Nina Brunner

Betschart was born in Steinhausen, Switzerland. She began her career in indoor volleyball at VBC Steinhausen with her friend Nicole Eiholzer.{{cite magazine|title=Die Stars von morgen – Nina Betschart & Nicole Eiholzer: Ein unzertrennliches Duo|url=http://www.volleyball.ch/fileadmin/user_uploads/Flashbooks/Swissvolley_Magazine_4_11_D/index.html#/36/|magazine=Swiss Volley|first=Daniela |last=Senn|language=German|pages=36–37|date=4 November 2011|access-date=6 March 2017|ref=lbgs}} Later, Betschart and Eiholzer formed a beach volleyball duo under the supervision of the coach Kurt Brunner, the first and only coach of the pair.{{cite web|title=Mit intensivem Athletiktraining an die Weltspitze|url=http://www.redbull.com/ch/de/stories/1331733754089/nina-betschart-und-nicole-eiholzer-interview-part-2|publisher=RedBull.com|language=German|access-date=6 March 2017}} From 2008 to 2013 they won the Swiss Junior Championships in every category they competed: U15 (2008, 2009),{{cite magazine|title=Resultate der Beach-Schweizer-Meisterschaften 2008|url=http://www.volleyball.ch/fileadmin/_migrated/content_uploads/29_32_Beachsommer_D.pdf|magazine=Swiss Volley|language=German|page=32|date=3 September 2008|access-date=6 March 2017|ref=lbgs}}{{cite magazine|title=Resultate der Beach-Schweizer-Meisterschaften 2009|url=http://www.volleyball.ch/fileadmin/_migrated/content_uploads/36_41_Beach_SM_HeHeBox_01.pdf|magazine=Swiss Volley|language=German|page=40|date=3 September 2009|access-date=6 March 2017|ref=lbgs}} U18 (2010){{cite magazine|title=Resultate der Beach-Schweizer-Meisterschaften 2010|url=https://issuu.com/m-press/docs/svm_2010-3_d|magazine=Swiss Volley|language=German|page=33|date=3 September 2010|access-date=6 March 2017|ref=lbgs}} and U21 (2011, 2012, 2013).{{cite magazine|title=Resultate der Beach-Schweizer-Meisterschaften 2011|url=http://www.volleyball.ch/fileadmin/user_uploads/Flashbooks/SwissVolley_Magazine_3_11_D_web/index.html#/41/|magazine=Swiss Volley|language=German|page=41|date=3 September 2011|access-date=6 March 2017|ref=lbgs}}{{cite magazine|title=Resultate der Beach-Schweizer-Meisterschaften 2012|url=http://www.volleyball.ch/fileadmin/user_uploads/Flashbooks/SVM_2012-3_web_de/files/assets/basic-html/page19.html|magazine=Swiss Volley|language=German|page=19|date=3 September 2012|access-date=6 March 2017|ref=lbgs}}{{cite magazine|title=Resultate der Beach-Schweizer-Meisterschaften 2013|url=http://www.volleyball.ch/fileadmin/user_uploads/Flashbooks/SVM_2013-3_D/index.html#37/z|magazine=Swiss Volley|language=German|page=37|date=3 November 2013|access-date=6 March 2017|ref=lbgs}}

In 2011, along with Eiholzer, Betschart became fifth in the U19 World Championships in Umag.{{cite magazine|title=Augenblick: Grandios |url=http://www.volleyball.ch/fileadmin/user_uploads/Flashbooks/SwissVolley_Magazine_3_11_D_web/index.html#/25|magazine=Swiss Volley|language=German|page=25|date=3 September 2011|access-date=6 March 2017|ref=lbgs}} They reached the final at the U18 European Championships in Vilnius but lost to home favorite top-seeded Dumbauskaitė / Povilaityte in three sets (17–21, 22–20, 13–15) and settled for silver medal.[http://www.cev.lu/BeachVolley-Area/BeachVolley_2BOX.aspx?ID=632&mID=392&sID=&pID=0&chID=0&phaseID=0&champID=0&Mod= U18 European Championships 2011 {{!}} 11 – 14 August 2011]. CEV.lu. Retrieved 14 February 2017. For the U21 World Championships in Halifax, Betschart teamed up with Joana Heidrich after replacing Heidrich's original teammate Anouk Vergé-Dépré who was unable to play in the World Championships for health reasons, and they became the U21 World Champions after defeating Canada's top-seeded Altomare / Humana-Paredes in three sets.{{cite web|title=Schweizer Duo erobert WM-Gold|url=https://www.nzz.ch/urnnewsmlwwwsda-atsch20110904brz047-1.12336760|publisher=Neue Zürcher Zeitung|language=German|access-date=22 February 2017|ref=lbgs}}{{cite web|title=Swiss women win gold at FIVB Swatch Junior World Championships|url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2011/Event/viewPressRelease.asp?No=31975|publisher=FIVB.com|access-date=14 February 2017|ref=lbgs}} They were the first Swiss pair to claim the World Junior Championship title and at 15 years and 10 months, Betschart became the youngest player to win a gold medal in the history of FIVB U21 World Championships.{{cite magazine|last1=Senn|first1=Daniela|title=Schweizer Beachmärchen in Kanada|magazine=Swiss Volley|date=3 September 2011|pages=26–27|url=http://www.volleyball.ch/fileadmin/user_uploads/Flashbooks/SwissVolley_Magazine_3_11_D_web/index.html#/26/|language=German|access-date=6 March 2017}} After their international success, Betschart and Heidrich appeared on the cover of September 2011 issue of Swiss Volley magazine.{{cite magazine|title=Wir sind Weltmeister!|url=http://www.volleyball.ch/fileadmin/user_uploads/Flashbooks/SwissVolley_Magazine_3_11_D_web/index.html#/1/|magazine=Swiss Volley|language=German|page=1|date=3 September 2011|access-date=6 March 2017|ref=lbgs}}

