André Myhrer (born 11 January 1983) is a retired Swedish

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alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. Born at Bergsjö in

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, Myhrer competed in the technical events and specialised in slalom.

Career

Myhrer made his World Cup debut in January

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and his first victory came at Beaver Creek,

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, in December

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. Myhrer represented

Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sweden sent 112 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin trying to win their first gold medal since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. A total of 99 athletes were selected, and they competed in nine of the fifteen Winter Olympic sports. When ...

and tied for fourth place in the slalom, only 0.03 s from third. At the

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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

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, Myhrer won the Olympic slalom competition after both main favourites had failed to finish. In addition to four Olympics, Myhrer has competed in nine

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. In his career, Myhrer has eight World Cup victories and 30 podiums, 22 in slalom and 8 in parallel races. He won the

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season title in slalom and finished eleventh in the overall standings. Andre Myrher in full speed

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

World Cup results

Season titles

Season standings

Race podiums

* 8 wins – (7 SL, 1 PS) * 30 podiums – (23 SL, 6 PS, 1 PG) Andre Myrher

World Championship results

Olympic results

Video

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– Myhrer wins at Levi – 11 November 2012

References

Data at eurosport.fr

External links

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World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation *
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