Hannah Schmidt

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Hannah Schmidt
Personal information
Born (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 27)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Sport
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Sport Freestyle skiing
Event(s)Ski cross

Hannah Schmidt (born 4 August 1994) is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally in the ski cross discipline. [1] [2]

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Career

Schmidt has been part of the national team since 2018. [1] [3] In 2021, Schmidt has a breakout season, marked by a top 10 performance at the World Championships. [4]

On January 24, 2022, Schmidt was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team along with her brother Jared Schmidt, who will also compete in the women's ski cross event. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hannah Schmidt". www.alpinecanada.org/. Alpine Canada . Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. "Hannah Schmidt". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. "Ski cross the new family passion for top Nor-Am circuit siblings". www.ottawasportspages.ca/. Ottawa Sport Pages. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. Plouffe, Dan. "Schmidt siblings vault into Olympic consideration with breakout ski cross seasons". www.ottawasportspages.ca/. Ottawa Sport Pages. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  5. 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.
  6. Ewing, Lori (24 January 2022). "Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's Beijing Olympic freestyle team". Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 24 January 2022.