The following year Betschart / Eiholzer were third at the U18 European Championships in Brno.{{cite magazine|last1=Senn|first1=Daniela|title=Der Beachvolleyball-Nachwuchs glänzte weltweit|magazine=Swiss Volley|language=German|date=3 September 2012|page=15|url=http://www.volleyball.ch/fileadmin/user_uploads/Flashbooks/SVM_2012-3_web_de/files/assets/basic-html/page15.html|access-date=6 March 2017}} At the U19 World Championships in Larnaca and the U20 European Championships in Hartberg, they finished in fifth place. Betschart was again the U21 World Champion at Halifax, this time with Anouk Vergé-Dépré, after beating the Brazilian pair Drussyla Costa / Rebecca Silva in straight sets in the final.{{cite web|title=Switzerland women golden again at FIVB SWATCH Junior World Championships|url=http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=36667&Language=en#.WKb-ZtKLSM8|publisher=FIVB.com|access-date=14 February 2017|ref=lbgs}}{{cite web|title=Swiss women snag gold at FIVB finals|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/sports/132327-swiss-women-snag-gold-at-fivb-finals|publisher=The Chronicle Herald|access-date=22 February 2017|ref=lbgs}} It was also a milestone in the career of Nina Betschart, she became the second woman after Brazil's Carolina Salgado to win gold in back-to-back years with different partners. Betschart / Eiholzer team made their first senior level tournament podium at Coop Beachtoor event in Locarno by finishing in second place.{{cite web|title=Swiss Tour, Locarno, Results|url=http://www.volleyball.ch/index.php?id=149&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=4398&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=10c99569e6a38b09f480db56d535df5e|publisher=volleyball.ch|language=German|access-date=1 March 2017|ref=lbgs}} Alongside Heidrich, Betschart made her FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour debut at the last stage of the 2012 World Tour in Bangsaen, Thailand after receiving a wild card by the FIVB. They finished the tournament in respectable ninth place.{{cite web|title=World Tour in Bang Saen: Schweizer Beach-Nachwuchsteam in den Top Ten|url=http://www.blick.ch/sport/beachvolley/world-tour-in-bang-saen-schweizer-beach-nachwuchsteam-in-den-top-ten-id2081507.html|publisher=Blick|language=German|access-date=24 February 2017|ref=lbgs}}{{cite web|title=Top-10-Platzierung für Beach-Nachwuchsteam Heidrich/Betschart|url=https://www.nzz.ch/urnnewsmlwwwsda-atsch20121026brz011-1.17725253|publisher=Neue Zürcher Zeitung|language=German|access-date=24 February 2017|ref=lbgs}}

In 2013 Betschart / Eiholzer won three Coop Beachtoor (Swiss National Beach Volleyball Tour) tournaments in Locarno,{{cite web|title=

