Jared Schmidt
Appearance
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Born | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | 18 April 1997
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Country | Canada |
Sport | Freestyle skiing |
Event | Ski cross |
Jared Schmidt (born 18 April 1997) is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally in the ski cross discipline.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Schmidt has been part of the national team since 2018.[1]
Schmidt has won two World Cup medals, both bronzes.[3] The first one came in February 2021, in Bakurani, Georgia, with the second one coming in December 2021.[4][5]
On January 24, 2022, Schmidt was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team along with his sister Hannah Schmidt, who also competed in the women's ski cross event.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jared Schmidt". www.alpinecanada.org/. Alpine Canada. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Jared Schmidt". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Cleary, Martin (14 December 2021). "HIGH ACHIEVERS: Jared Schmidt wins second career World Cup ski-cross bronze medal". www.ottawasportspages.ca/. Ottawa Sport Pages. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Jared Schmidt wins 1st World Cup ski cross medal, Reece Howden clinches overall title". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Canada's Jared Schmidt finishes third at ski cross World Cup in Georgia". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (24 January 2022). "Team Canada adds 24 freestyle skiers to the roster for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (24 January 2022). "Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's Beijing Olympic freestyle team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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