Mario Matt

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

Slalom racing career Born in Zams, Tyrol, 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. 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) 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.

World Cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2000 20 23 4 — — — — 2001 21 17 3 — — — — 2002 22 29 8 37 — — — 2003 23 91 35 — — — — 2004 24 23 6 — — — — 2005 25 29 6 — — — — 2006 26 36 16 23 — — 32 2007 27 5 2 25 — — 11 2008 28 10 4 15 — — 29 2009 29 29 7 40 — — — 2010 30 85 31 — — — — 2011 31 20 4 — — — — 2012 32 28 7 — — — — 2013 33 21 6 — — — — 2014 34 27 6 — — — — 2015 35 96 29 — — — —

Race victories

15 wins – (14 SL, 1 SC) 42 podiums – (40 SL, 1 GS, 1 SC)

World Championships results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2001 21 1 — — — 2 2003 23 DNF1 — — — — 2005 25 DNF1 — — — 11 2007 27 1 — — — 11 2009 29 DNF1 — — — — 2011 31 4 — — — — 2013 33 3 — — — — 2015 35 DNF1 — — — —

Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2002 22 injured: did not compete 2006 26 DNF1 — — — 34 2010 30 — — — — — 2014 34 1 — — — —

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.

Personal Matt is the brother of skicross competitor and Olympic silver winner Andreas Matt