Casey Larson

Casey Larson (born 16 December 1998) is an American ski jumper. According to historian Bill Malon, he became the 100,000th Olympic male athlete to compete at both the summer and winter Olympics of modern era.[1]

Casey Larson
Larson in September 2017
CountryUnited States
Born (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998
Barrington, Illinois, United States
Ski clubNorge Ski Club
Personal best216.5 m (710 ft)
Vikersund, 18 March 2017
World Cup career
Seasons2017–present
Indiv. starts13
Team starts8
Updated on 27 March 2022.

Career

In 2016, Larson participated at the Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer and the Junior World Championships in Rasnov.[2]

He was one of three Chicago-area teens to make the 2018 Olympics ski jumping team.[3] He finished in 39th place at normal hill individual.[4]

World Cup

Standings

Season Overall 4H SF RA W6 T5 P7
2016–17 55N/AN/AN/A
2017–18 N/A57
2018–19 66N/A67
2019–20 N/A
2020–21 7171N/AN/A66
2021–22 50N/AN/A62

Individual starts

winner (1); second (2); third (3); did not compete (–); failed to qualify (q); disqualified (DQ)
Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Points
2016–17 0
q DQ 48 q q
2017–18 0
q q
2018–19 0
q q 40 44 q q q q q q q q
2019–20 0
q q q
2020–21 3
q q 28 48 q 62 q 50 50 q 66
2021–22 0
q q q q q q q q 57 48 q 48 DQ q q q

References

  1. "American Casey Larson makes history with ski jump at Olympics". CBSnews.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. "Casey Lanson profile on USA Nordic". publisherusanordic.org. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. Danahey, Mike. "3 Chicago-area ski club members make U.S. Olympic ski jump team: 'Unprecedented'". The Courier-News. The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. "LARSON Casey – Olympic Winter Games". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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