Jared Schmidt
Personal information
Born (1997-04-18) 18 April 1997
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Sport
Country Canada
SportFreestyle skiing
EventSki cross

Jared Schmidt (born 18 April 1997) is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally in the ski cross discipline.[1][2]

Career

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

  1. 1 2 "Jared Schmidt". www.alpinecanada.org/. Alpine Canada. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Jared Schmidt". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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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