Tanja Schärer (born 17 June 1989 in

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) is a

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freestyle skier, specializing in aerials.FIS Profile - Freestyle
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for Switzerland. She placed 19th in the qualifying round of the aerials, failing to advance to the final. As of April 2013, her best showing at the

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is 7th, in

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. Schärer made her

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debut in March 2008. As of April 2013, she has three World Cup podium finish, with her best finish a silver at

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in 2011/12. Her best World Cup overall finish in aerials is 5th, in 2011/12.

World Cup Podiums

References

1989 births Living people Olympic freestyle skiers for Switzerland Freestyle skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics People from Schlieren, Switzerland Swiss female freestyle skiers Skiers from the canton of Zürich 21st-century Swiss sportswomen {{Switzerland-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub