Alexander Schmid
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| Born | 9 June 1994 Oberstdorf, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Giant slalom, slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Fischen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 26 October 2014 (age 20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2018, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 − (2019–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 8 − (2015–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 3 − (1 GS, 2 PG) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (33rd in 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (3rd in PG, 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alexander Schmid (born 9 June 1994) is a German World Cup alpine ski racer and 2023 World champion in parallel giant slalom. His older brother is another alpine skier Manuel Schmid, who specialised in the speed disciplines.[1]
Career
[edit]Alexander specializes in giant slalom. Born in Oberstdorf, Bavaria, he has competed in two Winter Olympics[2] and three World Championships. Alexander won gold in parallel giant slalom at 2023 World Ski Championships by holding off Austria's Dominik Raschner by .50 seconds.[3]
World Cup results
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | 66 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 24 | 81 | — | 24 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 25 | 44 | — | 19 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 2021 | 26 | 33 | — | 16 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 2022 | 27 | 39 | 44 | 12 | — | — | 14 | |
| 2023 | 28 | 46 | — | 14 | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | 28 | 44 | — | 15 | — | — |
- Standings through 17 March 2024
Race podiums
[edit]| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2020 | 9 Feb 2020 |  Chamonix, France |
Parallel-G | 3rd |
| 2021 | 27 Nov 2020 |  Lech/Zürs, Austria |
Parallel-G | 3rd |
| 2022 | 20 Dec 2021 |  Alta Badia, Italy |
Giant slalom | 3rd |
World Championship results
[edit]| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 26 | — | DNF2 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 28 | DNF1 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Olympic results
[edit]| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
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| 2018 | 23 | — | DNF1 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 2022 | 27 | 19 | DNF1 | — | — | — | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "– HEAD". www.head.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Athlete Profile: Alexander SCHMID". PyeongChang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Alexander Schmid wins men's parallel at World Alpine Skiing Championships". 15 February 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via www.nbcsports.com.
External links
[edit]- Alexander Schmid at FIS (alpine)
- Alexander Schmid at Olympics.com
- Alexander Schmid at Olympedia
- Alexander Schmid at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Alexander Schmid at the Deutscher Skiverband (in German)
Men's World Champions: Downhill • Super-G • Giant Slalom • Slalom • Combined • Parallel Giant Slalom • Mixed Team |
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