Michael Matt

{{Infobox alpine ski racer

|name = Michael Matt

|image = Michael Matt in action.jpg

|image_size = 230

|caption = Matt in 2018

|disciplines = Slalom

|club = SK Flirsch – Tirol

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|5|13|df=y}}

|birth_place = Zams, Tyrol, Austria

|height = 1.85 m

|wcdebut = 17 November 2013
(age 20)

|website =

|olympicteams = 1 – (2018, 2022)

|olympicmedals = 3

|olympicgolds = 1

|worldsteams = 3 – (2015–19)

|worldsmedals = 2

|worldsgolds = 0

|wcseasons = 11 – (2014–2024)

|wcwins = 1 – (1 SL)

|wcpodiums = 8 – (7 SL, 1 PS)

|wcoveralls = 0 – (18th in 2017)

|wctitles = 0 – (4th in SL, 2018)

|show-medals = yes

|medaltemplates =

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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.

Career

Matt made his World Cup debut at age 20 in the Levi slalom in November 2013, racing alongside his brother Mario.{{cite web |url=http://kurier.at/sport/wintersport/ski-alpin-matt-bruder-im-levi-slalom-dabei/33.194.217 |title=Matt-Bruder im Levi-Slalom dabei |author=|date=29 October 2013|website=Kurier|language=German|trans-title=Matt brothers in Levi slalom at the same time|access-date=14 March 2015}} He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, US. Matt raced in the slalom, but failed to finish the second run.{{cite web|url=http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2015/AL/0220/2015AL0220RLR2.pdf |title=Men's Slalom Official Results|accessdate=16 February 2015}} Matt gained his first World Cup podium in Finland as the runner-up at Levi on 13 November 2016,http://medias1.fis-ski.com/pdf/2017/AL/0101/2017AL0101RLR2.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} and celebrated his first victory on 5 March 2017 in Slovenia at Kranjska Gora.http://medias3.fis-ski.com/pdf/2017/AL/0194/2017AL0194RLR2.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2018-alps-m-sl-matt/alpine-skiing-matt-completes-family-medal-set-to-his-own-disbelief-idUSKCN1G60Z1 |title=Alpine skiing: Matt completes family medal set to his own disbelief |last=Mulvenney |first=Nick|date=22 February 2018 |editor-last=Osmond |editor-first=Ed |website=reuters.com|access-date=3 March 2018}} He was also part of the Austrian squad which took a silver medal in the team event.{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/switzerland-wins-inaugural-olympic-alpine-skiing-team-event |title=Switzerland wins inaugural Olympic Alpine skiing team event |last=Rubinroit |first=Seth |date=24 February 2018 |website=nbcolympics.com |access-date=3 March 2018}}

Personal life

Matt is the brother of double World and Olympic champion Mario Matt and ski cross world champion {{nowrap|Andreas Matt.{{cite web |url=http://www.nachrichten.at/sport/wintersport/ski-wm/Die-Schachzuege-der-Matt-Brueder;art134896,1647930 |title=Die Schachzüge der Matt-Brüder |author=|date=14 February 2015|website=nachrichten.at|language=German |trans-title=The maneuvers of the Matt brothers|access-date=14 March 2015}}}} In 2001, at the age of eight, Michael Matt was buried by an avalanche.{{cite web| url = http://www.krone.at/wintersport/wie-michael-matt-einst-eine-lawine-ueberlebte-oesv-shootingstar-story-539069| title = ÖSV-Shootingstar - Wie Michael Matt einst eine Lawine überlebte {{!}} krone.at| date = 14 November 2016}}

World Cup results

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style="background-color:#369; color:white;" \|rowspan="2" colspan="1" width="10%"\|Season
style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" \| width="5%"\|Age \| width="5%"\|Overall \| width="5%"\|Slalom \| width="5%"\|Giant Slalom \| width="5%"\|Super G \| width="5%"\|Downhill \| width="5%"\|Combined
style="background-color:#8CB2D8; color:white;"
2015	21	124	42	—	—	—	—
2016	22	84	27	—	—	—	—
2017	23	18	5	—	—	—	—
2018	24	19	4	54	—	—	—
2019	25	31	11	—	—	—	—
2020	26	38	9	—	—	—	—
2021	27	24	9	—	—	—	—

:Standings through 17 January 2021

=Race podiums=

1 win – (1 SL)
8 podiums – (7 SL, 1 PS)

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style="background-color:#369; color:white;"

|rowspan="2" colspan="1" width="2%"|Season

style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"

| width="5%"|Date

| width="10%"|Location

| width="5%"|Discipline

| width="5%"|Place

rowspan="3"| 2017

| align="right"| 13 November 2016

| align="left"| {{flagicon|Finland}} Levi, Finland

| Slalom

| 2nd

bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align="right"| 5 March 2017

| align="left"| {{flagicon|Slovenia}} Kranjska Gora, Slovenia

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Slalom

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 1st

align="right"| 19 March 2017

| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Aspen, USA

| Slalom

| 3rd

rowspan="3"| 2018

| align="right"| 1 January 2018

| align="left"| {{flagicon|NOR}}{{nnbsp}} Oslo, Norway

| Parallel slalom

| 2nd

align="right"| 4 January 2018

| align="left"| {{flagicon|CRO}} Zagreb, Croatia

| Slalom

| 2nd

align="right"| 7 January 2018

| align="left"| {{flagicon|SUI}} Adelboden, Switzerland

| Slalom

| 2nd

rowspan="1"| 2019

| align="right"|22 December 2018

| align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Madonna di Campiglio, Italy

| Slalom

| 3rd

rowspan="1"| 2024

| align="right"|18 November 2023

| align="left"| {{flagicon|AUT}} Gurgl, Austria

| Slalom

| 3rd

World Championship results

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style="background-color:#369; color:white;"

|rowspan="2" colspan="1" width="20%"|Year

style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"

| width="5%"|Age

| width="5%"|Slalom

| width="5%"|Giant
Slalom

| width="5%"|Super G

| width="5%"|Downhill

| width="5%"|Combined

style="background-color:#8CB2D8; color:white;"

2015

| 21

| DNF2

| —

2017

| 23

| 8

| —

Olympic results

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style="background-color:#369; color:white;" \|rowspan="2" colspan="1" width="4%"\|Year
style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" \| width="3%"\|Age \| width="5%"\|Slalom \| width="5%"\|Giant Slalom \| width="5%"\|Super G \| width="5%"\|Downhill \| width="5%"\|Combined \| width="5%"\|Team
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2018	24	bgcolor=#c96\|3	—	—	—	—	bgcolor=silver\|2

References

External links

{{FIS alpine skier}}
[https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&competitorid=149514&type=cups Michael Matt] World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
{{Ski-db|michael_matt_aut_54170}}
[http://www.oesv.at/ski-alpin/athleten/details/54170/ Austrian Ski team] – official site – Michael Matt – {{in lang|de}}
[https://www.rossignol.com/int-en/blog/community/view/code/michael-matt-alpine Rossignol Skis] – Michael Matt

Category:1993 births

Category:Austrian male alpine skiers

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Zams

Category:Skiers from Tyrol (federal state)

Category:Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Category:Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic alpine skiers for Austria

Category:Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Category:Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic medalists in alpine skiing

Category:Olympic gold medalists for Austria