Marco Schwarz

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Marco "Blacky" Schwarz
Alpine skier
FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Stockholm 2019 Marco Schwarz 2.jpg
At Stockholm in 2019
DisciplinesSlalom, Giant slalom, Combined
ClubSC Bad Kleinkirchheim
Born (1995-08-16) 16 August 1995 (age 26)
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
Teams3 – (2017–2021)
Medals5 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons6 – (2016–2021)
Wins4 – (2 SL, 1 PS, 1 AC)
Podiums15 – (12 SL, 2 PS, 1 AC)
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 2021)
Discipline titles1 – (SL, 2021)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 1 1 2
Total 1 2 2
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
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Åre Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Åre Combined
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo Giant slalom

Marco "Blacky" Schwarz (born 16 August 1995) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. He focuses on the technical events of slalom and giant slalom, as well as the Alpine skiing combined (a mixture of speed and technical disciplines) and in which he’s the current World Champion.

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 titles[]

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

Season standings[]

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 — — —

Race podiums[]

  • 4 wins – (2 SL, 1 PS, 1 AC)
  • 15 podiums – (12 SL, 2 PS, 1 AC)
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2015–16 22 Dec 2015 Italy Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Slalom 3rd
14 Feb 2016 Japan Naeba, Japan Slalom 3rd
2018–19 22 Dec 2018 Italy Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Slalom 2nd
1 Jan 2019 Norway  Oslo, Norway Parallel slalom 1st
18 Jan 2019  Switzerland  Wengen, Switzerland Combined 1st
19 Feb 2019 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden Parallel slalom 3rd
2019–20 12 Jan 2020  Switzerland  Adelboden, Switzerland Slalom 3rd
26 Jan 2020 Austria Kitzbühel, Austria Slalom 2nd
2020–21 21 Dec 2020 Italy Alta Badia, Italy Slalom 3rd
6 Jan 2021 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Slalom 3rd
10 Jan 2021  Switzerland  Adelboden, Switzerland Slalom 1st
16 Jan 2021 Austria Flachau, Austria Slalom 3rd
17 Jan 2021 Slalom 2nd
26 Jan 2021 Austria Schladming, Austria Slalom 1st
30 Jan 2021 France Chamonix, France Slalom 3rd

World Championship results[]

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

Olympic results[]

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom 		Super-G Downhill Combined Team
event
2018 22 11 — — — 4 2

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