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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

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

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

  • 0 wins
  • 3 podiums – (1 GS, 2 PG); 15 top tens
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

  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
2018 23 — DNF1 — — — 5
2022 27 19 DNF1 — — — 2

References

  1. ^ "– HEAD". www.head.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Athlete Profile: Alexander SCHMID". PyeongChang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Alexander Schmid wins men's parallel at World Alpine Skiing Championships". 15 February 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via www.nbcsports.com.

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