Alexander Schmid

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 Schmid

Personal information
Born	(1994-06-09) 9 June 1994 (age 31) 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 Men's alpine skiing Representing  Germany Olympic Games 2022 Beijing Team event World Championships 2023 Méribel Parallel 2021 Cortina d’Ampezzo Team event Junior World Championships 2015 Hafjell Team event

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