Already at the age of 16 years old, she belonged to the extended squad if the Deutsche Nationalmannschaft (German Ladies Ice Hockey National Team) and traveled to the 2003 World Championship in Peking, which was canceled due to the SARS-Epidemics. One year later in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, she had her first assignment in a world championship. Due to some injuries she had to skip the 2006 Winter Olympics, and could not participate internationally until 2007.