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Born | Oberstdorf, Germany | 9 June 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. [1]
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]
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel |
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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 | — | — |
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 |
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | Team event |
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2019 | 24 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
2021 | 26 | — | DNF2 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
2023 | 28 | DNF1 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
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2018 | 23 | — | DNF1 | — | — | — | 5 |
2022 | 27 | 19 | DNF1 | — | — | — | 2 |