Janine Schmitt

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Janine Schmitt
Personal information
Born (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 25)
Vilters-Wangs, Switzerland
Occupation Alpine skier
Sport
CountryFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Skiing career
Disciplines Downhill, Super-G
ClubGraue Hoerner Mels
World Cup debut20 January 2023 (age 22)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2026)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams0
World Cup
Seasons4 – (2023–2026)
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (82nd in 2025)
Discipline titles0 – (34th in DH, 2025)

Janine Schmitt (born 26 October 2000) is a Swiss alpine skier. She represented Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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Career

During the 2023–24 FIS Alpine Ski Europa Cup, Schmitt was the overall and super-G winner. She become the only athlete, male or female, to win multiple Europa Cup crystal medals this season. [1]

During the 2025–26 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup on 10 January 2026, she finished in fifth place, 0.17 seconds off the podium. This was her best World Cup result after never finishing inside the top 15 previously. [2] [3] In January 2026, she was selected to represent Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics. [4]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season
AgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom		Super-GDownhill
2023 22 115 — — — 45
2024 23no World Cup points earned
2025 24 82 — — 38 34
2026 25 59 — — 35 24
Standings through 8 March 2026

Top-ten finishes

Season
DateLocationDisciplinePlace
2026 10 January 2026 Flag of Austria.svg Zauchensee, Austria Downhill 5th

Olympic results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
slalom		Super-GDownhillTeam
combined
2026 25 — — DNF 17 DNF2

References

  1. ↑ "Schmitt (SUI), Traninger (AUT) survive scares to win European Cup overall titles". fis-ski.com. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "She saved Swiss honor in Zauchensee". bluewin.ch. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "'I just swung really hard': Vonn sprints to Downhill victory". fis-ski.com. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "These 22 Swiss ski stars are allowed to take part in the Olympics". bluewin.ch. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 8 February 2026.


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