Overview
- ARD’s Sportschau briefly showed Gloria-Sophie Burkandt and Eric Schmidt during the men’s slalom in Bormio as Schmidt spoke with FIS president Johan Eliasch.
- BILD reports the pair have spent extensive time together since autumn 2025 and saw in the New Year together.
- They were previously seen together at the World Economic Forum in Davos and during the Munich Security Conference.
- Burkandt, 27, is the eldest daughter of Bavarian premier Markus Söder and works as a model and author, while Schmidt, 70, is a former Google CEO and tech billionaire.
- BILD says Söder is aware of the relationship, the story has drawn attention in U.S. media, and both parties declined to comment to the outlet.