Paul SCHOMMER

Historical Results

Reading, "getting lost", mountain biking, camping, kendama (dexterity game), fixing cars.

Athlete

Graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science (chemistry) from the College of St. Scholastica (Duluth, MN).

Wife Jillian Virginia (nee Johnson, married in Jun 2019, attended medical school).
Mother, Doris J Schommer. Older brother, Philip. Younger brother Peter. Younger sister, Pamela.

English

Moose Nordic

National: Vegard Bitnes (NOR), Matthew K. Emmons (USA)

Older brother Philip (Athletics): Middle and long distance running on college level.
Sister Pamela (Rowing): Rowing on college level.
Mother Doris (Soccer): More than 20 years operations lead of local soccer club.

2016 IBU Cup in Martell (Sprint - 38th, 68th, Single mixed relay - 14th)
2017 World Cup in PyeongChang (Sprint - 101st, Relay - 10th)

March 2019: Underwent second surgery in his left knee, doing osteochondral allograft.

January 2019: After being ill for six weeks from an abscess inside his tonsils, he had to undergo a tonsillectomy. Missed the rest of the season after Christmas.

2010: Surgery to remove a loose piece of cartilage in his knee and a procedure called microfracture to repair the spot where the piece had broken off.

2007: Eating disorder at the age of 15 when his father passed away unexpectedly. After being hospitalized and undergoing months of unsuccessful therapy, he underwent residential treatment at the Eating Disorder Center at Rogers Memorial Hospital.

2016, 2020 (World Cup)

During his school days he played soccer and was an active wrestler and cross-country runner. In 2008 he started cross-country skiing, which he intensified during his studies. Took up biathlon in 2015.

After taking part in a biathlon screening course in Lake Placid in 2014, he decided a year later to concentrate entirely on biathlon and was accepted into the US Biathlon development team in 2016.

"God has been one of my biggest coaches. He’s helped me in shooting more than anyone else at times, because He knows everything." (www.fca.org, 3 Jan 2018)

"I'll wake up in the morning, do a workout, come back, usually relax, do a second workout in the afternoon -- whether it be running, biking, weightlifting -- and then at night maybe do a few more drills with just like the shooting aspect of biathlon and stuff." (fox6now.com, 24 May 2018)

Placing second in IBU Cup sprint in December 2019 in Obertilliach, his only podium on this level.

"Just doing my best with what I got." (Twitter, 2021)