Marco Schwarz (born 16 August 1995) is an Austrian

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. He focuses on the technical events of slalom and

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, as well as the combined (a mixture of speed and technical disciplines).

Career

Schwarz competed for Austria at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in the

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and won three gold medals; in the boys' combined, the parallel mixed team event, and the boys' giant slalom. Schwarz made his World Cup debut in November

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at age 19. He achieved his first World Cup podium in December

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; third place in a slalom at

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, behind winner

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and runner-up

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World Cup results

Season titles

* 1 title – (1 SL)

Season standings

Race podiums

* 6 wins – (3 SL, 1 GS, 1 PS, 1 AC) * 23 podiums – (14 SL, 5 GS, 1 SG, 2 PS, 1 AC)

World Championship results

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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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Olympic results

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

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References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schwarz, Marco 1995 births Austrian male alpine skiers Living people Alpine skiers at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Austria Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Olympic silver medalists for Austria Skiers from Villach Youth Olympic gold medalists for Austria 21st-century Austrian sportsmen