{{short description|American ski jumper (born 1998)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox ski jumper | name = Casey Larson | image = 2017-09-30 COC Klingenthal Casey Larson.jpg | caption = Larson in 2017 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|12|16|mf=y}} | birth_place = Barrington, Illinois, U.S. | height = | sport = Ski jumping | personalbest = {{convert|216.5|m|abbr=on}}<br />Vikersund, March 18, 2017 | seasons = 2017–2025 | individual_starts = 52 | totalpodiums = | wins = | team_starts = 19 | teampodiums = | teamwins = | updated = }}
'''Casey Larson''' (born December 16, 1998) is a retired 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).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/olympics-2018-american-casey-larson-makes-history-with-ski-jump/ |title=American Casey Larson makes history with ski jump at Olympics |website=CBSnews.com |access-date=February 10, 2018}}</ref>
== Career ==
In 2016, Larson participated at the Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer and the Junior World Championships in Rasnov.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usanordic.org/national-teams/ski-jumping/casey-larson/ |title=Casey Larson profile on USA Nordic |website=usanordic.org |access-date=March 17, 2017 |archive-date=February 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211073545/https://www.usanordic.org/national-teams/ski-jumping/casey-larson/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
He was one of three Chicago-area teens to make the 2018 Olympics ski jumping team,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-norge-parents-st-0124-20180123-story.html |title=3 Chicago-area ski club members make U.S. Olympic ski jump team: 'Unprecedented' |last=Danahey |first=Mike |website=The Courier-News |publisher=The Chicago Tribune |access-date=February 10, 2018}}</ref> where he finished in 39th place in the normal hill individual event.<ref>{{cite web |title=LARSON Casey – Olympic Winter Games |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=JP&seasoncode=&competitorid=180692&type=result&categorycode=OWG&sort=&place=&disciplinecode=&position=&limit=100 |website=fis-ski.com |access-date=March 29, 2021}}</ref> He also competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics, finishing in 39th place on the normal hill and in 43rd place on the large hill.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olympic Results Casey Larson |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/casey-larson |website=Olympics.com}}</ref>
==Major tournament results== ===Winter Olympics=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="background:#fff; font-size:86%; line-height:16px;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:25px;"|Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:130px;"|Place ! scope="col" colspan="2" style="width:130px;"|Individual ! scope="col" colspan="2" style="width:130px;"|Team |- ! scope="col" style="width:65px;"|Normal ! scope="col" style="width:65px;"|Large ! scope="col" style="width:65px;"|Men ! scope="col" style="width:65px;"|Mixed |- ! scope=row align=center|2018 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Pyeongchang | align=center| 39 | align=center| — | align=center| 9 | align=center| — |- ! scope=row align=center|2022 | {{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing | align=center| 39 | align=center| 43 | align=center| 10 | align=center| — |}
===FIS Nordic World Ski Championships=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="background:#fff; font-size:86%; line-height:16px;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:25px;"|Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:130px;"|Place ! scope="col" colspan="2" style="width:130px;"|Individual ! scope="col" colspan="2" style="width:130px;"|Team |- ! scope="col" style="width:65px;"|Normal ! scope="col" style="width:65px;"|Large ! scope="col" style="width:65px;"|Men ! scope="col" style="width:65px;"|Mixed |- ! scope=row align=center|2017 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti | align=center| — | align=center| 46 | align=center| 11 | align=center| — |- ! scope=row align=center|2019 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Innsbruck | align=center| 28 | align=center| 38 | align=center| 11 | align=center| 10 |- ! scope=row align=center|2021 | {{flagicon|GER}} Oberstdorf | align=center| 46 | align=center| 48 | align=center| 10 | align=center| 12 |- ! scope=row align=center|2023 | {{flagicon|SLO}} Planica | align=center| 39 | align=center| 36 | align=center| 8 | align=center| 10 |- ! scope=row align=center|2025 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Trondheim | align=center| 40 | align=center| — | align=center| — | align=center| — |}
