Overview
- Schmid confirmed her decision at a DSV news conference in Fischen im Allgäu and will finish the season before stepping away.
- She plans to compete in the Two-Nights-Tour, the skiflying events and the 2026 Olympic Games in Predazzo, stating she wants to fight for medals.
- Her résumé includes 263 World Cup starts, 19 victories, seven world championship titles and two Olympic silver medals.
- Personal considerations, including family planning with her husband, were cited as key factors in choosing to end her career.
- DSV sport director Horst Hüttel called her impending exit a major loss as tributes and the ARD documentary premiere of “Fly” mark the start of her farewell, with a women’s Four Hills slated for 2026/27 coming after her career.