André Myhrer
André Myhrer (born 11 January 1983) is a retired Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. Born at Bergsjö in Gävleborg County, Myhrer competed in the technical events and specialised in slalom.
Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 World Cup results
- 2.1 Season *les
- 2.2 Season standings
- 2.3 Race podiums
- 3 World Championship results
- 4 Olympic results
- 5 Video
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Career
Myhrer made his World Cup debut in January 2004 and his first victory came at Beaver Creek, Colorado, in December 2006. Myhrer represented Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympics and tied for fourth place in the slalom, only 0.03 s from third. At the 2010 Olympics he was tenth after the first run of the slalom at Whistler, then had the fastest time in the second and won the bronze medal. In 2018, Myhrer won the Olympic slalom compe*ion after both main favourites had failed to finish. In addition to four Olympics, Myhrer has competed in nine World Championships.
In his career, Myhrer has eight World Cup victories and 30 podiums, 22 in slalom and 8 in parallel races. He won the 2012 season *le in slalom and finished eleventh in the overall standings.
Andre Myhrer in Hammarbybacken World Cup 2018He was awarded the Hälsingland Golden Award in 2005, 2012 och 2018.
World Cup results
Season *les
Season standings
Race podiums
- 8 wins – (7 SL, 1 PS)
- 30 podiums – (23 SL, 6 PS, 1 PG)
World Championship results
Olympic results
Video
- youtube.com – Myhrer wins at Levi – 11 November 2012
References
- Data at eurosport.fr
External links
Media related to André Myhrer at Wikimedia Commons
- André Myhrer at the International Ski Federation
- André Myhrer World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- André Myhrer at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- André Myhrer at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) – André Myhrer
- Head.com – athletes – alpine skiing – André Myhrer
- Official website (in English)