At the German A-Youth Championships on her home track in Altenberg, she won the title and moved up to Junior division.

At the 2018 Junior World Championships on her home track, she achieved bronze behind Jessica Tiebel and the Russian Tatjana Zwetowa.

She also competed with Vanessa Schneider in the girls' doubles race, which was held for the first time this season.

At the Junior World Championships 2019 in Igls, Degenhardt concluded the competition with third place behind Cheyenne Rosenthal and Verena Hofer.

[4] In mid-February, Degenhardt won the gold medal at the 2020 Junior World Luge Championships in Oberhof in the individual[5] ahead of the Russian Diana Loginowa and the Austrian Lisa Schulte, as well as together with Moritz Bollmann and the doubles Max Ewald and Jakob Jannusch in the team relay race.

In the overall world cup ranking, she reached 43rd place with 34 points, tied with the Pole Natalia Jamróz.