Andrew Young (skier)
Andrew Young | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Born | Huntly, Scotland, UK | 12 February 1992
Ski club | Huntly Nordic SC |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 2009– |
Individual wins | 0 |
Team wins | 0 |
Indiv. podiums | 4 |
Team podiums | 0 |
Indiv. starts | 115 |
Team starts | 7 |
Overall titles | 0 – (43rd in 2020) |
Discipline titles | 0 |
Updated on 2 January 2021. |
Andrew "Andy" Young (born 12 February 1992) is a Scottish cross-country skier. He competed for Great Britain in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, finishing in 74th place in the 15km freestyle.[1] In 2008 he became the youngest skier to compete in a World Cup event.[2]
At the 2010 Games, Young finished 14th in the team sprint event and 60th in the individual sprint event. For the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009, he finished 14th in the 4 x 10 km relay and 98th in the individual sprint event.
Young also competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics, where he finished 37th in the 15km classical competition.[3]
Young took his first top 10 finish in the Cross-Country Skiing World Cup in December 2015, when he finished in ninth place at a freestyle sprint competition in Davos, Switzerland.[4] On 19 December 2015 he took Great Britain's first World Cup podium when he finished third in a sprint event in a 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup competition in Toblach, Italy.[5] Young achieved a top 10 result in December 2019, having finished 8th in the 15 km freestyle event in Davos.
Cross-country skiing results[]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games[]
Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 18 | 74 | — | — | 60 | — | DNF |
2014 | 22 | 37 | — | — | 42 | — | DNF |
2018 | 26 | 57 | — | — | 46 | — | 12 |
World Championships[]
Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 17 | — | — | — | 98 | 14 | — |
2011 | 19 | — | — | — | 61 | 15 | — |
2013 | 21 | 53 | 55 | 54 | 45 | — | — |
2015 | 23 | — | — | — | 40 | — | — |
2017 | 25 | 46 | DNF | — | 22 | — | — |
2019 | 27 | 36 | — | 38 | 22 | — | 13 |
World Cup[]
Season standings[]
Season | Age | Season standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||||
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Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
Ski Tour 2020 |
World Cup Final |
Ski Tour Canada | ||
2009 | 17 | NC | NC | NC | N/A | – | N/A | – | N/A |
2010 | 18 | NC | NC | NC | N/A | – | N/A | – | N/A |
2011 | 19 | NC | – | NC | – | – | N/A | – | N/A |
2012 | 20 | NC | – | NC | – | – | N/A | – | N/A |
2013 | 21 | NC | NC | NC | – | DNF | N/A | – | N/A |
2015 | 23 | 110 | NC | 56 | DNF | DNF | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2016 | 24 | 46 | NC | 17 | – | DNF | N/A | N/A | DNF |
2017 | 25 | 53 | 81 | 25 | – | DNF | N/A | 27 | N/A |
2018 | 26 | 74 | NC | 33 | – | DNF | N/A | 63 | N/A |
2019 | 27 | 51 | 52 | 29 | DNF | DNF | N/A | 32 | N/A |
2020 | 28 | 43 | 37 | 28 | – | – | DNF | N/A | N/A |
2021 | 29 | 22 | 30 | 7 | 14 | – | N/A | N/A |
Individual podiums[]
- 4 podiums – (3 WC, 1 SWC)
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 2015–16 | 19 December 2015 | Toblach, Italy | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
2 | 2018–19 | 24 March 2019 | Quebec City, Canada | 15 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
3 | 2020–21 | 12 December 2020 | Davos, Switzerland | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
4 | 19 December 2020 | Dresden, Germany | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Athlete : Andrew YOUNG". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Ryan Bangs. "Musgrave, Young and Hughes making promising Olympic debuts". morethanthegames.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- ^ "Athletes - Andrew Young". Sochi2014. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "Ryding on a high after career-best World Cup finish". Eurosport. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "Andrew Young wins Britain's first cross-country sprint medal". BBC Sport. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
External links[]
- 1992 births
- Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic cross-country skiers of Great Britain
- Scottish male cross-country skiers