Alpine Skiing
Janine Schmitt
- Downhill
- Super-G
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Hometown
- Vilters-Wangs, Switzerland
- Born
- 26 October 2000
- Turned pro
- 2023
- Primary discipline
- Downhill
About Janine Schmitt
Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer specializing in downhill and super-G, born 26 October 2000 in Vilters-Wangs; races for Graue Hoerner Mels, attended the Sportgymnasium in Davos and joined the national 'Leistungszentrum Ost' in 2016. Won her first Europa Cup race (super-G) in 2022 and made her World Cup debut on 20 January 2023 at Cortina d'Ampezzo. Was the overall and super-G champion of the 2023-24 FIS Alpine Ski Europa Cup, the only skier (male or female) to win multiple Europa Cup crystal medals that season. Recorded her best World Cup result - 5th, downhill, 0.17 seconds off the podium - at Zauchensee on 10 January 2026, having never previously finished inside the top 15. Selected for Switzerland's 2026 Winter Olympics team in January 2026.
FIS Code 516611. Career: 0 World Cup podiums (best result 5th, downhill, Zauchensee, 10 Jan 2026). 2023-24 FIS Alpine Ski Europa Cup overall and super-G champion. Competed at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics.
Sponsors: Kaestle (skis) - per FIS official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated equipment fields) as of 2026; boots/poles sponsor not listed
Setup
1 item
Skis
Kaestle Alpine
FIS official biography confirms 'Skis: Kaestle'. Boots/poles not listed on FIS bio.
Race-stock alpine ski line from Kaestle's Race Department (relaunched 2019)
Setup verified 9 July 2026