Do want to know more about our Telemark Athletes? Then you are on the right place! Each week in Summer we introduce one athlete of the Telemark family.

This Week -  Martina Wyss, Switzerland

First Name: Martina

Last Name: Wyss

Birthdate: 22.05.1995

Language: German, English

Material: Völkl, Leki Scarpa, Bliz

Sponsors: Tourismus Lauterbunnen, Ski Club Lauterbunnen, Claude Bernard, Woo Nutrition, Ski School Wengen

Profession: Merchant, Ski Insrtucter/ Coach, Masseuse

Hobbies: Freeride, Paragliding, Climbing

Motto: Life is only as good as your mindset

Why do you Telemark? It wasn’t planned at all to be very honest, I grew up with a huge passion for skiing and competing. Somehow I got into it after my alpine career and really enjoyed being a part of the telemark family and the whole variety of the sport. I am always searching for new challenges and was happy to find another discipline on snow to keep pushing my boundaries beside alpine and freeride. It’s something different and in the end it’s on snow and that’s all that matters to me.

What is your favorite Telemark discipline? Paralell- Sprint. As we are an individual discipline I really enjoy competing with another competitor for a change. It is way more fun in my eyes to share all the adrenalin, happines and passion for skiing at the same time on the same run.

How often do you train per Week? Whats your favorite Training? I just joined the Telematk Team last season and have mostly been training at home individually. However, I have been injured for the majority of my telemark career so my training at the moment has mostly been rehab training with my physiotherapist. My favorite way to train is be being polysportive. I love climbing, hike and fly, beach volleyball, badminton etc. as well as long mountain hikes. This is the way I have the most fun and stay motivated.

What was the best experience of your career so far? My biggest career highlight so far has been bronze at the World champs in Rjukan, Norway 2019 and my first world cup victory last season Rjukan NOR (2017/2018). All in all I really enjoy the whole experience. With not even 20 telemark world cups in my life and especially all the injuries I have had in the past I am enjoying the whole journey that telemark skiing is taking me on.

Whats your favorite race on the World Cup Calendar? Rjukan (NOR) good organisation and stunning landscape.

**Tell us something  we should know about you...**I joind the Telemark cirkus after 15 days of telemarking in my life.

Last but not least..what do you wish for the Future? Stay healthy, having fun in whatever I am doing.!!

Want to know more about Martina Wyss? Here some quick links to the Homepage, Sponsors, Partners...

Tourismus Lauterbunnen, https://lauterbrunnen.swiss/de/sommer/
Skiclub Lauterbunnen, https://www.sclauterbrunnen.ch
Claude Bernard, https://www.claudebernard.ch
Swiss, Ski and Snowboard School Wengen, http://www.skiwengen.ch/

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