Gus Schumacher (skier)
Schumacher in 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | August Schumacher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 25, 2000 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 7 – (2019, 2021–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (14th in 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on December 31, 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. At the 2026 Winter Olympics, he won a silver medal in the men's team sprint with teammate Ben Ogden.