Constantin Schmid - Ski Jumping
- Successes
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Bronze at the Olympic Games
Vice world champion ski flying
3 World Cup wins
- Birthday
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11/27/1999
- Profession
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Customs official
- Club
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WSV Oberaudorf
- Hobbies
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Sports in general (walking, cycling, hiking, etc., but especially water skiing); I like video games, both PC and console; films and series
- Role model
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I don’t have a single role model per se. However, there are people in all areas who are more professional and experienced than I am. I try to get to be more like these people in those areas, whether it’s in personal development, dealing with the media, or sports.
- What's important to me
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It’s important to me to have a stable environment and to know there are people I am important to and who are also important to me. Also good team spirit, and knowing that you always support each other. Besides, of course my sport is important to me, and I always do my best. But the most important thing is to always play fair!
Viessmann has been a very important partner for me since I was in the youth sector. [...] I also like what Viessmann stands for – in terms of both sports and sustainability.
Career
Constantin competes for his home club WSV Oberaudorf. In 2016, he has his first appearance at the Continental Cup in Kuopio after competing in the DSV Student Cup and in the national junior squad. A year later he wins three medals at the Junior World Cup in Park City. In the same year, he finishes eighth at his first World Cup event in Neustadt. In 2019 Constantin graduates from school at the Christophorusschulen in Berchtesgaden. The same year he celebrates his first World Cup victory in team jumping in Zakopane. In 2020 Constantin finishes third at the World Cup in Rasnov, securing his first World Cup podium finish. At the 2021 World Ski Flying Championships in Planica, Constantin wins silver together with the team, his first ever World Championships medal. The next highlight follows directly in the 2021/22 season: the bronze medal in the team event at the Olympic Games in Beijing.
Successful Junior World Championships, first victories
Constantin competes in the Continental Cup and is given the opportunity to jump in his first two World Cups at the tournaments in Oberstdorf and Garmisch. At the 2017 Junior World Championships in Salt Lake City, Constantin wins bronze in the individual competition and silver in the team and mixed team events. He secures his first podium finish in the Continental Cup in the jumping competition in Planica, where he takes third place. Shortly thereafter, he secures his first Continental Cup victory in Chaykovsky.
Junior world champion and two-time vice youth world champion
He’s awarded his first World Cup entry this season, taking eighth place in the World Cup in Titisee-Neustadt. Constantin becomes world champion in the team event and vice junior world champion in the mixed team and individual competitions at the 2018 Junior World Championships in Kandersteg.
Revisiting past successes: junior world champion once again
As in the previous year, Constantin becomes 2019 junior world champion in the team event and secures bronze in the mixed team competition in Lahti. He boasts numerous World Cup entries again this season.
First victories in the World Cup
Constantin is a permanent starter in the World Cup. He claims his first World Cup victories with the German team in Zakopane and Lahti. In 2020, Constantin secures his first podium finish in an individual competition in the World Cup, taking third place in jumping in Râșnov.
Vice World Champion in Ski Flying
The first highlight of the season is the Ski Flying World Championships in Planica, where Constantin wins the silver medal with the team. It is his first ski flying world championship medal. He also qualifies for the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf and celebrates further podium finishes with the team in the World Cup.
Olympic bronze medal in team event
Constantin also shows consistently good performances this season, so that he wins the coveted ticket for the season's highlight, the Olympic Games in Beijing. There he convinces with two top-15 placements in individual jumping, before the big highlight: the bronze medal with the team.
World Championship participation and World Cup podium, followed by a mixed season
Constantin is able to perform consistently well again in the winter of 2022/23 and is nominated for the World Championships in Planica. He impresses there with seventh place on the normal hill. Another highlight of the season: third place with the team at the home World Cup in Titisee-Neustadt. Unfortunately, things didn't go so well the following winter, Constantin often competed in the Continental Cup, but also got several chances to prove himself in the World Cup towards the end of the season.