Swiss teams win first victories at COOP Beach Tour|url=http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=39149&Language=en#.WLaewdKLSM8|publisher=FIVB.com|access-date=1 March 2017|ref=lbgs}} Geneva[http://genf.coopbeachtour.ch/sport/rangliste Coop Beachtour Geneva Results (2013–Present)] (in German). genf.coopbeachtour.ch. Retrieved 14 February 2017. and Rorschach,[http://rorschach.coopbeachtour.ch/sport/rangliste Coop Beachtour Rorschach Results (2013–Present)] (in German). rorschach.coopbeachtour.ch. Retrieved 14 February 2017. respectively and finished fifth in the Swiss National Championships in Bern.[http://bern.coopbeachtour.ch/sport/rangliste Swiss National Championships Results (2013–Present)] (in German). bern.coopbeachtour.ch. Retrieved 14 February 2017.Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. [http://www.fivb.org/EN/Beachvolleyball/Player_DataDB.asp?No=135579 Nina Betschart]. FIVB Datacenter. Retrieved 14 February 2017. The duo competed in both U21 and U19 World Championships and finished both competitions in fifth place. They won the U20 European Championships in Vilnius after defeating the second seed Baran / Gruszczynska of Poland in the final in straight sets.[http://www.cev.lu/BeachVolley-Area/BeachVolley_2BOX.aspx?ID=637&mID=529&sID=&pID=0&chID=0&phaseID=0&champID=0&Mod= 2013 U20 European Championships – Main Draw {{!}} 8 – 11 August 2013]. CEV.lu. Retrieved 4 November 2017. They have been clearly the dominant force of the championship and did not lose a single set throughout the tournament.{{cite web|title=Poland and Switzerland celebrate golden Sunday in Vilnius |url=http://www.cev.lu/BeachVolley-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?NewsID=15127&ID=637|publisher=CEV.lu|access-date=6 March 2017|ref=lbgs}} This was the first international title that Betschart had won with her long-time partner, Eiholzer. A week later, Betschart became U22 European Champion in Varna, alongside Anouk Vergé-Dépré. Similar to U20 European Championships, Betschart and her partner won all their matches in championship in straight sets and clinched the title without dropping a single set.{{cite web|title=Varna brings another European title for Switzerland|url=http://www.cev.lu/beachvolley-area/CompetitionNews.aspx?NewsID=15146&ID=639|publisher=CEV.lu|access-date=14 February 2017|ref=lbgs}}[http://www.cev.lu/beachvolley-area/BeachVolley_2BOX.aspx?ID=639&mID=539&sID=&pID=0&chID=0&phaseID=0&champID=0&Mod= 2013 U22 European Championships – Main Draw {{!}} 15 – 18 August 2013]. CEV.lu. Retrieved 4 November 2017. With the gold medals at U20 and U22 European Championships she became the second woman to win two European Junior Championship gold medals in the same year after Evgenia Ukolova who achieved the double at U20 and U23 European Championships back in 2008 (also with different partners).{{cite web|title=Getting to know: double European champion Nina Betschart |url=http://www.cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=15154&ID=7|publisher=CEV.lu|access-date=1 March 2017|ref=lbgs}}

In 2014, Betschart / Eiholzer successfully defended their U20 European Championship title in Cesenatico, Italy and thereby they became the first pair to win the U20 European crown for two consecutive years.{{cite web|title=Swiss girls write history with second consecutive U20 European title|url=http://www.cev.lu/BeachVolley-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?NewsID=18437&ID=724|publisher=CEV.lu|access-date=6 March 2017}} They continued to compete well in Coop Beachtour, by winning the tournaments in Basel[http://basel.coopbeachtour.ch/sport/rangliste Coop Beachtour Basel Results (2013–Present)] (in German). basel.coopbeachtour.ch. Retrieved 14 February 2017. and Olten[http://olten.coopbeachtour.ch/sport/rangliste Coop Beachtour Olten Results (2013–Present)] (in German). olten.coopbeachtour.ch. Retrieved 14 February 2017. and reaching the final at Locarno.[http://locarno.coopbeachtour.ch/sport/rangliste Coop Beachtour Locarno Results (2014–Present)] (in German). locarno.coopbeachtour.ch. Retrieved 14 February 2017. They moved up one place in the Swiss National Championships and finished fourth after losing the bronze medal game against the "Swiss Tanjas", Tanja Goricanec and Tanja Hüberli.{{cite web|title=Die Nummern 1 setzten sich durch|url=http://www.volleyball.ch/index.php?id=149&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=180&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=5d659d335e895bec73966e20216b0776|publisher=volleyball.ch|language=German|access-date=2 March 2017|ref=lbgs}} Her first World Tour appearance with Eiholzer, came in 2014 Gstaad Grand Slam{{cite web|title=Nina Betschart: Mein Sport reisst die Leute mit!|url=http://www.redbull.com/ch/de/stories/1331663188282/nina-betschart-interview-beachvolleyball-grand-slam-gstaad|publisher=RedBull.com|language=German|access-date=22 February 2017|ref=lbgs}} but the duo failed to qualify for main draw after finishing the qualification in 22nd place (only top-14 qualified).[http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2014/Event/Ranking.asp?TournCode=WGST2014&Phase=1 Gstaad Grand Slam – Qualification {{!}} 8 – 13 July 2014]. FIVB.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017. In U21 World Championships in Larnaca, they missed the podium after losing the bronze medal match against the American pair Sara Hughes / Kelly Claes in three sets and finished the championships in fourth place.{{cite web|title=First FIVB title for Canada’s Bukovec/Miric at the U21 in Larnaka|url=http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=47749&Language=en#.WLf2A9LyiM8|publisher=FIVB.com|access-date=2 March 2017|ref=lbgs}}[http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/competitions/U21/2014/Results.asp?TournCode=W212014&Phase=2 FIVB U21 World Championships – Main Draw {{!}} 23 – 27 July 2014].FIVB.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

