Casey Larson
{{short description|American ski jumper (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox ski jumper
| name = Casey Larson
| image = 2017-09-30 COC Klingenthal Casey Larson.jpg
| caption = Larson in 2017
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|12|16|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Barrington, Illinois, U.S.
| height =
| club = Norge Ski Club
| personalbest = {{convert|216.5|m|abbr=on}}
Vikersund, March 18, 2017
| seasons = 2017–present
| individual_starts = 52
| totalpodiums =
| wins =
| team_starts = 19
| teampodiums =
| teamwins =
| updated = February 16, 2025
}}
Casey Larson (born December 16, 1998) is an American ski jumper. According to historian Bill Mallon, he was the 100,000th Olympic male athlete to compete in the Olympic Games (across Summer and Winter Games).{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/olympics-2018-american-casey-larson-makes-history-with-ski-jump/ |title=American Casey Larson makes history with ski jump at Olympics |website=CBSnews.com |access-date=February 10, 2018}}
Career
In 2016, Larson participated at the Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer and the Junior World Championships in Rasnov.{{cite web |url=https://www.usanordic.org/national-teams/ski-jumping/casey-larson/ |title=Casey Larson profile on USA Nordic |website=usanordic.org |access-date=March 17, 2017 |archive-date=February 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211073545/https://www.usanordic.org/national-teams/ski-jumping/casey-larson/ |url-status=dead}}
He was one of three Chicago-area teens to make the 2018 Olympics ski jumping team,{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-norge-parents-st-0124-20180123-story.html |title=3 Chicago-area ski club members make U.S. Olympic ski jump team: 'Unprecedented' |last=Danahey |first=Mike |website=The Courier-News |publisher=The Chicago Tribune |access-date=February 10, 2018}} where he finished in 39th place in the normal hill individual event.{{cite web |title=LARSON Casey – Olympic Winter Games |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=JP&seasoncode=&competitorid=180692&type=result&categorycode=OWG&sort=&place=&disciplinecode=&position=&limit=100 |website=fis-ski.com |access-date=March 29, 2021}} He also competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics, finishing in 39th place on the normal hill and in 43rd place on the large hill.{{Cite web |title=Olympic Results Casey Larson |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/casey-larson |website=Olympics.com}}
Major tournament results
=Winter Olympics=
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|---|
| scope=row align=center|2018
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Pyeongchang | align=center| 39 | align=center| — | align=center| 9 | align=center| — |
| scope=row align=center|2022
| {{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing | align=center| 39 | align=center| 43 | align=center| 10 | align=center| — |
=FIS Nordic World Ski Championships=
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|---|
| scope=row align=center|2017
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti | align=center| — | align=center| 46 | align=center| 11 | align=center| — |
| scope=row align=center|2019
| {{flagicon|AUT}} Innsbruck | align=center| 28 | align=center| 38 | align=center| 11 | align=center| 10 |
| scope=row align=center|2021
| {{flagicon|GER}} Oberstdorf | align=center| 46 | align=center| 48 | align=center| 10 | align=center| 12 |
| scope=row align=center|2023
| {{flagicon|SLO}} Planica | align=center| 39 | align=center| 36 | align=center| 8 | align=center| 10 |
| scope=row align=center|2025
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Trondheim | align=center| 40 | align=center| — | align=center| — | align=center| — |
=FIS Ski Flying World Championships=
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! scope="col" style="background:#dcdcdc; width:25px;"|Year ! scope="col" style="background:#dcdcdc; width:130px;"|Place ! scope="col" style="background:#dcdcdc; width:65px;"|Individual ! scope="col" style="background:#dcdcdc; width:65px;"|Team |
| scope=row align=center|2020
| align=left|{{flagicon|SLO}} Planica | align=center|39 | align=center|— |
|---|
| scope=row align=center|2022
| align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} Vikersund | align=center|40 | align=center|— |
| scope=row align=center|2024
| align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Bad Mitterndorf | align=center colspan=2|did not participate |
World Cup
= Standings =
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! scope="col" style="background:#dcdcdc; width:50px;"|Season ! scope="col" style="background:#dcdcdc; width:55px;"|Overall ! scope="col" style="background:#dcdcdc; width:55px;"|{{Abbr|4H|Four Hills Tournament}} ! scope="col" style="background:#dcdcdc; width:55px;"|{{Abbr|SF|Ski flying}} ! scope="col" style="background:#dcdcdc; width:55px;"|{{Abbr|RA|Raw Air}} |
| scope=row align=center|2016–17
| align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center|55 |
|---|
| scope=row align=center|2017–18
| align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center| — |
| scope=row align=center|2018–19
| align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center|66 |
| scope=row align=center|2019–20
| align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center| — |
| scope=row align=center|2020–21
| align=center|71 || align=center|71 || align=center|— || align=center|N/A |
| scope=row align=center|2021–22
| align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center|— || align=center|50 |
| scope=row align=center|2022–23
| align=center| 66 || align=center| — || align=center|— || align=center|40 |
| scope=row align=center|2023–24
| align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center|— || align=center|— |
| scope=row align=center|2024–25
| align=center| — || align=center| 54 || align=center|— || align=center|— |
= Individual starts =
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|+ winner (1); second (2); third (3); did not compete (–); failed to qualify (q); disqualified (DQ) |
