André Myhrer
| — Alpine skier — | |
 Myhrer in March 2012 | |
| Disciplines | Slalom, Giant slalom |
|---|---|
| Club | Bergsjö Hassela AK |
| Born |
11 January 1983 Bergsjö, Sweden |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| World Cup debut | 25 January 2004 (age 21) |
| Website | andremyhrer.com |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 4 – (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) |
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 7 – (2003–17) |
| Medals | 3 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 15 – (2004–2018) |
| Wins | 8 – (7 SL, 1 PSL) |
| Podiums | 27 – (21 SL, 5 PSL, 1 PGS) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (9th in 2013) |
| Discipline titles | 1 – (SL, 2012) |
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André Myhrer (born 11 January 1983) is a Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. Born in Bergsjö, Myhrer competes in the technical events and specialises in slalom.
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. At the 2018 Olympics Myhrer won the slalom competition after both main favourites had failed to finish. In addition to four Olympics, Myhrer has competed in eight World Championships.
Through January 2018, Myhrer has eight World Cup victories and 25 podiums, mainly in slalom. He won the 2012 season title in slalom and finished eleventh in the overall standings.
World Cup results
Season titles
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Slalom |
Season standings
| 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 | — | — | — |
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25 Jan 2005 |  | Slalom | 3rd |
| 27 Feb 2005 |  | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2007 | 3 Dec 2006 |  | Slalom | 1st |
| 2010 | 17 Jan 2010 |  | Slalom | 2nd |
| 13 Mar 2010 |  | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2011 | 14 Nov 2010 |  | Slalom | 2nd |
| 6 Jan 2011 |  | Slalom | 1st | |
| 25 Jan 2011 | | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2012 | 21 Dec 2011 | | Slalom | 2nd |
| 15 Jan 2012 | | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 19 Feb 2012 |  | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 21 Feb 2012 |  | Parallel slalom | 3rd | |
| 11 Mar 2012 | | Slalom | 1st | |
| 18 Mar 2012 | | Slalom | 1st | |
| 2013 | 11 Nov 2012 | | Slalom | 1st |
| 6 Jan 2013 | | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 29 Jan 2013 | | Parallel slalom | 2nd | |
| 2014 | 12 Jan 2014 | | Slalom | 2nd |
| 2016 | 21 Dec 2015 |  | Parallel giant slalom | 3rd |
| 14 Feb 2016 |  | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 23 Feb 2016 |  | Parallel slalom | 2nd | |
| 20 Mar 2016 | | Slalom | 1st | |
| 2017 | 19 Mar 2017 | | Slalom | 1st |
| 2018 | 10 Dec 2017 |  | Slalom | 3rd |
| 1 Jan 2018 |  | Parallel slalom | 1st | |
| 14 Jan 2018 | | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 30 Jan 2018 | | Parallel slalom | 2nd |
World Championship results
| 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 |
Olympic results
| 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
- youtube.com – Myhrer wins at Levi – 11 November 2012
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to André Myhrer. |
- André Myhrer at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-ski.com – André Myhrer – World Cup season standings
- Ski-db.com – André Myhrer – results
- André Myhrer at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) – André Myhrer
- Head.com – athletes – alpine skiing – André Myhrer
- Official website (in English)
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