Andrew "Andy" Young (born 12 February 1992) is a Scottish
cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
. He competed for
Great Britain
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in the
2010 Winter Olympics
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in
Vancouver
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, finishing in 74th place in the
15km freestyle.
In 2008, he became the youngest skier to compete in a World Cup event.
At the 2010 Games, Young finished 14th in the team sprint event and 60th in the individual sprint event. For the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 ( cs, Mistrovství světa v klasickém lyžování Liberec 2009) took place 18 February – 1 March 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic. This was the fourth time these championships were hosted either in ...
, he finished 14th in the 4 × 10 km relay and 98th in the individual sprint event.
Young also competed in the
2014 Winter Olympics
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, where he finished 37th in the
15km classical competition.
Young took his first top 10 finish in the Cross-Country Skiing World Cup in December 2015, when he finished in ninth place at a freestyle sprint competition in
Davos
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, Switzerland. On 19 December 2015 he took Great Britain's first World Cup podium when he finished third in a sprint event in a
2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
The 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 35th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season started on 27 November 2015 in Kuusamo, Finland, and ended on 12 March 2016 in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.
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competition in
Toblach
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Geography
As of November 30, 2010, it had ...
, Italy.
Young achieved a top 10 result in December 2019, finishing 8th in the 15 km freestyle event in Davos.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
World Championships
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
* 4 podiums – (3 , 1 )
Notes
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic cross-country skiers for Great Britain
Scottish male cross-country skiers