Ski jumper Katharina Althaus in the German House at the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang
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Katharina Althaus, Karl Geiger, Markus Eisenbichler made it.
You are athletically successful and financially independent.
The ski jumpers recently demonstrated their sporting success in the mixed team competition at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, where they won the gold medal.
Eisenbichler became world champion on the large hill two years ago, Geiger is ski flying world champion, Althaus is a four-time team world champion.
But they don't just earn their money as successful top athletes: Althaus and Geiger are customs officers, and Eisenbichler's federal police officers.
The more medals, the more victories, the more rewards.
For a few athletes this wish will become reality.
They are dependent on the financial security they receive through the sponsorship of top-class sports.
Many competitive athletes are therefore employed by the police, customs or the armed forces.
They receive a monthly salary, are covered and can devote themselves to their sport.
The Federal Ministry of the Interior supports top-class sport with 265 million euros annually.
But what do the authorities get from their sometimes prominent employees?
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