Marcus Kleveland

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Marcus Kleveland
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 25)
Lillehammer, Norway
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryNorway
Sport Snowboarding
Event(s)Slopestyle
Big Air
Knuckle huck
ClubDombaas Il
Turned pro2013
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Bakuriani Slopestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Sierra Nevada Big air
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 Aspen Big air
Winter X Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2020 NorwayKnuckle Huck
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Aspen Big Air
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Aspen Big Air
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 AspenKnuckle Huck
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Aspen Big Air
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 AspenKnuckle Huck
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 Aspen Big Air
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Aspen Big Air
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 NorwayBig Air
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 AspenSlopestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 AspenSlopestyle

Marcus Kleveland (born 25 April 1999) is a Norwegian professional snowboarder who specializes in the slopestyle and big air events. He was the first ever to complete a quad cork 1800 in competition and won gold in Slopestyle and silver in Big Air at his Winter X Games debut in 2017. He also won the world cup of Milan in November 2016. [1] [2] [3] [4] In 2018, he won 2 medals at Winter X Games  : Gold at Slopestyle and a 2nd place at Big Air. [5] Following the X Games, Kleveland attended his first Olympics at only 18, placing 6th in the Men's Slopestyle and 18th in Big Air. After the Winter Olympics, he won 3rd place at the 2018 Burton U-S Open Slopestyle. [6] In the Big Air event at X Games 2021 he took home gold. [7] Marcus achieved his best feat in competition obtaining three medals at the Winter X Games 2022. He took home gold in the Men's Snowboard Big Air and Men's Snowboard Knuckle Huck, as well as a silver in Men's Snowboard Slopestyle. Kleveland placed 8th in Men's Slopestyle at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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References

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