Marco Schwarz

Marco Schwarz (born 16 August 1995) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. He focuses on the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.

Marco Schwarz
Alpine skier
DisciplinesSlalom, Giant slalom, Combined
ClubSC Bad Kleinkirchheim
Born (1995-08-16) 16 August 1995
Villach, Carinthia, Austria
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
World Cup debut16 November 2014
(age 19)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2018)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams2 – (2017, 2019)
Medals3 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons6 – (201520)
Wins2 – (1 PS, 1 AC)
Podiums7 – (4 SL, 2 PS, 1 AC)
Overall titles0 – (9th in 2019)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in AC, 2019)

Career

Schwarz competed for Austria at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in the alpine skiing and won three gold medals; in the boys' combined, the parallel mixed team event, and the boys' giant slalom.

Schwarz made his World Cup debut in November 2014 at age 19. He achieved his first World Cup podium in December 2015; third place in a slalom at Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, behind winner Henrik Kristoffersen and runner-up Marcel Hirscher.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
20162034848
2017216120
20182239164923
20192397'312
2020242081420
Standings through 12 January 2020

Race podiums

  • 2 wins – (1 PS, 1 AC)
  • 9 podiums – (6 SL, 2 PS, 1 AC)
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
201622 Dec 2015 Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom3rd
14 Feb 2016 Naeba, JapanSlalom3rd
201922 Dec 2018 Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom2nd
1 Jan 2019 Oslo, NorwayParallel slalom1st
18 Jan 2019   Wengen, SwitzerlandCombined1st
19 Feb 2019 Stockholm, SwedenParallel slalom3rd
202012 Jan 2020   Adelboden, SwitzerlandSlalom3rd
26 Jan 2020 Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom2nd

World Championship results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined Team
event
2017217
2019233532

Olympic results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined Team
event
2018221142

References

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