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Christmas Eve garners hope and joy in the individuals, no matter what professions they belong to. However, for a German track and field athlete and social media sensation, the day came as a nutshell of the two mentioned humane feelings. She shared the nooks and crannies of her solemnized day in her Instagram story. All it could do was to raise multiple observations. 

The discussion gained further detail as the Paris Olympics are close at hand. Moreover, the insights perfected the inner self that remains away from the spotlight often. 

Alica Schmidt narrates her Christmas celebration through episodes of events 

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Alica Schmidt’s Instagram story dictated her usual sprinting in the track when she started her day on December 24. The story showcased an already giving up brother kneeling to his charismatic sister in the track as the caption flaunted, “Christmas workout with my brother today”. The closure of the race captured the brother down to the side while the winning sister showed off the heart rate, reaching 140 BPM trying after multiple strides. That wasn’t the end of the sibling rivalry-cum-celebration as soon as the duo engaged in playing Mario Kart. That slowed down the moment with the captioned post, “Our Christmas ritual”. However, that was just one piece of the cake shared in the name of commotion. 

The latter part of observance was the gathering of friends. Magda and others join to fill the rest of the cusp as Alica Schmidt titled the story, “Now friendmas”. This time, Alica put her fashion quotient on display. However, from those insights, the living of the 25-year-old athlete shared the most limelight after facing serious questions in the past. 

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The life Alica Schmidt is dealing 

Alica Schmidt’s statement in the past regarding the athletic life she deals with attracted several questions. The whips came after her statement, ” In principle, I have to say that it is not easy for most German track and field athletes to make a living from sport,”. A further inspection opened the can of worms of the low payment row by the German sports authority. 

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The former European U20 champion revealed that the German athletes had to put in their own money to gain entry into the major competitions. So, for her, multiple earning commitments were necessary. However, Alica Schmidt’s Christmas shares inflicted her major participation chance in the Paris Olympics. That would surely be a mixture of hope and joy to many on the eve. 

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