Marcus GRATE
SwedenEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cross-Country Skiing |
Men's Sprint Free | 16 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| World Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 18 | SP C Final Men | 2021 | Oberstdorf, GER |
| World Cup Rankings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Sprint |
| 2021/2022 | 39 | 17 |
| 2020/2021 | 79 | 38 |
| 2019/2020 | 48 | 16 |
| 2018/2019 | 68 | 31 |
Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km
| Season | SP C | SP F | 15km C | 15km P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 x 10th | 1 x 6th | ||
| 2020/21 | 1 x 27th | 1 x 12nd | 1 x 60th | 1 x 64th |
| 2019/20 | 1 x 15th | 1 x 7th | ||
| 2018/19 | 1 x 6th |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location |
| 6 | SP F Final Men | 2021/2022 | Lillehammer, NOR |
| 10 | SP C Final Men | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN |
| 10 | Teamsprint Finals Men | 2021/2022 | Dresden, GER |
| 13 | SP F Final Men | 2021/2022 | Dresden, GER |
Beach volleyball, basketball, fishing, cycling, alpine and off-piste skiing. (Athlete, Oct 2021)
Athlete
High school diploma. Enrolled at the Mid-Sweden University (Ostersund, SWE).
Father, Pablo Grate. Mother, Pia Steneberg Grate. Sister, Moa.
Swedish, English
IFK Umea (Umea, SWE)
National: Magnus Ingesson (SWE), Stefan Thomson (SWE)
Father Pablo Grate (Canoe/Kayak): Competed in the K4 at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games (seventh); 1991 World Championships bronze medallist.
2018 World Cup in Lahti (Sprint - 35th)
2015
Started with sport quite late, when family moved up from Stockholm to Umea at age nine. (Athlete, Oct 2021)
Has had a racing instinct and curiosity for new things since he was little, which led him to try many sports from beach volleyball to road cycling. Really knew that cross-country skiing was what he wanted to focus on at age 16 with the decision to attend the ski high school in Lycksele. Loves the sport for the places one experiences and the feeling one has after being done with a tough session. (Athlete, Oct 2021; gratesports.se)
To be the best version of himself and always believe in himself. To be an icon and to inspire. (Athlete, Oct 2021)
Has always been fast, which is why his focus in his training is on endurance, to enable him to keep his speed until the finish line. Believes no one is training the way he does. (Athlete, Oct 2021; langd.se, Jun 2021)
His first World Cup podium in 2020, where he finished second in the team sprint in Dresden. (Athlete, Oct 2021)
His father, and Will Smith, actor from the United States of America. (Athlete, Oct 2021)
Cross-country skier Petter Northug (NOR), two-time Olympic, 13-time World champion.
Kayaker Pablo Grate (SWE), 1992 Olympian in canoe/kayak - his father. (Athlete, Oct 2021)
Live your life well. (Athlete, Oct 2021)