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In 2015 season the duo began to appear in World Tour in more regular basis, their best result was the ninth-place finish in Prague Open.{{cite web|title=Betschart/Eiholzer in Prag in den Top Ten|url=http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/sport/weitere/volleyball/Betschart-Eiholzer-in-Prag-in-den-Top-Ten;art2073,536866|publisher=Luzerner Zeitung|language=German|access-date=14 February 2017|ref=lbgs}} Their biggest international success came in the European Games in Baku. They won the gold medal after beating Austria's Schützenhofer / Plesiutschnig in the final in three sets (21–16, 14–21, 15–13).{{cite web|title=Swiss teenagers find gold on the beach|url=http://www.baku2015.com/news/article/swiss-teenagers-claim-gold-the-beach.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621013217/http://www.baku2015.com/news/article/swiss-teenagers-claim-gold-the-beach.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=21 June 2015|publisher=Baku2015.com|access-date=15 February 2017|ref=lbgs}}{{cite web|title=ZuZu-Beacherinnen holen europäisches Gold|url=http://www.zuonline.ch/sport/lokalsport/ZuZuBeacherinnen-holen-europaeisches-Gold/story/14194136|publisher=Zürcher Unterländer|language=German|access-date=15 February 2017|ref=lbgs}} They were 8–11 down in the third set tie-breaker and had trailed for most of the set, but in the end they scored three points in a row – including an ace by Betschart – and crowned the first ever European Games champions in beach volleyball.{{cite web|title=Betschart and Eiholzer win 'Alpine derby' at European Games|url=http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=53352&Language=en#.WKLvOdKLSM8|publisher=FIVB.com|access-date=14 February 2017|ref=lbgs}} After the match Betschart admitted that the victory was unlikely to come: "It is unbelievable. Didn't expect it. We were behind them all the time." Following the success at the European Games, the duo made their debut in European Championships in senior level in Klagenfurt, Austria but they struggled throughout the group phase and eliminated after losing all three group matches.{{cite web|title=Beachvolley-Schweizerinnen im Achtelfinal|url=http://www.blick.ch/sport/beachvolley/em-in-klagenfurt-beachvolley-schweizerinnen-im-achtelfinal-id4027410.html|publisher=Blick|language=German|access-date=22 February 2017|ref=lbgs}}[http://www.cev.lu/BeachVolley-Area/BeachVolley_3BOX.aspx?ID=776&mID=1032&sID=&pID=0&chID=0&phaseID=0&champID=0&Mod= 2015 European Beach Volleyball Championships – Main Draw {{!}} 28 July – 2 August 2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731235608/http://www.cev.lu/BeachVolley-Area/BeachVolley_3BOX.aspx?ID=776&mID=1032&sID=&pID=0&chID=0&phaseID=0&champID=0&Mod= |date=31 July 2015 }}. CEV.lu. Retrieved 14 February 2017. They put the disappointment behind and made their first podium at continental level after finishing in third place at CEV Satellite tournament in Timișoara, Romania.{{cite web|title=From country quota to gold medal – Germany’s Schillerwein/Tillmann success story at CEV Satellite in Timișoara|url=http://www.cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=21069&TagType=0&TagContent=0&ID=0&Paging=0&Sd=1/1/1900&Ed=1/1/1900|publisher=CEV.lu|access-date=14 February 2017|ref=lbgs}} Then, they went on to win gold medal at the U22 European Championships in Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal.{{cite web|title=European Games gold medallists add U22 European crown to their resume |url=http://www.cev.lu/BeachVolley-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?NewsID=21156&ID=782|publisher=CEV.lu|access-date=14 February 2017|ref=lbgs}} They continued to their success at Coop Beachtour, with claiming two tournament wins in Geneva and Rorschach. At the 2015 Swiss National Championships, the duo again move up one place and won their first national championship medal with a third-place finish.{{cite web|title=Schweizermeisterinnen Forrer/Vergé-Dépré|url=http://www.volleyball.ch/index.php?id=149&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=1321&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=748b6b5bc6b139dcd6azeb9904cd97005|publisher=volleyball.ch|language=German|access-date=2 March 2017|ref=lbgs}} At the end of the season Betschart and Eiholzer decided to end their eight-year long partnership.{{cite web|title=Der Schritt für Nina Betschart ins Erwachsenenleben|url=https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/importe/fupep/neue_zz/zz_sportjournal/Der-Schritt-ins-Erwachsenenleben;art128801,711333|publisher=Luzerner Zeitung|language=German|access-date=15 February 2017|ref=lbgs}}