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| style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=65px| Season | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 1 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 2 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 3 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 4 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 5 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 6 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 7 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 8 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 9 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 10 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 11 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 12 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 13 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 14 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 15 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 16 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 17 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 18 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 19 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 20 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 21 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 22 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 23 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 24 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 25 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 26 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 27 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 28 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 29 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 30 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 31 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=15px| 32 | style="background:#DCDCDC;" width=30px| Points |
| colspan=34| |
| align=center
| rowspan=2 width=66px|2016–17 ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg ! File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg ! File:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of South Korea (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of South Korea (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg ! ! ! ! ! ! | rowspan=2 width=66px|0 |
| align=center
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |q | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |DQ |48 |q |q | – | | | | | | |
| colspan=34| |
| align=center
| rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|2017–18 ! File:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg ! File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg ! File:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|0 |
| align=center
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |q | – | – | – | – |q | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| colspan=34| |
| align=center
| rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|2018–19 ! File:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg ! File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg ! File:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg ! ! ! ! | rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|0 |
| align=center
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |q |q | – | – | – | – | 40 | 44 | q | q | q | – | – | – | q | q | q | q | q | – | | | | |
| colspan=34| |
| align=center
| rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|2019–20 ! File:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg ! File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg ! File:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! ! ! ! ! | rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|0 |
| align=center
| – | q | – | – | – | – | – | q | q | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | |
| colspan=34| |
| align=center
| rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|2020–21 ! File:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg ! File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg ! File:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|3 |
| align=center
| q | q | 28 | – | – | 48 | q | 62 | q | – | – | – | – | 50 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | q | 66 | – | | | | | | | |
| colspan=34| |
| align=center
| rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|2021–22 ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg ! File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg ! File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg ! File:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg ! ! ! ! | rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|0 |
| align=center
| – | – | q | q | q | – | – | – | – | q | q | q | q | q | – | – | – | – | – | 57 | 48 | q | 48 | DQ | q | q | q | – | | | | |
| colspan=34| |
| align=center
| rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|2022–23 ! File:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg ! File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg ! File:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of United States.svg ! File:Flag of United States.svg ! File:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg ! File:Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg | rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|13 |
| align=center
| – | – | q | 46 | q | q | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | q | 38 | 46 | q | q | q | 35 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 32 | 47 | q | 35 | q | 39 | 42 | q | – |
References
{{Reflist|50em}}
External links
- {{FIS ski jumper|180692}}
- {{U.S. Ski & Snowboard|casey-larson}}
- {{Team USA|new_id=casey-larson-834964|old_id=LA/Casey-Larson|archive=20230407050823}}
- {{Olympics.com|casey-larson}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Instagram}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Barrington, Illinois
Category:Sportspeople from Cook County, Illinois
Category:American male ski jumpers
Category:Olympic ski jumpers for the United States
Category:Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Ski jumpers at the 2022 Winter Olympics