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.

André Myhrer
Alpine skier
Myhrer in March 2012
DisciplinesSlalom, Giant slalom
ClubBergsjö Hassela AK
Born (1983-01-11) 11 January 1983
Bergsjö, Gävleborg County, Sweden
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
World Cup debut25 January 2004 (age 21)
Retired8 February 2020 (age 37)
Websiteandremyhrer.com
Olympics
Teams4 – (20062018)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams9 – (20032019)
Medals3 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons17 – (20042020)
Wins8 – (7 SL, 1 PS)
Podiums30 – (23 SL, 6 PS, 1 PG)
Overall titles0 – (9th in 2013)
Discipline titles1 – (SL, 2012)

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 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.

Andre Myhrer in Hammarbybacken World Cup 2018

World Cup results

Season titles

Season Discipline
2012Slalom

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
2004218937
200522349
2006233912
2007244413
200825481938
20092633114628
2010274213
201128183
20122911126
2013309431
201431301226
201532311227
20163315415
20173415915
20183511323
2019362810
202037318

Race podiums

  • 8 wins – (7 SL, 1 PS)
  • 30 podiums – (23 SL, 6 PS, 1 PG)
Andre Myhrer in Hammarbybacken World Cup 2018
Season Date Location Discipline Place
200525 Jan 2005 Schladming, AustriaSlalom3rd
27 Feb 2005 Kranjska Gora, SloveniaSlalom2nd
20073 Dec 2006 Beaver Creek, USASlalom1st
201017 Jan 2010   Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom2nd
13 Mar 2010 Garmisch, GermanySlalom3rd
201114 Nov 2010 Levi, FinlandSlalom2nd
6 Jan 2011 Zagreb, CroatiaSlalom1st
25 Jan 2011 Schladming, AustriaSlalom2nd
201221 Dec 2011 Flachau, AustriaSlalom2nd
15 Jan 2012   Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom2nd
19 Feb 2012 Bansko, BulgariaSlalom2nd
21 Feb 2012 Moscow, RussiaParallel slalom3rd
11 Mar 2012 Kranjska Gora, SloveniaSlalom1st
18 Mar 2012 Schladming, AustriaSlalom1st
201311 Nov 2012 Levi, FinlandSlalom1st
6 Jan 2013 Zagreb, CroatiaSlalom2nd
29 Jan 2013 Moscow, RussiaParallel slalom2nd
201412 Jan 2014   Adelboden, SwitzerlandSlalom2nd
201621 Dec 2015 Alta Badia, ItalyParallel-G3rd
14 Feb 2016 Naeba, JapanSlalom2nd
23 Feb 2016 Stockholm, SwedenParallel slalom2nd
20 Mar 2016   St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSlalom1st
201719 Mar 2017 Aspen, USASlalom1st
201810 Dec 2017 Val d'Isére, FranceSlalom3rd
1 Jan 2018 Oslo, NorwayParallel slalom1st
14 Jan 2018   Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom3rd
30 Jan 2018 Stockholm, SwedenParallel slalom2nd
201918 Nov 2018 Levi, FinlandSlalom3rd
19 Feb 2019 Stockholm, SwedenParallel slalom2nd
202015 Dec 2019 Val d'Isére, FranceSlalom2nd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
event
200320DNF1not run
20052257
2007242220
200926DNF1DNF1cancelled
20112810
2013304142
2015326DNF13
2017346DNS23
201936135

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
event
2006234  not run  
2010273DNF2
201431DNF2
2018351235

Video

  • youtube.com – Myhrer wins at Levi – 11 November 2012

References

Media related to André Myhrer at Wikimedia Commons

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