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Following the split with Eiholzer, Betschart has teamed up with Tanja Hüberli, who was left partnerless upon the retirement of Tanja Goricanec. The pair has started to make their mark in World Tour with a fifth-place finish at Olsztyn Grand Slam. They pulled off an upset by defeating the reigning World Champions Ágatha / Bárbara of Brazil in the second round (21–19, 17–21, 18–16), before losing to the other Brazilian pair Duda / Elize Maia in the quarter-finals.{{cite web|title=Brazil & Slovak Republic Women’s Pairs Post "Surprising" Olsztyn Recovery|url=http://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/brazil--slovak-republic-womens-pairs-post?id=62182|publisher=FIVB.com|access-date=24 February 2017|ref=lbgs}}[http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2015/event/Results.asp?TournCode=WPOL2016&Phase=2 Olsztyn Grand Slam – Main Draw {{!}} 14 – 19 June 2016]. FIVB.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017. They backed up that performance with another fifth-place finish at Poreč Major.{{cite web|title=Betschart/Hüberli mit weiterem Top-Resultat|url=http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/sport/weitere/volleyball/volleyball/Betschart-Hueberli-mit-weiterem-Top-Resultat;art3531,770500|publisher=Luzerner Zeitung|language=German|access-date=24 February 2017|ref=lbgs}}[http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2016/event/Results.asp?TournCode=WPOR2016&Phase=2 Porec Major – Main Draw {{!}} 28 June – 3 July 2016]. FIVB.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017. They reached their first World Tour podium at A1 Major Klagenfurt where they finished in third place after defeating Argentina's Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug in three sets (14–21, 21–14, 22–20).{{cite web|title=Swiss snare second A1 Major Klagenfurt women’s medal|url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2016/Event/viewPressRelease.asp?No=63687&Language=en&TournCode=MKLA2016|publisher=FIVB.com|access-date=14 February 2017|ref=lbgs}}[http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2016/event/Results.asp?TournCode=WKLA2016&Phase=2 A1 Major Klagenfurt – Main Draw {{!}} 26 – 31 July 2016]. FIVB.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017. At the home European Championships in Biel/Bienne they lost to eventual champions top-seeded Ludwig / Walkenhorst in the round of 16 and finished the championship in ninth place.{{cite web|title=Nur eines von acht Schweizer Duos noch im EM-Turnier|url=http://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/sport/weitere/nur-eines-von-acht-schweizer-duos-noch-im-em-turnier-130321262|publisher=Aargauer Zeitung|language=German|access-date=22 February 2017|ref=lbgs}}[http://www.cev.lu/BeachVolley-Area/BeachVolley_2BOX.aspx?ID=937&mID=1895&sID=&pID=0&chID=0&phaseID=0&champID=0&Mod= 2016 European Championships – Main Draw {{!}} 1 – 5 June 2016] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603135659/http://www.cev.lu/BeachVolley-Area/BeachVolley_2BOX.aspx?ID=937&mID=1895&sID=&pID=0&chID=0&phaseID=0&champID=0&Mod= |date=3 June 2016 }}. CEV.lu. Retrieved 14 February 2017. Alongside Hüberli, Betschart won her first continental level tournament at CEV Satellite Baden in Austria.{{cite web|title=Top-seeded Swiss claim women’s gold at Baden Satellite |url=http://www.cev.lu/BeachVolley-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?NewsID=23339&ID=947|publisher=CEV.lu|access-date=14 February 2017|ref=lbgs}} Since their success in the World Tour, they have started to compete in Coop Beachtour less frequently. Although they finished all tour events they competed in podium places; with her new partner, Betschart could not manage a tournament victory for the first time in four seasons. At the National Championships in Bern, she repeated last year's performance by finishing in bronze medal position.{{cite web|title=Gabathuler gewinnt zum Abschluss Gold, Zumkehr Silber|url=http://www.volleyball.ch/index.php?id=149&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=1823&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=9d4139516c585c585b0f015e0dd1efde|publisher=volleyball.ch|language=German|access-date=2 March 2017|ref=lbgs}}

