Overview
- Schmid disclosed her plan at an emotional press conference in Fischen im Allgäu days before the Two-Nights-Tour.
- She will compete through the winter, targeting the Two-Nights-Tour, ski flying events and the Olympic contests in Predazzo with medal ambitions.
- Her career résumé includes seven world championship golds, 19 World Cup victories and two individual Olympic silvers across 263 World Cup starts.
- A women’s Four Hills Tournament is scheduled for 2026/27 after years of advocacy from Schmid, though she will not compete when it debuts.
- DSV sport director Horst Hüttel called her departure a major loss, peers offered praise, and Schmid noted family considerations and a potential path in coaching.