Matt Graham

Matt Graham (born 23 October 1994) is an Australian freestyle skier. He is a four-time Olympian, representing Australia at the 2014 Sochi, 2018 Pyeongchang, 2022 Beijing and 2026 Milano Cortina editions of the games. He is a dual Olympic medalist, earning silver in the 2018 moguls and bronze in the 2026 dual moguls disciplines. He has appeared in seven World Championship, earning three silver medals and two bronze medals. He has also appeared in 16 World Cup seasons, earning the Crystal Globe for overall moguls in the 2020–21 season.

Career Graham joined the Perisher Winter Sports Club mogul program at the age of six and by 13 he was the youngest athlete in the New South Wales Institute of Sport program. He first made his mark on the world stage as a 15-year-old, placing 27th in his debut in the final World Cup qualification event prior to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

In 2013, Graham participated in his first World Championships in Voss, Norway. He placed fourth in the final. He also finished seventh at the Sochi Olympic test World Cup event. At the Sochi Olympics in 2014, Graham placed seventh in the finals of the men's moguls.

2020's In a truncated 2020–21 season, Graham made three podiums, including a first place in the dual moguls at Idre Fjäll, and a second place (dual moguls) and third place (moguls) at Deer Valley, Utah in early February. These consistent podiums earned him the Crystal Globe in Overall Moguls for the season. Graham was then announced as Australia's flag bearer alongside Jakara Anthony for the opening ceremony of the games. He began his Olympic campaign in the men's moguls event. Wearing bib number 2, Graham qualified directly to the final with his first run. In the first final round, he qualified in third for the second final round. Despite being the fastest down the course, Graham posted a total of 80.88 to claim fifth position in the final round. Compatriot, Cooper Woods won the gold medal. Graham also competed in the men's dual moguls event. Graham defeated Taketo Nishizawa, Rasmus Stegfeldt and Charlie Mickel on route to the semifinals where he met Ikuma Horishima. Graham was defeated 14–21 in the semifinals to qualify for the bronze medal run. There he defeated Takuya Shimakawa 20–15 to claim the bronze medal. His medal secured the 'dad podium' alongside Hoishima and Mikaël Kingsbury. It was the fifth medal for the Australian team and the third in moguls.

Personal life Graham is a graduate of the Central Coast Grammar School, and he has maintained his ties with the school since graduating. He is studying towards his Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor of Business at the University of Newcastle. YearAgeMogulsDual moguls 2014 Sochi 19 7 N/A 2018 Pyeongchang 23 2 2022 Beijing 27 19 2026 Milano Cortina 31 5 3

World Championships

YearAgeMogulsDual moguls 2013 Voss-Myrkdalen 18 4 38 2015 Kreischberg 20 16 10 2017 Sierra Nevada 22 14 10 2019 Deer Valley 24 2 9 2021 Almaty 26 20 2 2023 Bakuriani 28 2 3 2025 Engadin 30 5 3

World Cup Results by round

Key to colours

Key to locations ADH = Alpe d'Huez AIR = Airolo ALM = Almaty

BAK = Bakuriani BEI = Beidahu CAL = Calgary DVR = Deer Valley Resort GAB = Mont Gabriel IDR = Idre Fjäll IWR = Inawashiro KRA = Krasnoyarsk KRB = Kreischberg LIV = Livigno LKP = Lake Placid MEG = Megève MRB = Méribel

MOW = Moscow NAN = Nanto NBA = Naeba Ski Resort PLN = La Plagne PPC = Phoenix Pyeongchang RUK = Ruka SOC = Sochi SHA = Shahdag Mountain Resort SMU = Suomu SNV = Sierra Nevada TAZ = Tazawako THW = Thaiwoo TRM = Mont Tremblant Resort

VAL = Chiesa in Valmalenco VOS = Voss VSC = Val Saint-Côme WAT = Waterville Valley Resort ÅRE = Åre

Other notes Locations in normal font are mogul events. Locations in italics are dual mogul events.

World Cup podiums

1st 2nd 3rd Total Moguls 5 6 10 21 Dual moguls 1 3 5 9 Total 6 9 15 30

Season Date Location Discipline Place 1 2014–15 9 January 2015 Deer Valley Moguls Second 2 7 February 2015 Val Saint-Côme Moguls Second 3 1 March 2015 Tazawako Dual moguls Third 4 2015–16 23 January 2016 Val Saint-Côme Moguls Second 5 4 February 2016 Deer Valley Moguls Winner 6 27 February 2016 Tazawako Moguls Third 7 2016–17 10 December 2016 Ruka Moguls Second 8 28 January 2017 Calgary Moguls Winner 9 19 February 2017 Tazawako Dual moguls Third 10 25 February 2017 Thaiwoo Moguls Third 11 2017–18 21 December 2017 Thaiwoo Moguls Second 12 22 December 2017 Thaiwoo Moguls Third 13 6 January 2018 Calgary Moguls Third 14 11 January 2018 Deer Valley Moguls Third 15 2018–19 18 January 2019 Lake Placid Moguls Third 16 2020–21 13 December 2020 Idre Fjäll Dual moguls Winner 17 4 February 2021 Deer Valley Moguls Third 18 5 February 2021 Deer Valley Dual moguls Second 19 2022–23 3 December 2022 Ruka Moguls Third 20 2 February 2023 Deer Valley Moguls Winner 21 4 February 2023 Deer Valley Dual moguls Second 22 17 March 2023 Almaty Moguls Third 23 18 March 2023 Almaty Dual moguls Third 24 2023–24 20 January 2024 Val Saint-Côme Dual moguls Third 25 8 March 2024 Almaty Moguls Third 26 2024–25 25 January 2025 Waterville Valley Dual moguls Second 27 1 March 2025 Almaty Dual moguls Third 28 2025–26 8 December 2025 Ruka Moguls Winner 29 9 January 2026 Val Saint-Côme Moguls Second 30 28 February 2026 Nanto Moguls Winner