Betschart and Hüberli started the season in Swatch Major Series event in Fort Lauderdale in early February where they failed to qualify to the knock-out phase after losing all three group matches.{{cite web|title=Fort Lauderdale Major 2017 – Main Draw |url=http://worldtour.2017.fivb.com/en/wftl2017/women/results/maindraw|website=FIVB.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|access-date=28 February 2018}} In their very next tournament, a Coop Beach Tour event in Zürich, they reached first podium of the season with a third-place finish. They returned to the World Tour at a 4-Star tournament in Rio de Janeiro with a ninth-place finish after losing to the eventual champions Ágatha / Duda of Brazil in the round of 16 (16–21, 21–18, 12–15).{{cite web|title=Rio de Janeiro 2017 – Main Draw|url=http://worldtour.2017.fivb.com/en/wrio2017/women/results/maindraw|website=FIVB.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|access-date=28 February 2018}} After similar ninth-place results in World Tour at 3-star tournaments in Moscow{{cite web|title=Moscow 2017 – Main Draw|url=http://worldtour.2017.fivb.com/en/wmos2017/women/results/maindraw|website=FIVB.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|access-date=28 February 2018}} and The Hague,{{cite web|title=The Hague 2017 – Main Draw|url=http://worldtour.2017.fivb.com/en/whag2017/women/results/maindraw|website=FIVB.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|access-date=28 February 2018}} the duo made their first international level podium in CEV Masters tournament in Baden. They edged out the Czech pair Kolocová / Kvapilová in very closely contested bronze medal match despite being forced to take a medical time-out when 10–12 down in the third set (21–18, 19–21, 16–14).{{cite web|title=Top-seeded Germans net gold medal at Baden Masters|url=http://www.cev.lu/BeachVolley-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?NewsID=25670&ID=1014|website=CEV.lu|publisher=European Volleyball Confederation|access-date=28 February 2018}} In the 5-star Major Series tournament in Poreč, they won all of their matches until the semi-final match against Sluková / Hermannová whom they lost in three sets.{{cite web|title=Porec Major 2017 – Main Draw|url=http://worldtour.2017.fivb.com/en/wpor2017/women/results/maindraw|website=FIVB.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|access-date=28 February 2018}} They wasted couple of set points in the first set before losing it and despite dominating the second, they ran out of gas in the deciding set (20–22, 21–12, 10–15) and missed the chance to qualify for their first World Tour final.{{cite web|title=Beachvolley: Betschart et Hüberli sorties en demi-finale au World Tour de Porec|url=https://www.lenouvelliste.ch/articles/sports/autres-sports/beachvolley-betschart-huberli-sorties-en-demi-finale-au-world-tour-de-porec-682240|website=lenouvelliste.ch|publisher=Le Nouvelliste|access-date=28 February 2018|language=French}} In the bronze medal match, they beat Barbara / Fernanda of Brazil and clinched their second ever medal in World Tour.{{cite web|title=Exploit von Betschart/Hüberli mit Rang 3 belohnt|url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/mehr-sport/beachvolleyball/exploit-von-betschart-hueberli-mit-rang-3-belohnt|website=SRF.ch|publisher=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen|access-date=28 February 2018|language=German}} After that performance they start to struggle in World Tour. They eliminated from Gstaad Major in second round and failed to meet the expectations of the home crowd.{{cite web|title=Endlich zurück aufs Podest in Gstaad?|url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/mehr-sport/beachvolleyball/endlich-zurueck-aufs-podest-in-gstaad|website=SRF.ch|publisher=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen|access-date=28 February 2018|language=German}}{{cite web|title=Schreck, lass nach!|url=https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/front-oberland/schreck-lass-nach/story/26680950|website=bernerzeitung.ch|publisher=Berner Zeitung|access-date=28 February 2018|language=German}} They skipped the lower-star World Tour events and participated only at the 4-star tournament in Olsztyn, where they also eliminated in second round,{{cite web|title=Ein Duo weiter, eines out|url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/mehr-sport/beachvolleyball/ein-duo-weiter-eines-out|website=SRF.ch|publisher=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen|access-date=28 February 2018|language=German}} until the World Championships. At the World Championships in Vienna, they topped their group after winning all three group matches and beat the Austrian pair Schwaiger / Schützenhofer in the round of 32 before losing to Pavan / Humana-Paredes of Canada in the next round.{{cite web|title=2017 World Championships – Main Draw|url=http://vienna2017.fivb.com/en/women/results-and-ranking/round1|website=vienna2017.fivb.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|access-date=28 February 2018}}{{cite web|title=Das Spiel der vergebenen Chancen|url=http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/sport/weitere/volleyball/endstation-achtelfinal-fuer-betschart-hueberli;art3531,1077242|website=Luzerner Zeitung|publisher=Luzerner Zeitung|access-date=28 February 2018|language=German}} Two weeks later they entered to the European Championships in Jurmala as the 4th seeded team,{{cite web|title=Sans-faute pour Vergé-Dépré et Heidrich|URL=https://www.tdg.ch/sports/autres/Sansfaute-pour-VergeDepre-et-Heidrich/story/25288185|website=tdg.ch|publisher=Tribune de Genève|access-date=28 February 2018|language=French}} but suffered an unexpected defeat against Kolocová / Kvapilová in the round of 16 despite winning the first set and having a commanding 13–8 lead in the second (21–13, 18–21, 8–15).{{cite web|title=Alle Schweizer Duos bereits ausgeschieden|url=https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/sport/weitere/alle-schweizer-duos-bereits-ausgeschieden/story/23842683|website=bernerzeitung.ch|publisher=Berner Zeitung|access-date=28 February 2018|language=German}} After the disappointment at European Championships, Betschart and Hüberli competed in Swatch World Tour Finals in Hamburg after receiving a wild card from FIVB,{{cite web|title=OLYMPIC & WORLD CHAMPIONS LUDWIG & WALKENHORST HEADLINE WORLD TOUR FINALS WILD CARD SELECTIONS|url=http://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/olympic--world-champions-ludwig--walkenhorst?id=72030|website=FIVB.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|access-date=28 February 2018}} as one of the highest ranked teams not qualified for the event.{{cite web|title=Betschart/Hüberli mit Wildcard für Hamburg|url=http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/sport/weitere/volleyball/betschart-hueberli-mit-wildcard-fuer-hamburg;art2073,1082158|website=Luzerner Zeitung|publisher=Luzerner Zeitung|access-date=28 February 2018|language=German}} Although they lost both two pool matches,{{cite web|title=Niederlagen für Schweizer Beach-Duos|url=https://www.srf.ch/sport/mehr-sport/beachvolleyball/niederlagen-fuer-schweizer-beach-duos|website=SRF.ch|publisher=Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen|access-date=28 February 2018|language=German}} they beat Kolocová / Kvapilová in the round of 12 and reached the quarter-finals in their World Tour Finals debut.{{cite web|title=TOUGH SEMIFINAL MATCHES SET FOR WOMEN’S FIVB WORLD TOUR FINALS|url=https://volleymob.com/tough-semifinal-matches-set-womens-fivb-world-tour-finals/|website=volleymob.com|publisher=VolleyMob|access-date=28 February 2018}} At the end of the season, they competed at the National Championships where they finished in second-place after losing to Vergé-Dépré / Heidrich in the final in three sets (21–10, 17–21, 17–19).{{cite web|title=Beach: Joana Heidrich et Anouk Vergé-Dépré remportent le titre de championnes de Suisse à Berne|url=https://www.rts.ch/sport/divers/8885819-beach-joana-heidrich-et-anouk-vergedepre-remportent-le-titre-de-championnes-de-suisse-a-berne.html|website=rts.ch|publisher=Radio Télévision Suisse|access-date=28 February 2018|language=French}}

