André Myhrer (born 11 January 1983) is a retired Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist.[1] Born at Bergsjö in Gävleborg County, Myhrer competed in the technical events and specialised in slalom.
 Myhrer in March 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 January 1983 Nordanstig, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bergsjö Hassela AK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 25 January 2004 (age 21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 8 February 2020 (age 37) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | AndreMyhrer.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (2006–2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 9 – (2003–2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 17 – (2004–2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 8 – (7 SL, 1 PS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 30 – (23 SL, 6 PS, 1 PG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (9th in 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 – (SL, 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editMyhrer 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 competition 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 title in slalom and finished eleventh in the overall standings.
He was awarded the Hälsingland Golden Award in 2005, 2012 och 2018.[2]
World Cup results
editSeason titles
edit| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Slalom |
Season standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21 | 89 | 37 | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 22 | 34 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 23 | 39 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24 | 44 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 25 | 48 | 19 | 38 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 46 | — | — | 28 |
| 2010 | 27 | 42 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 28 | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 26 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 31 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 27 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 15 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 23 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 36 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 37 | 31 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Race podiums
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| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25 Jan 2005 | Schladming, Austria | Slalom | 3rd |
| 27 Feb 2005 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2007 | 3 Dec 2006 | Beaver Creek, USA | Slalom | 1st |
| 2010 | 17 Jan 2010 | Wengen, Switzerland | Slalom | 2nd |
| 13 Mar 2010 | Garmisch, Germany | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2011 | 14 Nov 2010 | Levi, Finland | Slalom | 2nd |
| 6 Jan 2011 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 1st | |
| 25 Jan 2011 | Schladming, Austria | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2012 | 21 Dec 2011 | Flachau, Austria | Slalom | 2nd |
| 15 Jan 2012 | Wengen, Switzerland | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 19 Feb 2012 | Bansko, Bulgaria | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 21 Feb 2012 | Moscow, Russia | Parallel slalom | 3rd | |
| 11 Mar 2012 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Slalom | 1st | |
| 18 Mar 2012 | Schladming, Austria | Slalom | 1st | |
| 2013 | 11 Nov 2012 | Levi, Finland | Slalom | 1st |
| 6 Jan 2013 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 29 Jan 2013 | Moscow, Russia | Parallel slalom | 2nd | |
| 2014 | 12 Jan 2014 | Adelboden, Switzerland | Slalom | 2nd |
| 2016 | 21 Dec 2015 | Alta Badia, Italy | Parallel-G | 3rd |
| 14 Feb 2016 | Naeba, Japan | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 23 Feb 2016 | Stockholm, Sweden | Parallel slalom | 2nd | |
| 20 Mar 2016 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Slalom | 1st | |
| 2017 | 19 Mar 2017 | Aspen, USA | Slalom | 1st |
| 2018 | 10 Dec 2017 | Val d'Isére, France | Slalom | 3rd |
| 1 Jan 2018 | Oslo, Norway | Parallel slalom | 1st | |
| 14 Jan 2018 | Wengen, Switzerland | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 30 Jan 2018 | Stockholm, Sweden | Parallel slalom | 2nd | |
| 2019 | 18 Nov 2018 | Levi, Finland | Slalom | 3rd |
| 19 Feb 2019 | Stockholm, Sweden | Parallel slalom | 2nd | |
| 2020 | 15 Dec 2019 | Val d'Isére, France | Slalom | 2nd |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — | not run |
| 2005 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 2007 | 24 | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26 | DNF1 | DNF1 | — | — | — | cancelled |
| 2011 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 2015 | 32 | 6 | DNF1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 2017 | 34 | 6 | DNS2 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 2019 | 36 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Olympic results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | not run |
| 2010 | 27 | 3 | DNF2 | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | 31 | DNF2 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 35 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | 5 |
Video
edit- youtube.com – Myhrer wins at Levi – 11 November 2012
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "André Myhrer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Hälsingeguldet" (in Swedish). Hälsingland Society of Sports History. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
External links
editMedia related to André Myhrer at Wikimedia Commons
- André Myhrer at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- André Myhrer World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- André Myhrer at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Head.com – athletes – alpine skiing – André Myhrer
- André Myhrer at Olympics.com
- André Myhrer at Olympedia
- André Myhrer at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
- Official website (in English)