Mario Matt

Mario Matt (born 9 April 1979) is an Austrian former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist.[1][2][3]

Mario Matt
Alpine skier
Matt during January 2007 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup competitions in Schladming, Styria, Austria
DisciplinesSlalom, Giant slalom, Combined
ClubSC Arlberg – Tirol
Born (1979-04-09) 9 April 1979
Zams, Tyrol, Austria
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
World Cup debut21 December 1999
(age 20)
Retired12 March 2015
(age 35)
Websitemariomatt.com
Olympics
Teams2 – (2006, 2014)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 – (2001–15)
Medals5 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons16 – (2000–15)
Wins15 – (14 SL, 1 SC)
Podiums42 – (1 GS, 40 SL, 1 SC)
Overall titles0 – (5th in 2007)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in SL, 2007)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
2014 SochiSlalom
World Championships
2001 St. AntonSlalom
2007 ÅreSlalom
2007 ÅreTeam event
2001 St. AntonCombined
2013 SchladmingSlalom
Junior World Ski Championships
1998 MegèveSlalom
1999 Pra LoupCombined

Slalom racing career

Born in Zams, Tyrol,[4] Matt made his World Cup debut in December 1999. He claimed 15 World Cup victories: 14 in slalom and one super combined. Matt is also a two-time world champion in slalom, with titles in 2001 and 2007.[5] With a remarkably long career as a top slalom racer, he is the second oldest (after André Myhrer, who won gold in 2018) to win an Olympic gold medal in slalom skiing (in Sochi at the 2014 Winter olympics)[1][2][3] and the oldest to win a (regular) World Cup slalom race.[6] Matt also has the third longest time interval between first and last World Cup victories (13 years, 10 months, and 22 days), after Ingemar Stenmark and Didier Cuche.

Matt announced his retirement from ski racing on 12 March 2015.[7]

Season standings
SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom		Super-GDownhillCombined
200020234————
200121173————
20022229837———
2003239135————
200424236————
200525296————
200626361623——32
2007275225——11
20082810415——29
20092929740———
2010308531————
201131204————
201232287————
201333216————
201434276————
2015359629————

Race victories
  • 15 wins – (14 SL, 1 SC)
  • 42 podiums – (40 SL, 1 GS, 1 SC)
Season Date Location Discipline
200023 Jan 2000 Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom
9 Mar 2000 Schladming, AustriaSlalom
200119 Dec 2000 Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom
200226 Nov 2001 Aspen, USASlalom
200513 Mar 2005 Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandSlalom
200714 Jan 2007 Wengen, SwitzerlandSuper combined
25 Feb 2007 Garmisch, GermanySlalom
4 Mar 2007 Kranjska Gora, SloveniaSlalom
20086 Jan 2008 Adelboden, SwitzerlandSlalom
22 Jan 2008 Schladming, AustriaSlalom
17 Feb 2008 Zagreb, CroatiaSlalom
200914 Mar 2009 Åre, SwedenSlalom
201127 Feb 2011 Bansko, BulgariaSlalom
6 Mar 2011 Kranjska Gora, SloveniaSlalom
201415 Dec 2013 Val d'Isère, FranceSlalom

World Championships results
  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
2001211———2
200323DNF1————
200525DNF1———11
2007271———11
200929DNF1————
2011314————
2013333————
201535DNF1————

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
200222injured: did not compete
200626DNF1———34
201030—————
2014341————

Business career

In 2009, Matt purchased the Krazy Kanguruh bar at the Arlberg resort St. Anton. He also runs a stable where he breeds Arabian horses.[8]

Personal

Matt is the brother of skicross competitor and Olympic silver winner Andreas Matt[8] and fellow alpine skier Michael Matt.[9]

References
  1. Etchells, Tim (22 February 2014). "Mario Matt holds on for gold, as Ligety blasts course". Ski Racing. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. Pennington, Bill (22 February 2014). "Slalom champion sets an age record". New York Times. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. Moore, David Leon (22 February 2014). "After fast start, Ted Ligety falls short in slalom". USA Today. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  4. Arcobelli, Sergio (23 February 2018). "Cose da Matt, Micheal è di bronzo". ilgiornale.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  5. http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=38570&type=result
  6. McKee, Hank (15 December 2013). "Matt becomes oldest man to win World Cup slalom". Ski Racing. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  7. "Mario Matt bids farewell". www.skionline.ch. 12 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  8. "How a Krazy Kanguruh keeps skiing great Mario Matt busy". CNN. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  9. "Die Schachzüge der Matt-Brüder" [The maneuvers of the Matt brothers]. nachrichten.at (in German). 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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