Gus Schumacher (skier)
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 25, 2000 Madison, Wisconsin, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 6 – (2019, 2021–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (15th in 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 16 February 2025. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
August "Gus" Schumacher (born July 25, 2000) is an American cross-country skier. In 2020, Schumacher became the first American to win a gold medal in an individual race at the Junior World Ski Championships. He competed in the 30 kilometre skiathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Schumacher won the Men's 10 km freestyle race at the 2024 Stifel Loppet Cup in Minneapolis on February 18, 2024. His win marked the first time an American male skier had won an individual distance event since Bill Koch in 1983.