x 10th
2018/20191 x 24th1 x 9th1 x 14th1 x 30th
Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events longer than 15km
Season30 km F Pursuit30 km C MstOverall
2020/20211 x 18th1 x 8th
2019/20201 x 6th
2018/20191 x 8th
Best performances in World Cup races from 2018/2019 - Team events
SeasonTSP F4x5 km Mst R
2021/20221 x 7th
2020/20211 x 6th
2019/20201 x 7th1 x 5th
2018/20191 x 8th
World Cup
SeasonFIS Tour de Ski Ladies
2021/20221 x 9th
Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
RankEventSeasonLocation
310 km C2021/2022Ruka, FIN
74x5 km Mst R2021/2022Lillehammer, NOR
9FIS Tour de Ski Ladies2021/2022FIS Tour de Ski, FIS
910 km F2021/2022Davos, SUI
1210 km F Pursuit2021/2022Ruka, FIN
1310 km F2021/2022Lillehammer, NOR
28SP C2021/2022Ruka, FIN
Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
RankEventSeasonLocation
9FIS Tour de Ski Ladies2021/2022FIS Tour de Ski, FIS
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Katha (xc-ski.de, 3 Apr 2019)

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Spending time with the family. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

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Athlete, Sports Soldier

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Graduation from high school (German Abitur). (Athlete, Jun 2021)

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Father, Heiko. Mother, Karin. Brother, Hans. Partner, Christian Dotzler (live together in Oberstdorf, Bavaria). (freiepresse.de, 24 Nov 2018)

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German, English

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WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal e.V. (Oberwiesenthal, GER)

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National: Erik Schneider (GER)

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Father Heiko Hennig (Nordic combined): Represented East Germany Nordic combined and a technical official in the sport.

Mother Karen Hennig (Cross-country skiing).

Brother Hans Hennig (Cross-country skiing): Competing at the FIS level.

Partner Christian Dotzler (Cross-country skiing): Competed at the FIS level and now coaching.

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Ski touring. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

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2016 World Cup in Ruka (Sprint - 40th)

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2016

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Started the sport at age six because of a friend of her aunts, cross-country-skier Viola Bauer (GER) who suggested she join the cross-country training of the SV Neudorf. Her first trainer, Joachim Gerstenberger, was Viola's former coach. (dsv-jahrbuch.de; Athlete, Jun 2021)

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Both parents were professional winter sport athletes. She followed her parents into the sport. (xc-ski.de, 3 Apr 2019)

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Winning an Olympic and World Championships. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

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Finishing second and third at the Tour de Ski in Val di Fiemme (10 km mass start), and sixth in the Distance Overall World Cup 2020/21. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

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Cross-country skier Viola Bauer (GER), three-time Olympic and three-time World Championship medallist. They were in the same ski club when she started cross-country skiing. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

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"Sport is push and surpass myself, while I’m doing my passion every day." (Athlete, Jun 2021)

Milestones

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Skied the second leg on the 4x5km relay team, finishing sixth in her Olympic Winter Games debut at PyeongChang 2018.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
In three World Championships appearances (2017-19), she has four top-10 finishes (one individual skiathon 10th in her 2017 debut, three in the relay with a best of fourth in 2019).

Bronze medallist in the 15km mass start classic at the 2019 U23 World Championships (fourth in 10km free, just 7.6 seconds from bronze).

Three-time Junior World Championships medallist winning one individual silver (10km free in 2016) and two 4x3.3km relay bronzes (2013, 2015).

WORLD CUP
First time on the World Cup podium, she finished second in 2017 in Ulricehamn (4x5km relay) followed by two individual podiums in the 10km mass start at the Tour de Ski in Val di Fiemme (second in 2021, third in 2020).

BEST SEASON 2020/21
Ended the 2020/2021 season in sixth in the distance ranking and 11th in the overall ranking, the best season of her career so far.

Legend
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Gold
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Silver
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Gold Medal Event
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