Tanja Schärer

Tanja Schärer
Personal information
Born (1989-06-17) 17 June 1989
Schlieren, Switzerland
Sport
SportSkiing
World Cup career
Indiv. podiums3
Updated on 24 July 2013

Tanja Schärer (born 17 June 1989 in Schlieren) is a Swiss freestyle skier, specializing in aerials.[1] She began practicing skiing acrobatics in 2002 at the age of 13.[2] In winter 2004/2005 she joined the Europacup for the first time.[2] In her youth, Tanja Schärer had experience in gymnastics and found aerial skiing to be a natural progression from the movements and skills required for gymnastics.[2]

Schärer competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Switzerland. She placed 19th in the qualifying round of the aerials, failing to advance to the final.[3]

As of April 2013, her best showing at the World Championships is 7th, in 2013.[1]

In 2009 and 2010, the Urdorf native was voted "Limmattaler Sports Star of the Year".[2]

Schärer made her World Cup debut in March 2008. As of April 2013, she has three World Cup podium finish, with her best finish a silver at Minsk in 2011/12. Her best World Cup overall finish in aerials is 5th, in 2011/12.[1] Schärer retired from freestyle skiing in November of 2016 at the age of 27.[2] She began working as a medical clinic assistant and continues to ski in her free time for fun.[4]

World Cup podiums

[1]
Date Location Rank Event
25 February 2012Minsk2nd place, silver medalist(s)Aerials
17 February 2013Sochi3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Aerials
23 February 2013Bukovel3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Aerials

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FIS Profile - Freestyle
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Burkart, Ruedi. "«Was macht eigentlich …?» - Skiakrobatin Tanja Schärer: Auf die Piste geht sie immer noch, doch Pirouetten gehören der Vergangenheit an". Limmattaler Zeitung (in Swiss High German). Archived from the original on 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  3. ↑ "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  4. ↑ Sutter, Michel. "Skiakrobatik – Tanja Schärer zu ihrem Rücktritt: «Momentan fühle ich mich befreit»". Limmattaler Zeitung (in Swiss High German). Archived from the original on 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2025-11-25.


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