Jared Schmidt

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

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

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. "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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