Marco Schwarz (born 16 August 1995) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer.[1] He focuses on the technical events of slalom and giant slalom, as well as the combined (a mixture of speed and technical disciplines).

Marco Schwarz
Personal information
Born (1995-08-16) 16 August 1995 (age 28)
Villach, Carinthia, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom, combined
ClubSC Bad Kleinkirchheim
World Cup debut16 November 2014 (age 19)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2018, 2022)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 – (20172023)
Medals7 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 – (20152023)
Wins6 – (3 SL, 1 GS, 1 PS, 1 AC)
Podiums23 – (14 SL, 5 GS, 1 SG, 2 PS, 1 AC)
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 2021)
Discipline titles1 – (SL, 2021)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 3 4 7
Giant slalom 1 3 1
Super-G 0 1 0
Parallel slalom 1 0 1
Combined 1 0 0
Total 6 8 9
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 1 2 4
Total 1 3 4
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Team event
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo Combined
Silver medal – second place 2019 Åre Team event
Silver medal – second place 2023 Courchevel Combined
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Åre Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Åre Combined
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo Giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Courchevel Giant slalom

Career edit

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.[1]

World Cup results edit

Season titles edit

  • 1 title  – (1 SL)
Season Discipline
2021 Slalom

Season standings edit

Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
2016 20 34 8 48
2017 21 61 20
2018 22 39 16 49 23
2019 23 9 7 31 2
2020 24 18 7 18 20
2021 25 3 1 18
2022 26 22 12 20
2023 27 7 13 4 13 31
2024 28 6 11 4 26 39
Standings through 8 February 2024

Race podiums edit

  • 6 wins – (3 SL, 1 GS, 1 PS, 1 AC)
  • 23 podiums – (14 SL, 5 GS, 1 SG, 2 PS, 1 AC)
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2016 22 Dec 2015   Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Slalom 3rd
14 Feb 2016   Naeba, Japan Slalom 3rd
2019 22 Dec 2018   Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Slalom 2nd
1 Jan 2019  Oslo, Norway Parallel slalom 1st
18 Jan 2019     Wengen, Switzerland Combined 1st
19 Feb 2019   Stockholm, Sweden Parallel slalom 3rd
2020 12 Jan 2020     Adelboden, Switzerland Slalom 3rd
26 Jan 2020   Kitzbühel, Austria Slalom 2nd
2021 21 Dec 2020   Alta Badia, Italy Slalom 3rd
6 Jan 2021   Zagreb, Croatia Slalom 3rd
10 Jan 2021     Adelboden, Switzerland Slalom 1st
16 Jan 2021   Flachau, Austria Slalom 3rd
17 Jan 2021 Slalom 2nd
26 Jan 2021   Schladming, Austria Slalom 1st
30 Jan 2021   Chamonix, France Slalom 3rd
2023 25 Jan 2023   Schladming, Austria Giant slalom 3rd
25 Feb 2023   Palisades Tahoe, USA Giant slalom 1st
16 Mar 2023   Soldeu, Andorra Super G 2nd
18 Mar 2023 Giant slalom 3rd
2024 18 Nov 2023   Gurgl, Austria Slalom 2nd
9 Dec 2023   Val-d'Isère, France Giant slalom 2nd
18 Dec 2023   Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 2nd
22 Dec 2023   Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Slalom 1st

World Championship results edit

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel Team
event
2017 21 7
2019 23 3 5 3 2
2021 25 DNF2 3 1 18
2023 27 6 3 6 4 2

Olympic results edit

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Team
event
2018 22 11 4 2
2022 26 17 14 5

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Marco Schwarz profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

External links edit