Strength and appearance coexist, German track and field Internet celebrity Erica Schmidt qualified for the Paris Olympics.
Recently, the domestic track and field circle has frequently caused heated discussions because of the clothing of female athletes, and many netizens think that the competition clothes are too revealing.
In fact, we can look at these issues objectively and rationally.
In addition to reducing wind resistance and improving adaptability, there is also its realism.
Cases of athletes using their status as national teams to gain attention are not uncommon in world sports.
Athletics, in particular, is not as well-paid as ball games, and there are only a handful of athletes who can achieve financial freedom in this sport and even become billionaires.
In order to solve the real problems of athletes, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have issued a "landmark resolution"!
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In order to increase the ratings, many women's events, the organizing committee also had to promote athletes to wear ultra-shorts, which is the same situation in beach volleyball, women's wrestling, wrestling and other events.
This is also a problem that many leagues cannot avoid, in fact, the main reason why individual Internet celebrity athletes are scolded on the Internet is, in the final analysis, "morality is not worthy".
There is no successful result in the international competition, and the only international Asian Games, the transfer of contradictions, stealing the spotlight and other actions, not only did not satisfy peers, teammates, and audiences, but also made the referee team questioned, is this to win glory for the country, or shame?
The three sentences are inseparable from winning glory for the country and hometown, and even the excuses of makeup and tattoos are to show the better side to the audience......
In this regard, I can only say, Mr. Righteousness!
In stark contrast to what they did on the Internet, it is ultimately a matter of strength, and of course we expect these Internet celebrities to be ashamed and squeeze into the Paris Olympics.
Note that an individual's BP qualifying for the Olympic Games does not mean that he or she has a ticket to the Olympic Games!
Recently, the same track and field Internet celebrity who has become famous in Europe has really turned over with his strength.
She is the "German running model" Erica Schmidt, who can be said to be the first "beautiful out of the circle" Internet celebrity athlete in the track and field circle, and she became popular on social networks as early as 2017.
At the 2017 European Under-20 Championships, Erica Schmidt represented the German athletics team in the 4x400 relay race, and this international debut made her overnight celebrity.
Of course, the premise is to get the results, otherwise the camera will not give her (except for stealing the spotlight across 8 tracks).
The German team won silver in the 4x400 relay that year.
Born into a family of sportsmen, Erica Schmidt excelled in relay races, long jump, 400m and hurdles, and was accepted by a local sports club at the age of seven.
After her video at the European Championships went viral, she was also named the "sexiest track and field athlete in the world" by sports columns in Busted Coverage, The Sun, Daily Mail and other media outlets.
Even if Erica Schmidt became popular, she did not sign a media company for it, let alone hype.
She even began to fear this overnight success, because Schmidt's personal life had been disrupted and the media stalked her into fear.
The famous Erica Schmidt has only signed with a few sportswear brands and has no various endorsements.
In 2018, he missed the Tokyo Olympics due to injury, during which time she went to study at the German School of Media Management.
However, during the Tokyo Olympics, Erica Schmidt flew to Tokyo as a substitute.
In the 2019 European U23 Athletics Championships 4×400m relay, he finished third with the team. At the 2019 German Athletics Championships, Schmidt finished third in the under-23 400m race and second in the 4×400m relay as part of the SCC Berlin team.
Schmidt's German team finished fifth in the final of the 4×400m relay at the 2022 European Athletics Championships, her first international race of the season in the open air.
Summing up the most dazzling results (World Championships into the top 8, European Championships silver medal).
It has more than 7 million followers on social networks.
Schmidt missed out on Olympic qualification in the women's 4x400m qualifying round at the just-concluded National Stadium in the Bahamas on the 6th. But in the next 4x400m mixed race, Schmidt and his teammates qualified for the Paris Olympics.
According to the Daily Mail, in an interview with the media at the beginning of 2024, Schmidt also frankly mentioned her income, her main salary comes from the German Sports Foundation, and her monthly training expenses are only 600 pounds (about 5400 yuan).
But despite the modest base salary, Schmidt openly said in an interview with Bild that she had recently rejected a lucrative endorsement from a "well-known" company, and said she had to "trust and support" a brand "100 percent of the time" to sign a contract.
It is reported that the brand has given an endorsement fee of up to 6 figures, which is also a valuable endorsement fee for a first-line model.
Germany's Internet economy is different from that in China, and there is also a big gap between Internet celebrities and live broadcast industries, and endorsement fees are their main source of income.
And she refused the endorsement without hesitation! What a great courage this is.
In an interview with the German press, Schmidt added: "In principle, I have to admit that for most German track and field athletes, it is very difficult to make a living from sports. Tournaments do make money, but most tournaments are stretched thin. Personally, I can't make ends meet with my race income because I have to pay for travel and hotel expenses for most of the races. ”
Schmidt also admits: "Most of us study part-time to build a second source of income, or even do small jobs part-time. ”
She is subtle and low-key on and off the court, which is in stark contrast to her popularity.
This kind of patience is especially important for an athlete.