On 12 November 2021, Betschart married her long time boyfriend Swiss national ice hockey player Damien Brunner, the son of her coach Kurt, and started to compete under her married name.{{cite web |title=Biel-Star Damien Brunner und Beacherin Nina Betschart haben geheiratet |url=https://www.blick.ch/sport/eishockey/nla/biel-star-damien-brunner-und-beacherin-nina-betschart-haben-geheiratet-das-ist-die-neue-schweizer-sport-traumehe-id16997698.html |website=blick.ch |publisher=Blick |access-date=17 March 2022 |language=German}} She has a younger sister Mara who is also a beach volleyball player, and an older brother.{{Cite web |title=Swiss Volley: Nina und Mara Betschart: "Die Drei-Meter Zone wird von Betschart Angriffen meist verschont ;)" |url=https://www.volleyball.ch/beachvolleyball/nationalteams/portraits/nina-und-mara-betschart-die-drei-meter-zone-wird-von-betschart-angriffen-meist-verschont/ |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=www.volleyball.ch}} Apart from beach volleyball, Betschart has also started a distance education in psychology with the aim of working with children in the future.{{cite web|title=Tanja Hüberli/Nina Betschart: Schritt für Schritt an die Weltspitze|url=http://www.volleyball.ch/swiss-volley/informationen/news/news-detail/tanja-hueberlinina-betschart-schritt-fuer-schritt-an-die-weltspitze-10608/|publisher=volleyball.ch|language=German|access-date=1 September 2017|ref=lbgs}}{{cite web|title=WM-Premiere bei den Grossen|url=http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/sport/regionalsport/wm-premiere-bei-den-grossen;art46457,1074139|publisher=Luzerner Zeitung|language=German|access-date=1 September 2017|ref=lbgs}} She gave birth to a daughter in June 2025.https://www.instagram.com/p/DKryu7XM2ui/?hl=en

