Matts Olsson
| — Alpine skier — | ||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Giant slalom | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Valfjällets SLK | |||||||||||||
| Born |
1 December 1988 Karlstad, Sweden | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 28 October 2007 (age 18) | |||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2014) | |||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (2007, 2011–15) | |||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (2008–2015, 2017-2018) | |||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Podiums | 3 – (1 PG, 2 GS) | |||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (27th in 2018) | |||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in GS, 2018) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Matts Olsson (born 1 December 1988) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Sweden who races in the giant slalom discipline.
Born in Karlstad, Olsson made his World Cup debut at age 19 in October 2007. He won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships in the team event, and finished 18th in the giant slalom,[1] and 24th in the super-G.[2]
Matts Olsson won his first World Cup competition victory in Alta Badia in December 2017 at an evening event in Parallel Giant Slalom.[3] Matts defeated Marcel Hirscher in the semi-final and Henrik Kristoffersen in the final. The victory was Sweden's first World Cup win in Parallel Giant Slalom.
World cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 20 | 145 | — | 50 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 21 | 0 points | |||||
| 2011 | 22 | 63 | — | 13 | — | — | 42 |
| 2012 | 23 | 65 | — | 21 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24 | 79 | — | 26 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 25 | 47 | — | 13 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 26 | 73 | — | 22 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 27 | injured | |||||
| 2017 | 28 | 34 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 29 | 27 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29 Jan 2017 |  | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 4 Mar 2017 |  | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2018 | 18 Dec 2017 |  | Parallel Giant Slalom | 1st |
World Championships results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 18 | — | — | 28 | 36 | — |
| 2009 | 20 | |||||
| 2011 | 22 | — | 18 | 24 | — | — |
| 2013 | 24 | — | 18 | 32 | — | — |
| 2015 | 26 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 28 | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Olympic results 
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25 | — | 14 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 29 | — | 10 | — | — | — |
References
External links
- Matts Olsson at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-ski.com – Matts Olsson – World Cup season standings
- Ski-db.com – Matts Olsson – results
- Matts Olsson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) – Matts Olsson
- Head.com – athletes – alpine skiing – Matts Olsson
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