Claus Lochbihler: Nadine, when I read your profile, I realised that you're pretty light for a great skier: 56 kilos.
Nadine Wallner: I always try to build up a bit more weight in winter. Because then you can get the skis around the corner even better. And you can ski a bit more dynamically and lively, even when the snow is heavier. It's not like you're always skiing in Japanese powder, where the snow just flies away from you. Laugh. But with all the exercise and my high basal metabolic rate, it doesn't really work with the weight gain. If you have really long ski touring and freeriding days in a row like I do and only have breakfast and only eat properly in the evening, that's simply not enough to gain weight.
You can't eat that many cheese dumplings.
No. Laughter.
This is - if I've read correctly - your favourite dish.
That's right. I'm an omnivore, but cheese dumplings are my favourite.
If you get an international visitor - will they be served Kaspressknödel?
With pleasure. Or a schnitzel - depending on whether you're veggie or not.
For climbing, 56 kilos is of course super....
There are hardly any sports that are as contradictory as skiing and climbing. A top climber doesn't really want to ski - you get thighs that you can't really use for climbing. Of course, downhill skiers are at the extreme of this - they need mass that they can set in motion.
When you were still riding in the Freeride World Tour, were you one of the lightest riders in the field?
It was quite a mixed bag. There were female riders who had significantly more muscle than me. But also those who had a similarly light physique. But of course I've often been told that I would have been a better climber if I hadn't skied that much.