Alexander Schmid
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 June 1994 |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Sport | |
| Skiing career | |
| 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 | edit source]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 | edit source]Season standings
[edit | edit source]| 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 | edit source]| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 Feb 2020 | France Chamonix, France | Parallel-G | 3rd |
| 2021 | 27 Nov 2020 | Austria Lech/Zürs, Austria | Parallel-G | 3rd |
| 2022 | 20 Dec 2021 | Italy Alta Badia, Italy | Giant slalom | 3rd |
World Championship results
[edit | edit source]| 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 | edit source]| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | — | DNF1 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 2022 | 27 | 19 | DNF1 | — | — | — | 2 |
References
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External links
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- Alexander Schmid at the Deutscher Skiverband (in German)
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Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- German male alpine skiers
- Olympic alpine skiers for Germany
- Skiers from Oberstdorf
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
- Olympic silver medalists for Germany
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German alpine skiing biography stubs
- German Winter Olympic medalist stubs