| Casey Larson | |
|---|---|
 Larson in September 2017 | |
| Born | December 16, 1998 Barrington, Illinois, U.S. |
| Ski club | Norge Ski Club |
| Personal best | 216.5 m (710 ft) Vikersund, 18 March 2017 |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 2017–present |
| Indiv. starts | 46 |
| Team starts | 19 |
| Updated on 26 January 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). [1]
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] where he finished in 39th place in the normal hill individual event. [4] He also competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics, finishing in 39th place on the normal hill and in 43rd place on the large hill. [5]
| Season | Overall | 4H | SF | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | — | — | — | 55 |
| 2017–18 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | — | — | — | 66 |
| 2019–20 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 71 | 71 | — | N/A |
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | 50 |
| 2022–23 | 66 | — | — | 40 |
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 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 | – | ||||||
| 2022–23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| – | – | q | 46 | q | q | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | q | 38 | 46 | q | q | q | 35 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 32 | 47 | q | 35 | q | 39 | 42 | q | – | ||
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