Experience the stars of the equestrian scene up close – not just during the ten days of the CHIO Aachen in Soers, but now also regularly on the CHIO Aachen Podcast. In this podcast, special guests join Marc Eschweiler to provide behind-the-scenes looks and share personal insights into their private and sporting lives.

Episode 4

CHRISTIAN KUKUK: INTO THE OLYMPIC FINAL WITH A POSITIVE PREGNANCY TEST

‘Sometimes I get to the point where I ask myself: how did you actually do it?’ Christian Kukuk still seems a little incredulous a few months after his sensational triumph at the Olympic Games in Paris when he talks about his path to the gold medal. A path that is peppered with many fateful moments, encounters and coincidences that ultimately result in a perfect script. The highlight: his partner’s positive pregnancy test immediately before the Olympic individual final. In the fourth episode of the CHIO Aachen Podcast, recorded on the grounds of the legendary Ludger Beerbaum in Riesenbeck, the show-jumper talks about his life and reveals that he initially had no interest in riding as a teenager.

(currently only available in German)

Episode 3

JESSICA VON BREDOW-WERNDL: THE FOUR-TIME OLYMPIC CHAMPION SPEAKS MORE OPEN THAN EVER

The stables in Aubenhausen are her oasis of calm, where Jessica von Bredow-Werndl can recharge her batteries. The four-time Olympic gold medallist has needed this repeatedly over the past few years, because after the greatest successes of her career, she has not – as is often assumed by outsiders – permanently been on cloud nine. In the third episode of the CHIO Aachen podcast, the 38-year-old talks remarkably openly about a lack of motivation after the Tokyo Olympics, the extreme pressure after unusual mistakes in Paris and her methods for emerging stronger from these situations.

(currently only available in German)

Episode 2

INGRID KLIMKE AND GRETA BUSACKER: A UNIQUE MOTHER/DAUGHTER TEAM

Multi-talented – this is the word that best describes Ingrid Klimke and her daughter, Greta Busacker. In the second episode of the CHIO Aachen podcast, the two successful riders talk about their lives and take the listener into the very special atmosphere at “bush shows”, to an Olympic start on the first day of school and into their home – where rabbits, not horses, can be found in the garden. They also explain how they emerge stronger from every personal setback and why their tennis careers didn’t work out.

This episode was recorded amid a very special atmosphere, namely in the Main Stadium at the beginning of the show weekend at the CHIO Aachen 2024. At the time, Ingrid Klimke was still dreaming about competing in the dressage at the Olympic Games. It has since been announced that the meanwhile nominated reserve rider unfortunately can’t travel to Paris with the team, because her stallion, Franziskus FRH, is injured.

(currently only available in German)

Episode 1

MARCUS AND NADIA EHNING: BALANCING FAMILY LIFE AND TOP-LEVEL SPORT

Marcus Ehning is not known for being particularly talkative, but in the first episode of the CHIO Aachen Podcast, the highly successful show jumper from Borken, Westphalia, speaks more openly than ever. Perhaps it’s because his wife Nadia is also present – she is the most successful individual vaulter in the world. Together, they reminisce about how they met, provide insights into their daily family life, and share highlights and setbacks from their sporting careers with the listeners.

(currently only available in German)