Hannah Schmidt
{{Short description|Canadian freestyle skier}}
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|sport = Freestyle skiing
|event = Ski cross
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Hannah Schmidt (born 4 August 1994) is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally in the ski cross discipline.{{cite web|url=https://alpinecanada.org/team/hannah-schmidt|title=Hannah Schmidt|website=www.alpinecanada.org/|publisher=Alpine Canada|access-date=29 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/hannah-schmidt/|title=Hannah Schmidt|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=29 January 2022}}
Career
Schmidt has been part of the national team since 2018.{{cite web|url=https://ottawasportspages.ca/2019/02/18/ski-cross-the-new-family-passion-for-top-nor-am-circuit-siblings/|title=Ski cross the new family passion for top Nor-Am circuit siblings|date=18 February 2019|website=www.ottawasportspages.ca/|publisher=Ottawa Sport Pages|access-date=29 January 2022}} In 2021, Schmidt has a breakout season, marked by a top 10 performance at the World Championships.{{cite web|last=Plouffe|first=Dan|url=https://ottawasportspages.ca/2021/04/14/schmidt-siblings-vault-into-olympic-consideration-with-breakout-ski-cross-seasons/|title=Schmidt siblings vault into Olympic consideration with breakout ski cross seasons|website=www.ottawasportspages.ca/|publisher=Ottawa Sport Pages|access-date=29 January 2022}}
On January 24, 2022, Schmidt was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team along with her brother Jared Schmidt, who will also compete in the women's ski cross event.{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/2022/01/24/team-canada-adds-24-freestyle-skiers-to-the-roster-for-beijing-2022/|title=Team Canada adds 24 freestyle skiers to the roster for Beijing 2022|last=Nichols|first=Paula|date=24 January 2022|website=www.olympic.ca/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=24 January 2022}}{{cite news|last=Ewing|first=Lori|date=24 January 2022|title=Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's Beijing Olympic freestyle team|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/freestyle-skiing/mikael-kingsbury-canadian-olympic-freestyle-team-beijing-1.6325326|work=Canadian Press|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=24 January 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{FIS freestyle skier|227453}}
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Category:Canadian female freestyle skiers
Category:Freestyle skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic freestyle skiers for Canada
Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen
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