===FIS Ski Flying World Championships=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="background:#fff; font-size:86%; line-height:16px;" ! scope="col" style="width:25px;"|Year ! scope="col" style="width:130px;"|Place ! scope="col" style="width:65px;"|Individual ! scope="col" style="width:65px;"|Team |- ! scope=row align=center|2020 | align=left|{{flagicon|SLO}} Planica | align=center|39 | align=center|— |- ! scope=row align=center|2022 | align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} Vikersund | align=center|40 | align=center|— |- ! scope=row align=center|2024 | align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Bad Mitterndorf | align=center colspan=2|''did not participate'' |}
==World Cup results== === Standings === {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="background:#fff; font-size:86%; line-height:16px;" ! scope="col" style="width:50px;"|Season ! scope="col" style="width:55px;"|Overall ! scope="col" style="width:55px;"|{{Abbr|4H|Four Hills Tournament}} ! scope="col" style="width:55px;"|{{Abbr|SF|Ski flying}} ! scope="col" style="width:55px;"|{{Abbr|RA|Raw Air}} |- ! scope=row align=center|2016–17 | align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center|55 |- ! scope=row align=center|2017–18 | align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center| — |- ! scope=row align=center|2018–19 | align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center|66 |- ! scope=row align=center|2019–20 | align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center| — |- ! scope=row align=center|2020–21 | align=center|71 || align=center|71 || align=center|— || align=center|N/A |- ! scope=row align=center|2021–22 | align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center|— || align=center|50 |- ! scope=row align=center|2022–23 | align=center| 66 || align=center| — || align=center|— || align=center|40 |- ! scope=row align=center|2023–24 | align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center|— || align=center|— |- ! scope=row align=center|2024–25 | align=center| — || align=center| 54 || align=center|— || align=center|— |}
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15px|link=Finland|Kuusamo ! 15px|link=Finland|Kuusamo ! 15px|link=Germany|Klingenthal ! 15px|link=Norway|Lillehammer ! 15px|link=Norway|Lillehammer ! 15px|link=Switzerland|Engelberg ! 15px|link=Switzerland|Engelberg ! 15px|link=Germany|Oberstdorf ! 15px|link=Germany|Garmisch-Partenkirchen ! 15px|link=Austria|Innsbruck ! 15px|link=Austria|Bischofshofen ! 15px|link=Poland|Wisła ! 15px|link=Poland|Wisła ! 15px|link=Poland|Zakopane ! 15px|link=Germany|Willingen ! 15px|link=Germany|Oberstdorf ! 15px|link=Germany|Oberstdorf ! 15px|link=Japan|Sapporo ! 15px|link=Japan|Sapporo ! 15px|link=South Korea|Pyeongchang ! 15px|link=South Korea|Pyeongchang ! 15px|link=Norway|Oslo ! 15px|link=Norway|Trondheim ! 15px|link=Norway|Vikersund ! 15px|link=Slovenia|Planica ! 15px|link=Slovenia|Planica ! ! ! ! ! ! | rowspan=2 width=66px|0 |-align=center | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |q | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |DQ |48 |q |q | – | | | | | | |- |colspan=34| |- align=center | rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|2017–18 ! 15px|link=Poland|Wisła ! 15px|link=Finland|Kuusamo ! 15px|link=Russia|Nizhny Tagil ! 15px|link=Russia|Nizhny Tagil ! 15px|link=Germany|Titisee-Neustadt ! 15px|link=Switzerland|Engelberg ! 15px|link=Switzerland|Engelberg ! 15px|link=Germany|Oberstdorf ! 15px|link=Germany|Garmisch-Partenkirchen ! 15px|link=Austria|Innsbruck ! 15px|link=Austria|Bischofshofen ! 15px|link=Austria|Tauplitz ! 15px|link=Poland|Zakopane ! 15px|link=Germany|Willingen ! 15px|link=Germany|Willingen ! 15px|link=Finland|Lahti ! 15px|link=Norway|Oslo ! 15px|link=Norway|Lillehammer ! 15px|link=Norway|Trondheim ! 15px|link=Norway|Vikersund ! 15px|link=Slovenia|Planica ! 15px|link=Slovenia|Planica ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|0 |- align=center | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |q | – | – | – | – |q | – | | | | | | | | | | |- |colspan=34| |- align=center | rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|2018–19 ! 15px|link=Poland|Wisła ! 15px|link=Finland|Kuusamo ! 15px|link=Finland|Kuusamo ! 15px|link=Russia|Nizhny Tagil ! 15px|link=Russia|Nizhny Tagil ! 15px|link=Switzerland|Engelberg ! 15px|link=Switzerland|Engelberg ! 15px|link=Germany|Oberstdorf ! 15px|link=Germany|Garmisch-Partenkirchen ! 15px|link=Austria|Innsbruck ! 15px|link=Austria|Bischofshofen ! 15px|link=Italy|Val di Fiemme ! 15px|link=Italy|Val di Fiemme ! 