Andrew Young (skier)
| Andrew Young | |
|---|---|
 Andrew Young in 2014 | |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 12 February 1992 Huntly, Scotland |
| Ski club | Huntly Nordic SC |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 15 – (2009–present) |
| Starts | 150 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (25th in 2021) |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
| Updated on 29 March 2023. | |
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 × 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, finishing 8th in the 15 km freestyle event in Davos.
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
[edit]| 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 |
| 2022 | 28 | 51 | — | —[a] | 36 | — | 20 |
a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
World Championships
[edit]| 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 |
| 2021 | 29 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| 2023 | 31 | 29 | — | — | 46 | — | 6 |
World Cup
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
Ski Tour 2020 |
World Cup Final |
Ski Tour Canada | ||
| 2009 | 17 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 18 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 19 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 20 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 21 | NC | NC | NC | — | DNF | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 23 | 110 | NC | 56 | DNF | DNF | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 24 | 46 | NC | 17 | — | DNF | — | — | DNF |
| 2017 | 25 | 53 | 81 | 25 | — | DNF | — | 27 | — |
| 2018 | 26 | 74 | NC | 33 | — | DNF | — | 63 | — |
| 2019 | 27 | 51 | 52 | 29 | DNF | DNF | — | 32 | — |
| 2020 | 28 | 43 | 37 | 28 | — | — | DNF | — | — |
| 2021 | 29 | 25 | 33 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 30 | 62 | 78 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 31 | 64 | 68 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
Individual podiums
[edit]- 4 podiums – (3 WC, 1 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- ^ 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.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. 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
[edit]- Andrew Young at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Andrew Young at Team GB (archive)
- Andrew Young at Olympics.com
- Andrew Young at Olympedia
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Great Britain
- Scottish male cross-country skiers
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen