Nikki inherited the talent from her father, school principal Mark. But Nikki has zero discipline. Mark himself is under pressure. He is said to be responsible for the death of a student. Steffi finds out that sister Dani cheated her way into getting her place at the academy. Actually he would have heard Steffi.

After the avalanche disaster, Luca is threatened with expulsion and mother Laura is threatened with a lawsuit from the academy. Head coach Franziska rejects such brutal methods. She wants athletes who don't follow blind discipline. She goes on a collision course with the tough assistant coach Veighofer.