Roman SCHAAD

Historical Results

Spending time with friends. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

Athlete, Plumber.

Apprenticeship as a plumber (since 2012). (roman-schaad.com, 7 Jul 2021)

Father, Kurt. Mother, Verena. Brother, Fabian. Half-brothers Kurt and Andreas. Girlfriend, Alina Meier.

German, English

SC Drusberg

National: Francois Faivre (FRA)

Half-brother Andreas Schaad (Nordic combined): Two-time Olympic Winter Games medallist in the team event, winning silver at Calgary 1988 and bronze at Lillehammer 1994; and 1989 World Championships team silver medallist.

Half-brother Fabian Schaad (Cross-country skiing): Competed at the 2014 U23 World Championships, and two Junior World Championships (2011, 2012).

Girlfriend Alina Meier (Cross-country skiing): Competed at the 2021 World Championships (seventh in relay), three U23 World Championships (2017-19), and three Junior World Championships (2014-16).

2013 World Cup in Davos (Sprint - 10th)

Summer 2013: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture. (roman-schaad.com, 7 Jul 2021)

2013

First time on cross-country skis, he was one and a half years old. At nine, he took part in his first competition, the Ybriger-Volksskilauf. (roman-schaad.com, 7 Jul 2021)

Despite a cruciate ligament rupture in summer 2013, he was in top form for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. He had the best intermediate time at the Prolog but had a bad crash right after. "This was not the kind of Olympic story that I was dreaming of. I am waiting for eight years for my next chance. Eight years of preparation to re-write my personal Olympic story. Beijing 2022!" (roman-schaad.com, 7 Jul 2021)

His half-brother Nordic combined athlete Andreas Schaad (SUI): two-time Olympic Winter Games medallist in the team event, winning silver at Calgary 1988 and bronze at Lillehammer 1994; and 1989 World Championships team silver medallist. (swissolympians.ch, 7 Jul 2021)