German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (L) pose with Germany's rhythmic gymnast Darja Varfolomeev during a ceremony to award German Olympic and Paralympic medal winners with the "Silver Laurel Leaf" on November 4, 2024 in Berlin. The "Silver Laurel Leaf" is the highest state award for sporting excellence in Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Thomas Weikert, President of the German Olympic Sports Confederation ('Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund', DOSB), sing the national anthem at the end of a ceremony to award German Olympic and Paralympic medal winners with the "Silver Laurel Leaf" on November 4, 2024 in Berlin. The "Silver Laurel Leaf" is the highest state award for sporting excellence in Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier addresses guests at the start of a ceremony to award German Olympic and Paralympic medal winners with the "Silver Laurel Leaf" on November 4, 2024 in Berlin. The "Silver Laurel Leaf" is the highest state award for sporting excellence in Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Germany's football forward Alexandra Popp addresses the athletes at the end of a ceremony to award German Olympic and Paralympic medal winners with the "Silver Laurel Leaf" on November 4, 2024 in Berlin. The "Silver Laurel Leaf" is the highest state award for sporting excellence in Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Germany's football forward Alexandra Popp addresses the athletes at the end of a ceremony to award German Olympic and Paralympic medal winners with the "Silver Laurel Leaf" on November 4, 2024 in Berlin. The "Silver Laurel Leaf" is the highest state award for sporting excellence in Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Germany's football forward Alexandra Popp addresses guests at the end of a ceremony to award German Olympic and Paralympic medal winners with the "Silver Laurel Leaf" on November 4, 2024 in Berlin. The "Silver Laurel Leaf" is the highest state award for sporting excellence in Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (L) pose with Germany's triathlete Lisa Tertsch during a ceremony to award German Olympic and Paralympic medal winners with the "Silver Laurel Leaf" on November 4, 2024 in Berlin. The "Silver Laurel Leaf" is the highest state award for sporting excellence in Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Germany's football forward Alexandra Popp addresses guests at the end of a ceremony to award German Olympic and Paralympic medal winners with the "Silver Laurel Leaf" on November 4, 2024 in Berlin. The "Silver Laurel Leaf" is the highest state award for sporting excellence in Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)