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André Myhrer (born 11 January 1983) is a retired Swedish
He was awarded the Hälsingland Golden Award in 2005, 2012 och 2018.
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– Myhrer wins at Levi – 11 November 2012
Data at eurosport.fr
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * *
– André Myhrer
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World Cup
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alpine ski racer
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and Olympic gold medalist. Born at Bergsjö
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in Gävleborg County
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, Myhrer competed in the technical events and specialised in slalom.
Career
Myhrer made his World Cup debut in January2004
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and his first victory came at Beaver Creek, Colorado
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, in December 2006. Myhrer represented Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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and tied for fourth place in the slalom, only 0.03 s from third. At the 2010 Olympics
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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
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, 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
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In his career, Myhrer has eight World Cup victories and 30 podiums, 22 in slalom and 8 in parallel races. He won the 2012
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season title in slalom and finished eleventh in the overall standings.
He was awarded the Hälsingland Golden Award in 2005, 2012 och 2018.
World Cup results
Season titles
Season standings
Race podiums
* 8 wins – (7 SL, 1 PS) * 30 podiums – (23 SL, 6 PS, 1 PG)
World Championship results
Olympic results
Video
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– Myhrer wins at Levi – 11 November 2012
References
Data at eurosport.fr
External links
*World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * *
– André Myhrer
Head.com
– athletes – alpine skiing – André Myhrer * {{DEFAULTSORT:Myhrer, Andre 1983 births Swedish male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of Sweden Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions Swedish expatriates in Monaco People from Nordanstig Municipality Living people Sportspeople from Gävleborg County 21st-century Swedish people