Markus Larsson
Markus Larsson (born 9 January 1979) is a retired Swedish alpine skier who took part in the 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.[1]
| Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Markus Larsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Karlstads SLK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 January 1979 Karlstad, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 23 November 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 10 January 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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On 9 May 2016, he announced his retirement from alpine skiing.[2]
World Cup results
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 Jan 2005 |  | Slalom | 3rd |
| 2006 | 18 Mar 2006 |  | Slalom | 1st |
| 2007 | 12 Nov 2006 |  | Slalom | 2nd |
| 18 Dec 2006 |  | Slalom | 1st |
Season standings[3]
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22 | 122 | 48 | – | – | – | — |
| 2002 | 23 | 51 | 17 | – | – | – | — |
| 2003 | 24 | 68 | 26 | – | – | – | — |
| 2004 | 25 | 53 | 28 | – | – | – | 13 |
| 2005 | 26 | 37 | 11 | – | – | – | 9 |
| 2006 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 53 | – | – | 29 |
| 2007 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 32 | – | – | 39 |
| 2008 | 29 | 36 | 24 | 26 | – | – | 13 |
| 2009 | 30 | 44 | 26 | 24 | – | – | 16 |
| 2010 | 31 | 46 | 27 | 24 | – | – | 20 |
| 2011 | 32 | 49 | 21 | 36 | – | – | — |
| 2012 | 33 | 61 | 23 | – | – | – | — |
| 2013 | 34 | 42 | 15 | – | – | – | — |
| 2014 | 35 | 39 | 11 | – | – | – | — |
| 2015 | 36 | 36 | 11 | – | – | – | — |
| 2016* | 37 | 139 | 50 | – | – | – | — |
* Injured after 4 races.
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gollark: Given the low gravity it would be safe, if annoying, to just raise it a bit during the launch. Except possibly the mass driver recoil would cause problems.
gollark: I suppose, just adding more reaction wheels and RCS to it would have worked.
gollark: The great thing about the Minmus (Minmic? Minmian?) mass driver system is that, being on a surface station, it is completely impossible to aim except by waiting for the planet to spin.
gollark: It launched a very small (probe core + antenna + solar panels) communications satellite out of the system at 32km/s.
References
- "Markus Larsson" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- Martin Tolén (9 May 2016). "Svenske stjärnan slutar efter skadorna" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=AL&competitorid=34090&type=st-WC
External links
- Markus Larsson at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Markus Larsson at the International Ski Federation
- Markus Larsson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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