Casey Larson (born December 16, 1998) is an American

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. According to historian

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, he was the 100,000th Olympic male athlete to compete in the Olympic Games (across Summer and Winter Games).

Career

In 2016, Larson participated at the

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and the Junior World Championships in Rasnov. He was one of three

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-area teens to make the 2018 Olympics ski jumping team, where he finished in 39th place in the normal hill individual event. He also competed at the

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, finishing in 39th place on the normal hill and in 43rd place on the large hill.

Major tournament results

Winter Olympics

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

FIS Ski Flying World Championships

World Cup

Standings

Individual starts

References

External links

* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Larson, Casey 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Barrington, Illinois Sportspeople from Cook County, Illinois Skiers from Chicago American male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for the United States Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics 21st-century American sportsmen