Marcus Kleveland

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'''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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.redbull.com/en/snow/stories/1331842076187/kleveland-lands-first-ever-quad-cork-in-a-competition |title=Kleveland stomps first ever Quad Cork in a comp |last=Schmitz |first=Marlon |date=28 January 2017 |website=Redbull.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129002338/http://www.redbull.com/en/snow/stories/1331842076187/kleveland-lands-first-ever-quad-cork-in-a-competition |archive-date=29 January 2017 |access-date=10 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv2.no/sport/8894096/ |title=Marcus (17) tok gull i X Games |last=Hove |first=Lasse Bjarte |date=29 January 2017 |publisher=TY 2 AS |language=Norwegian |accessdate=10 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://xgames.espn.com/xgames/events/2017/aspen/results/400923201/men-snowboard-slopestyle |title=Winter X Games 2017 Men's Slopestyle results |date=29 January 2017 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=29 January 2017 |archive-date=3 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203223813/http://xgames.espn.com/xgames/events/2017/aspen/results/400923201/men-snowboard-slopestyle |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://xgames.espn.com/xgames/events/2017/aspen/results/400923183/men-snowboard-big-air |title=Winter X Games 2017 Men's Big Air results |date=29 January 2017 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=29 January 2017 |archive-date=3 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203223810/http://xgames.espn.com/xgames/events/2017/aspen/results/400923183/men-snowboard-big-air |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2018, he won 2 medals at Winter X Games : Gold at Slopestyle and a 2nd place at Big Air.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xgames.com/athletes/3957571/marcus-kleveland |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110032306/http://www.xgames.com/athletes/3957571/marcus-kleveland |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 January 2019 |title=Marcus Kleveland's official X Games athlete biography |website=X Games |access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Citation |last=Burton |title=2018 Burton U·S·Open Men's Slopestyle Finals – Marcus Kleveland's 3rd Place Run |date=10 March 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNrilMCfS1w |access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref> In the Big Air event at X Games 2021 he took home gold.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211210/Bl3lwJK7LRg Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210213190957/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl3lwJK7LRg Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl3lwJK7LRg |title=The Real Cost Men’s Snowboard Big Air: FULL BROADCAST {{!}} X Games Aspen 2021 | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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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==External links== * {{FIS snowboarder}} * {{X Games|new_id=marcus-kleveland|old_id=3957571}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/42366 Marcus Kleveland] at Milano Cortina 2026 * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Team Norway|brett/marcus-kleveland}} * {{Instagram}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kleveland, Marcus}} Category:Norwegian male snowboarders Category:Living people Category:1999 births Category:X Games competitors Category:Sportspeople from Lillehammer Category:Olympic snowboarders for Norway Category:Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Category:Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Category:Snowboarders at the 2026 Winter Olympics Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen