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| Born | (1994-06-09) 9 June 1994 (age 30) Oberstdorf, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.
Career
Alexander specializes in giant slalom. Born in Oberstdorf, Bavaria, he has competed in two Winter Olympics 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.
World Cup results
Season standings
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
- "– 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
- 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)
| World champions in men's parallel giant slalom | |
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| Men's World Champions: Downhill • Super-G • Giant Slalom • Slalom • Combined • Parallel Giant Slalom • Mixed Team |
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- 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
- Sportspeople from Oberstdorf
- Skiers from Bavaria
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
- Olympic silver medalists for Germany
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