Michael Matt

Michael Matt (born 13 May 1993) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. He specialises in the Slalom discipline and has competed in three World Championships.

Michael Matt
Alpine skier
Matt in 2018
DisciplinesSlalom
ClubSK Flirsch – Tirol
Born (1993-05-13) 13 May 1993
Zams, Tyrol, Austria
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
World Cup debut17 November 2013
(age 20)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2018)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams3 – (2015–19)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 – (2015–2021)
Wins1 – (1 SL)
Podiums7 – (6 SL, 1 PS)
Overall titles0 – (18th in 2017)
Discipline titles0 – (4th in SL, 2018)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
2018 PyeongchangTeam event
2018 PyeongchangSlalom
World Championships
2019 ÅreSlalom
2019 ÅreTeam event

Career

Matt made his World Cup debut at age 20 in the Levi slalom in November 2013, racing alongside his brother Mario.[1] He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, US. Matt raced in the slalom, but failed to finish the second run.[2] Matt gained his first World Cup podium in Finland as the runner-up at Levi on 13 November 2016,[3] and celebrated his first victory on 5 March 2017 in Slovenia at Kranjska Gora.[4]

At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyongchang, South Korea, Matt finished the first run of the slalom competition in 12th place but moved up to third after the second run, securing himself the bronze medal.[5] He was also part of the Austrian squad which took a silver medal in the team event.[6]

Personal life

Matt is the brother of double World and Olympic champion Mario Matt and ski cross world champion Andreas Matt.[7] In 2001, at the age of eight, Michael Matt was buried by an avalanche.[8]

World Cup results
Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super G Downhill Combined
20152112442————
2016228427————
201723185————
20182419454———
2019253111————
202026389————
202127249————
Standings through 17 January 2021

Race podiums
  • 1 win – (1 SL)
  • 7 podiums – (6 SL, 1 PS)
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2017 13 November 2016 Levi, Finland Slalom 2nd
5 March 2017 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom 1st
19 March 2017 Aspen, USA Slalom 3rd
2018 1 January 2018   Oslo, Norway Parallel slalom 2nd
4 January 2018 Zagreb, Croatia Slalom 2nd
7 January 2018    Adelboden, Switzerland Slalom 2nd
2019 22 December 2018 Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Slalom 3rd

World Championship results
Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super G Downhill Combined
2015 21 DNF2 — — — —
2017 23 8 — — — —

Olympic results
Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super G Downhill Combined Team
2018243————2

References
  1. "Matt-Bruder im Levi-Slalom dabei" [Matt brothers in Levi slalom at the same time]. Kurier (in German). 29 October 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. "Men's Slalom Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  3. http://medias1.fis-ski.com/pdf/2017/AL/0101/2017AL0101RLR2.pdf
  4. http://medias3.fis-ski.com/pdf/2017/AL/0194/2017AL0194RLR2.pdf
  5. Mulvenney, Nick (22 February 2018). Osmond, Ed (ed.). "Alpine skiing: Matt completes family medal set to his own disbelief". reuters.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  6. Rubinroit, Seth (24 February 2018). "Switzerland wins inaugural Olympic Alpine skiing team event". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  7. "Die Schachzüge der Matt-Brüder" [The maneuvers of the Matt brothers]. nachrichten.at (in German). 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  8. http://www.krone.at/wintersport/wie-michael-matt-einst-eine-lawine-ueberlebte-oesv-shootingstar-story-539069
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