Jan Schmid

Jan Andreas Schmid, born on 24 November 1983, is a Norwegian former Nordic combined skier of Swiss origin. He was born in Norway and has lived in Trondheim all his life, but held only a Swiss passport until 2006 because both of his parents are Swiss citizens. He competed at two Winter Olympics for Switzerland, with a best finish of fourth in the 4 x 5 kilometre team event at Turin in 2006, and then for Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where he was fifth in the team event. At the 2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec he won a silver medal in the 10 kilometre individual normal hill and a bronze in the 4 x 5 kilometre team event. His transfer between the Swiss and Norwegian ski federations, which involved a compensation fee, was discussed by the International Ski Federation council in 2006.