Paul Schommer prize money
€10,700 in World Cup and World Championships prize money across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons, from 6 paid races. The biggest single payday is €3,250, for the men's relay at the Hochfilzen World Cup 2025/26.
The IBU pays the first 30 in every individual race and the first eight teams in every relay a fixed sum for the place. Each figure on this page is that sum, at the place Paul Schommer finished.
Paul Schommer prize money by season
World Cup and World Championships, each season in full
season running total
Up €8,300 on the season before, in a year the World Cup ladder rose from €15,000 to €20,000 for a win.
Where Paul Schommer's money comes from
The same total split by kind of race
Paul Schommer's biggest paydays
The ten races that paid the most
Every paid race
6 of them, newest first
| Race | Date | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kontiolahti Men's relay | 7 March 2026 | 5th | €2,250 |
| Ruhpolding Men's relay | 15 January 2026 | 8th | €600 |
| Oberhof Men's relay | 11 January 2026 | 7th | €1,150 |
| Hochfilzen Men's relay | 14 December 2025 | 4th | €3,250 |
| Östersund Men's relay | 29 November 2025 | 5th | €2,250 |
| Lenzerheide Men's individual, World Championships | 19 February 2025 | 24th | €1,200 |
Where two athletes tie on a place they share the money for the places they cover, so a tie for 12th pays each the average of 12th and 13th.
Paul Schommer at each event
Every stop of the two seasons Paul Schommer was paid at
| Event | Paid races | Best | Won there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenzerheide 2024/25 World Championships | 1 | 24th | €1,200 |
| Östersund 2025/26 World Cup round 1 | 1 | relay | €2,250 |
| Hochfilzen 2025/26 World Cup round 2 | 1 | relay | €3,250 |
| Oberhof 2025/26 World Cup round 4 | 1 | relay | €1,150 |
| Ruhpolding 2025/26 World Cup round 5 | 1 | relay | €600 |
| Kontiolahti 2025/26 World Cup round 7 | 1 | relay | €2,250 |
Where Paul Schommer sits on the money list
Ranked 142 of 233 across both seasons
| # | Athlete | Country | Wins | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | Tomas Mikyska | Czechia | €12,250 | |
| 133 | Lea Rothschopf | Austria | €12,200 | |
| 134 | Jan Gunka | Poland | €12,100 | |
| 135 | Lucas Fratzscher | Germany | €12,075 | |
| 136 | Jeremy Finello | Switzerland | €11,650 | |
| 137 | Martina Trabucchi | Italy | €11,475 | |
| 138 | Anton Vidmar | Slovenia | €11,400 | |
| 139 | Alina Stremous | Moldova | €11,200 | |
| 140 | Mikulas Karlik | Czechia | €11,200 | |
| 141 | Johanna Puff | Germany | €10,700 | |
| 143 | Elia Zeni | Italy | €10,500 | |
| 144 | Patrick Braunhofer | Italy | €10,500 | |
| 145 | Otto Invenius | Finland | €10,200 | |
| 146 | Vladimir Iliev | Bulgaria | €10,025 | |
| 147 | Lovro Planko | Slovenia | €10,000 | |
| 148 | Siri Skar | Norway | €9,950 | |
| 149 | Estere Volfa | Latvia | €9,750 | |
| 150 | Olena Horodna | Ukraine | €9,450 | |
| 151 | Arttu Heikkinen | Finland | €9,350 | |
| 152 | Tereza Vinklarkova | Czechia | €9,050 |
The rest of the United States team
Every United States athlete the IBU paid, by prize money
| # | Athlete | Paid races | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Campbell Wright | 50 | €202,625 |
| 77 | Deedra Irwin | 19 | €39,850 |
| 79 | Maxime Germain | 21 | €39,500 |
| 118 | Sean Doherty | 11 | €17,150 |
| 126 | Margie Freed | 6 | €14,500 |
| 142 | Paul Schommer | 6 | €10,700 |
| 171 | Jake Brown | 6 | €5,300 |
| 187 | Lucinda Anderson | 2 | €3,000 |
| 201 | Chloe Levins | 1 | €1,750 |
| 202 | Joanne Reid | 1 | €1,750 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Paul Schommer won in biathlon?
€10,700 across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons, from 6 paid races. That is 142nd of the 233 athletes the IBU paid, and 64th among the men.
How much did Paul Schommer win in 2024/25?
€1,200 from 1 paid race in the 2024/25 season.
How much did Paul Schommer win in 2025/26?
€9,500 from 5 paid races in the 2025/26 season.
What was Paul Schommer's biggest payday?
€3,250 at the Hochfilzen World Cup 2025/26 on 14 December 2025, where Paul Schommer 4th with the United States team in the men's relay.
How many races has Paul Schommer won?
None across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons. Paul Schommer's best individual finish in that time was 24th.
How much has Paul Schommer won in relays?
€9,500 from 5 paid relays, which is 89% of the total. A relay pays every athlete on a team the full rung for the team's place.
How does Paul Schommer compare with the rest of the United States team?
Paul Schommer took 3.2% of the €336,125 the IBU paid United States's 10 athletes across the two seasons, 6th of them.
Where to next
The events Paul Schommer raced, and the athletes around them