Over the last two years, Germany women’s national team has reached the summit of the beach handball world, now holding the European, world, and World Games titles. One of their key players is Lucie-Marie Kretzschmar, who has stepped out of the shadow of her iconic handball family. This is the third article in a series building up to the EHF Beach Handball EURO 2023 on 24-28 May in Nazaré, Portugal.