André Myhrer

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André Myhrer
Myhrer in March 2012
Personal information
Born (1983-01-11) 11 January 1983 (age 41)
Bergsjö, Sweden
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom
ClubBergsjö Hassela AK
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)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Sweden
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 1
World Championships 0 1 2
Total 1 1 3
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Slalom
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Schladming Team event
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Beaver Creek Team event
Bronze medal – third place 2017 St. Moritz Team event

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.

Career[edit]

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
Andre Myhrer in Hammarbybacken World Cup 2018

He was awarded the Hälsingland Golden Award in 2005, 2012 och 2018.[1]

World Cup results[edit]

Season 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[edit]

  • 8 wins – (7 SL, 1 PS)
  • 30 podiums – (23 SL, 6 PS, 1 PG)
Andre Myhrer in Hammarbybacken World Cup 2018
Andre Myhrer in Hammarbybacken World Cup 2018
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2005 25 Jan 2005 Austria Schladming, Austria Slalom 3rd
27 Feb 2005 Slovenia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom 2nd
2007 3 Dec 2006 United States Beaver Creek, USA Slalom 1st
2010 17 Jan 2010  Switzerland  Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 2nd
13 Mar 2010 Germany Garmisch, Germany Slalom 3rd
2011 14 Nov 2010 Finland Levi, Finland Slalom 2nd
6 Jan 2011 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Slalom 1st
25 Jan 2011 Austria Schladming, Austria Slalom 2nd
2012 21 Dec 2011 Austria Flachau, Austria Slalom 2nd
15 Jan 2012  Switzerland  Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 2nd
19 Feb 2012 Bulgaria Bansko, Bulgaria Slalom 2nd
21 Feb 2012 Russia Moscow, Russia Parallel slalom 3rd
11 Mar 2012 Slovenia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom 1st
18 Mar 2012 Austria Schladming, Austria Slalom 1st
2013 11 Nov 2012 Finland Levi, Finland Slalom 1st
6 Jan 2013 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Slalom 2nd
29 Jan 2013 Russia Moscow, Russia Parallel slalom 2nd
2014 12 Jan 2014  Switzerland  Adelboden, Switzerland Slalom 2nd
2016 21 Dec 2015 Italy Alta Badia, Italy Parallel-G 3rd
14 Feb 2016 Japan Naeba, Japan Slalom 2nd
23 Feb 2016 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden Parallel slalom 2nd
20 Mar 2016  Switzerland  St. Moritz, Switzerland Slalom 1st
2017 19 Mar 2017 United States Aspen, USA Slalom 1st
2018 10 Dec 2017 France Val d'Isére, France Slalom 3rd
1 Jan 2018 NorwayOslo, Norway Parallel slalom 1st
14 Jan 2018  Switzerland  Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 3rd
30 Jan 2018 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden Parallel slalom 2nd
2019 18 Nov 2018 Finland Levi, Finland Slalom 3rd
19 Feb 2019 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden Parallel slalom 2nd
2020 15 Dec 2019 France 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]

  1. ^ "Hälsingeguldet" (in Swedish). Hälsingland Society of Sports History. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

External links[edit]

Media related to André Myhrer at Wikimedia Commons