• CEV Beach Volleyball Team of the Year: 2022 (with Tanja Hüberli).{{cite web |title=Stars of the sport take centre stage at CEV Volleyball Gala |url=https://inside.cev.eu/articles/cev/stars-of-the-sport-take-centre-stage-at-cev-volleyball-gala/ |website=cev.eu |publisher=European Volleyball Confederation |access-date=2 October 2022}}
• Most Valuable Player of the Year by Swiss Volley (5): 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 and 2024.{{cite web|title=Swiss Volley zeichnet die besten Beachvolleyball-Athletinnen und Athleten aus|url=https://www.volleyball.ch/fileadmin/user_uploads/manually_uploads_via_webtool/17-09-01_MM_Beachvolley_CBT-SM_BeachAwards_D.pdf|publisher=Swiss Volley|language=German|access-date=6 January 2018|ref=lbgs}}{{cite web |title=Swiss Volley Beach Awards 2024 |url=https://www.volleyball.ch/de/news/swiss-volley-beach-awards-2024-71ec96e8 |website=volleyball.ch |publisher=Swiss Volleyball Federation |access-date=14 June 2025 |language=German |date=21 November 2024}}
• Youngster of the Year by Swiss Volley: 2012.{{cite magazine|title=Der Bundesplatz im Zeichen des Beachvolleyballs|url=http://www.volleyball.ch/fileadmin/user_uploads/Flashbooks/SVM_2012-3_web_de/files/assets/basic-html/page21.html|magazine=Swiss Volley|first=Marc |last=Schiezz|language=German|page=21|date=3 September 2012|access-date=6 March 2017|ref=lbgs}}
• Most Valuable Player of the Swiss U21 National Championships (2): 2012 and 2013.{{cite web|title=Schweizermeisterschaften 2012|url=http://www.volleyball.ch/saison-2012/|publisher=volleyball.ch|language=German|access-date=15 February 2017|ref=lbgs}}{{cite web|title=Schweizermeisterschaften 2013|url=http://www.volleyball.ch/saison-2013/|publisher=volleyball.ch|language=German|access-date=15 February 2017|ref=lbgs}}
• Most Valuable Player of the Swiss U18 National Championships: 2010.{{cite web|title=Schweizermeisterschaften 2010|url=http://www.volleyball.ch/saison-2010/|publisher=volleyball.ch|language=German|access-date=15 February 2017|ref=lbgs}}
• Most Valuable Player of the Swiss U15 National Championships (2): 2008 and 2009.{{cite magazine|title=Der Beachsommer 2008|url=https://www.volleyball.ch/uploads/media/29_32_Beachsommer_D.pdf|magazine=Swiss Volley|first=Christina |last=Varveris|language=German|page=32|date=3 September 2008|access-date=2 March 2017|ref=lbgs}}{{cite web|title=Schweizermeisterschaften 2009|url=http://www.volleyball.ch/saison-2009/|publisher=volleyball.ch|language=German|access-date=15 February 2017|ref=lbgs}}
• Sporthilfe Best Young Team of the Year (3): 2011, 2012 and 2013 (with Joana Heidrich, Anouk Vergé-Dépré and Nicole Eiholzer; respectively).{{cite web|title=Nina Betschart|url=https://www.hueberli-betschart.ch/nina/|publisher=Hueberli-Betschart.ch|language=German|access-date=15 February 2017|ref=lbgs}}{{cite web|title=Sporthilfe Nachwuchs-Preis: Preisträger von 1981 bis 2015|url=http://www.sporthilfe.ch/dam/jcr:13514e0b-cce8-4602-b782-62519d7cc8a7/Gewinner%20ab%201981.pdf|publisher=Sporthilfe|language=German|access-date=15 February 2017|ref=lbgs}}
• Zug Sportswoman of the Year (3): 2013, 2015 and 2024.{{cite web|title=Grosse Ehre für das Duo Betschart/Eiholzer|url=http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/sport/regionalsport/Grosse-Ehre-fuer-das-Duo-Betschart-Eiholzer;art1759,591391|publisher=Luzerner Zeitung|language=German|access-date=15 February 2017|ref=lbgs}}{{cite web |title=Zuger Sportnacht 2025: Nina Brunner triumphiert auch an der Zuger Sportnacht |url=https://zg.ch/news/news~_2025_1_zuger-sportnacht-2025-nina-brunner-triumphiert-auch-an-der-zuger-sportnacht~.html |website=zg.ch |publisher=Canton of Zug |access-date=14 June 2025 |language=German |date=31 January 2025}}

• 13 medals – (3 gold, 4 silver, 6 bronze)

• 9 medals – (4 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze)

• 25 medals – (14 gold, 6 silver, 5 bronze)

• 8 medals – (6 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

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• {{FIVB beach player|name=Nina Brunner}}
• {{Beach Volleyball Database|name=Nina Betschart Brunner}}
• {{Olympics.com profile|nina-betschart|Nina Betschart}}
• {{Olympedia|name=Nina Betschart}}
• {{2015 European Games profile|betschart-nina-1020745|Nina Betschart}}
• [https://www.brunner-hueberli.ch/ Brunner / Hüberli Official Site] {{in lang|de}}

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