Casey Larson (born 16 December 1998) is an American

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...

. According to historian Bill Malon, 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

Winter Youth Olympics The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consisten ...

Lillehammer Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ...

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

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-area teens to make the

2018 Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

ski jumping team, where he finished in 39th place in the normal hill individual event. He also competed at the

2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beij ...

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

World Cup

Standings

Individual starts

References

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United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee and the National Paralympic Committee for the United States. It was founded in 1895 as the United States Olympic Committee, and is headquartered in Col ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Larson, Casey 1998 births Living people People from Barrington, Illinois Sportspeople from Cook County, Illinois 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 people