15px|link=Poland|Zakopane ! 15px|link=Japan|Sapporo ! 15px|link=Japan|Sapporo ! 15px|link=Germany|Oberstdorf ! 15px|link=Germany|Oberstdorf ! 15px|link=Germany|Oberstdorf ! 15px|link=Finland|Lahti ! 15px|link=Germany|Willingen ! 15px|link=Germany|Willingen ! 15px|link=Norway|Oslo ! 15px|link=Norway|Lillehammer ! 15px|link=Norway|Trondheim ! 15px|link=Norway|Vikersund ! 15px|link=Slovenia|Planica ! 15px|link=Slovenia|Planica ! ! ! ! | rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|0 |- align=center | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |q |q | – | – | – | – | 40 | 44 | q | q | q | – | – | – | q | q | q | q | q | – | | | | |- |colspan=34| |- align=center | rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|2019–20 ! 15px|link=Poland|Wisła ! 15px|link=Finland|Kuusamo ! 15px|link=Russia|Nizhny Tagil ! 15px|link=Russia|Nizhny Tagil ! 15px|link=Germany|Klingenthal ! 15px|link=Switzerland|Engelberg ! 15px|link=Switzerland|Engelberg ! 15px|link=Germany|Oberstdorf ! 15px|link=Germany|Garmisch-Partenkirchen ! 15px|link=Austria|Innsbruck ! 15px|link=Austria|Bischofshofen ! 15px|link=Italy|Val di Fiemme ! 15px|link=Italy|Val di Fiemme ! 15px|link=Germany|Titisee-Neustadt ! 15px|link=Germany|Titisee-Neustadt ! 15px|link=Poland|Zakopane ! 15px|link=Japan|Sapporo ! 15px|link=Japan|Sapporo ! 15px|link=Germany|Willingen ! 15px|link=Austria|Tauplitz ! 15px|link=Austria|Tauplitz ! 15px|link=Romania|Râșnov ! 15px|link=Romania|Râșnov ! 15px|link=Finland|Lahti ! 15px|link=Finland|Lahti ! 15px|link=Norway|Oslo ! 15px|link=Norway|Lillehammer ! ! ! ! ! | rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|0 |- align=center | – | q | – | – | – | – | – | q | q | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | | | |- |colspan=34| |- align=center | rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|2020–21 ! 15px|link=Poland|Wisła ! 15px|link=Finland|Ruka ! 15px|link=Finland|Ruka ! 15px|link=Russia|Nizhny Tagil ! 15px|link=Russia|Nizhny Tagil ! 15px|link=Switzerland|Engelberg ! 15px|link=Switzerland|Engelberg ! 15px|link=Germany|Oberstdorf ! 15px|link=Germany|Garmisch-Partenkirchen ! 15px|link=Austria|Innsbruck ! 15px|link=Austria|Bischofshofen ! 15px|link=Germany|Titisee-Neustadt ! 15px|link=Germany|Titisee-Neustadt ! 15px|link=Poland|Zakopane ! 15px|link=Finland|Lahti ! 15px|link=Germany|Willingen ! 15px|link=Germany|Willingen ! 15px|link=Germany|Klingenthal ! 15px|link=Germany|Klingenthal ! 15px|link=Poland|Szczyrk ! 15px|link=Poland|Szczyrk ! 15px|link=Romania|Râșnov ! 15px|link=Slovenia|Planica ! 15px|link=Slovenia|Planica ! 15px|link=Slovenia|Planica ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|3 |- align=center | q | q | 28 | – | – | 48 | q | 62 | q | – | – | – | – | 50 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | q | 66 | – | | | | | | | |- |colspan=34| |- align=center | rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|2021–22 ! 15px|link=Russia|Nizhny Tagil ! 15px|link=Russia|Nizhny Tagil ! 15px|link=Finland|Ruka ! 15px|link=Finland|Ruka ! 15px|link=Poland|Wisła ! 15px|link=Germany|Klingenthal ! 15px|link=Germany|Klingenthal ! 15px|link=Switzerland|Engelberg ! 15px|link=Switzerland|Engelberg ! 15px|link=Germany|Oberstdorf ! 15px|link=Germany|Garmisch-Partenkirchen ! 15px|link=Austria|Bischofshofen ! 15px|link=Austria|Bischofshofen ! 15px|link=Austria|Bischofshofen ! 15px|link=Poland|Zakopane ! 15px|link=Germany|Titisee-Neustadt ! 15px|link=Germany|Titisee-Neustadt ! 15px|link=Germany|Willingen ! 15px|link=Germany|Willingen ! 15px|link=Finland|Lahti ! 15px|link=Finland|Lahti ! 15px|link=Norway|Lillehammer ! 15px|link=Norway|Oslo ! 15px|link=Norway|Oslo ! 15px|link=Germany|Oberstdorf ! 15px|link=Germany|Oberstdorf ! 15px|link=Slovenia|Planica ! 15px|link=Slovenia|Planica ! ! ! ! | rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|0 |- align=center | – | – | q | q | q | – | – | – | – | q | q | q | q | q | – | – | – | – | – | 57 | 48 | q | 48 | DQ | q | q | q | – | | | | |- |colspan=34| |- align=center | rowspan="2" style="width:66px;"|2022–23 ! 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== References == {{Reflist|50em}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Larson, Casey}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Barrington, Illinois Category:Sportspeople from Cook County, Illinois Category:Skiers from Chicago Category:American male ski jumpers Category:Olympic ski jumpers for the United States Category:Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Category:Ski jumpers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Category:Ski jumpers at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Category:21st-century American sportsmen