Jan Schmid

Jan Andreas Schmid (born 24 November 1983) is a Norwegian former nordic combined skier, of Swiss origin.[1] He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec with a silver in the 10 km individual normal hill event and a bronze in the 4 x 5 km team event. Competing two Winter Olympics for Switzerland, he earned his best finish of fourth in the 4 x 5 km team event at Turin in 2006. Schmid also competed in two World Championships for Switzerland. At the 2010 Winter Olympics for Norway, he finished fifth in the 4 x 5 km team event.

Jan Schmid
CountryNorway
Born (1983-11-24) 24 November 1983
Trondheim, Norway
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Ski clubGranaasen Ski Team
World Cup career
Seasons2001–2019
Individual wins5
Indiv. podiums23
Indiv. starts269
Medal record
Men's nordic combined
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2018 PyeongchangTeam LH
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 SeefeldTeam NH
Silver medal – second place2009 LiberecIndividual NH
Silver medal – second place2019 SeefeldIndividual LH
Silver medal – second place2019 SeefeldTeam sprint
Bronze medal – third place2009 LiberecTeam LH
Bronze medal – third place2011 OsloTeam NH
Bronze medal – third place2011 OsloTeam LH
Updated on 2 March 2019.

Background

Schmid was born in Norway, speaks Norwegian, and has lived in city of Trondheim all of his life. Until 2006 he only had a Swiss passport due to the fact that both of his parents (Rudolf and Ruth Schmid), are Swiss citizens.[1]

Change of nationality

The circumstances of Schmid's transfer from the Swiss to the Norwegian Ski Federation are unusual and were discussed at the International Ski Federation Council meeting in 2006. The Swiss ski federation required that Schmid pay a transfer fee of 120,000 Norwegian kroner (approximately US$23,000) as compensation.[1] Transfer fees of this kind are unheard of in the ski sport. The consequences of not paying the fee would have left Schmid in quarantine for a year. It was also a matter of some urgency for Schmid due to the legal complications that could arise if he did not change his nationality before his 23rd birthday.

Family

Schmid's mother, Ruth Schmid, is the leader of the Nordic combined committee in the Norwegian Ski Federation. Jan's five years younger brother, Tommy Schmid, is currently on the Swiss national ski team. He also has a nine years younger sister, Marit Schmid. Their father, Rudolf, is a ski-trainer in Jan and Tommy's skiteam Sjetne IL. The entire family are active in the sport of orienteering. They are all members of a club called Trollelg Orienteeringclub, which is the local club of southern Trondheim.

Record

World Championship
Year Individual NH Individual LH/
Sprint		 Team NH Team sprint/
Mass start/
Team LH
20032730--
200529326-
2009212313
2011241433
20153131--
201922112

World Cup wins
Season Date Location Hill
2011–12 10 December 2012 Austria Ramsau HS98 / 10 km
3 March 2012 Finland Lahti HS130 / Penalty Race
2017–18 14 January 2018 Italy Val di Fiemme HS134 / 10 km
20 January 2018 France Chaux-Neuve HS118 / 10 km
4 February 2018 Japan Hakuba HS134 / 10 km

References
  1. Bugge, Mette (25 October 2006). "Blir norsk – må betale 120 000 kr". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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