Alexander Schmid
German alpine skier (born 1994)
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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]
Born9 June 1994
Oberstdorf, Germany
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
DisciplinesGiant slalom, slalom
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 June 1994 Oberstdorf, Germany |
| 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 | 3 – (2018, 2022, 2026) |
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 3 − (2019–2023) |
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 12 − (2015–2026) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 − (1 GS, 2 PG) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (33rd in 2021) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (3rd in PG, 2021) |
Medal record | |
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 | — | — | — | N/a |
| 2019 | 24 | 81 | — | 24 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 25 | 44 | — | 19 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 2021 | 26 | 33 | — | 16 | — | — | N/a | 3 |
| 2022 | 27 | 39 | 44 | 12 | — | — | 14 | |
| 2023 | 28 | 46 | — | 14 | — | — | N/a | |
| 2024 | 28 | 45 | — | 15 | — | — | ||
| 2025 | 29 | 90 | — | 25 | — | — | ||
| 2026 | 30 | 81 | — | 25 | — | — |
- Standings through 1 February 2026
Race podiums
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 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 |
