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 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.
He was awarded the Hälsingland Golden Award in 2005, 2012 och 2018.
World Cup results Season titles Season Discipline2012 Slalom
Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giantslalom 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 8 wins – (7 SL, 1 PS) 30 podiums – (23 SL, 6 PS, 1 PG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place2005 25 Jan 2005 Schladming, Austria Slalom 3rd27 Feb 2005 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom 2nd2007 3 Dec 2006 Beaver Creek, USA Slalom1st2010 17 Jan 2010 Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 2nd13 Mar 2010 Garmisch, Germany Slalom 3rd2011 14 Nov 2010 Levi, Finland Slalom 2nd6 Jan 2011 Zagreb, Croatia Slalom1st25 Jan 2011 Schladming, Austria Slalom 2nd2012 21 Dec 2011 Flachau, Austria Slalom 2nd15 Jan 2012 Wengen, Switzerland Slalom2nd19 Feb 2012 Bansko, Bulgaria Slalom2nd21 Feb 2012 Moscow, Russia Parallel slalom 3rd11 Mar 2012 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom1st18 Mar 2012 Schladming, Austria Slalom1st2013 11 Nov 2012 Levi, Finland Slalom1st6 Jan 2013 Zagreb, Croatia Slalom 2nd29 Jan 2013 Moscow, Russia Parallel slalom 2nd 2014 12 Jan 2014 Adelboden, Switzerland Slalom 2nd2016 21 Dec 2015 Alta Badia, Italy Parallel-G 3rd 14 Feb 2016 Naeba, Japan Slalom 2nd23 Feb 2016 Stockholm, Sweden Parallel slalom 2nd20 Mar 2016 St. Moritz, Switzerland Slalom 1st 2017 19 Mar 2017 Aspen, USA Slalom 1st2018 10 Dec 2017 Val d'Isére, France Slalom 3rd1 Jan 2018 Oslo, Norway Parallel slalom 1st14 Jan 2018 Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 3rd30 Jan 2018 Stockholm, Sweden Parallel slalom 2nd2019 18 Nov 2018 Levi, Finland Slalom 3rd19 Feb 2019 Stockholm, Sweden Parallel slalom 2nd 2020 15 Dec 2019 Val d'Isére, France Slalom 2nd
World Championship results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined Teamevent 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 Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined Teamevent 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 Data at eurosport.fr
External links
André Myhrer World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
Head.com – athletes – alpine skiing – André Myhrer