The U.S. Led The Way In Equal Distance Cross-Country Ski Racing
The U.S women's cross country skiing team were one of the leading voices in race distance equality across the sport.
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Age
25
Hometown
Anchorage, AK
Education
University of Alaska Anchorage
Quick Facts
- First American to win an individual world title at the FIS Junior World Cross Country Championships
- Enjoys fishing especially salmon fishing in the Kenai River (Alaska)
Biographical Information
Gus Schumacher grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, where he learned to ski at a young age and won back-to-back state titles in cross-country skiing before joining the U.S. national team for the 2018-2019 season.
That season, Schumacher was part of the team that won the first-ever relay gold for the U.S. at the FIS Junior World Championships. A year later, Schumacher would repeat with the same team and also made history on his own, becoming the first American to win a junior world title in an individual event (10km classic).
Schumacher made his Olympic debut at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022, where he competed in three events and finished ninth in the relay with fellow Alaskan and junior teammate Luke Jager.
In February 2024, two years after his Olympic debut, Schumacher became the youngest American to win a World Cup race at 23 years old, and the first American man to win a World Cup race in 11 years, when he won a 10 km freestyle event in Minneapolis.
Outside of his passion for skiing, Gus graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage with an engineering degree in the spring of 2024. He is also heavily involved with Protect Our Winters (POW), including testifying before Congress on behalf of the organization.
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian
- Olympic Games Beijing 2022, 9th (4 x 10km Relay - Men), 39th (2 x 15km Skiathlon - Men), 48th (15km Classic Style - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2025 – 13th (10km Classic Style- Men), 26th (50km Freestyle - Men), 9th (Skiathlon - Men), 6th (Team Sprint Classic-Men), 27th (Sprint Freestyle- Men)
- Years of participation: Team Sprint Classic- Men 2025; 10km Classic Style -Men 2025; 5km Freestyle - Men 2021, 2023; Skiathlon - Men 2023, 2025; 4 x 10km Relay - Men 2021, 2023; 50km Classic Style - Men 2021, 2023; 50km Freestyle- Men 2025; Team Sprint Freestyle - Men 2021, Sprint Freestyle- Men 2025
- Top finish: 6th- 2025 (Team Sprint Classic- Men)
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