University of Nevada Athletics

FIFTH YEAR (2025): Highest finish of the season came in Slalom at the RMISA Championships, finishing 23rd (Feb. 22) ... Top-25 finishes included 24th in RMISA Slalom qualifier (Jan. 6) and Giant Slalom qualifier (Feb. 8), 24th in Slalom at the Montana State Invitational (Feb. 4) and in Giant Slalom at the Utah Invitational (Feb. 9).

SENIOR (2024)  - Competed in in seven mets during the season ... Finished sixth in slalom at the WR FIS Open Tech Series (Dec. 17) ... Placed 15th in giant slalom at the Western Region Tech Elite Series (Jan. 9) ... Saw his highest finish in 24th on the first day of the Westminster Invitational in slalom (Jan. 17th) ... Posted 29th and 30th place finishes at the RMISA Championships (Feb. 24). 

JUNIOR (2023) - Competed in three competitions this season... Earned a seventh place finish in the giant slalom and a fourth place finish in the slalom at the Western Region Elite... Recorded a run one effort of 44.79 in slalom at the Westminster Invitational... Placed 39th in giant slalom at Eldora Mountain Resort.

PRIOR TO NEVADA - Began at University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe... Won the USCSA team National Championship and named first team All-American in 2022... Saw a second place finish at the Snowbird FIS slalom, second place at the Palisades FIS giant slalom in 2022... Earned second individually in giant slalom at the USCSA National Championship (2022). 

HIGH SCHOOL - Graudated from Norges Toppidrettsgymnas Lillehammer in Lillehammer, Norway in 2019... Saw nine top-10 places in FIS during his high school career.

PERSONAL - Son of Magnus Danielsen and Anne-Kine Rykhus... Has a brother Sigurd... Chose Nevada because he wanted to be a part of a division one ski team... Sports hero is Marcel Hirscher... Most memorable experience in his career was his first FIS podium at the FIS Slalom in Snowbird, Utah and winning the USCSA National Championship with Sierra Nevada University in 2022... Likes to play golf, hanging out with friends, and being outdoors in his free time.