Mario Matt


Mario Matt is an Austrian former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist.
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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 to win an Olympic gold medal in slalom skiing and also the second oldest to win a World Cup slalom race. Matt also has the third-longest time interval between first and last World Cup victories, after Ingemar Stenmark and Didier Cuche.
Matt announced his retirement from ski racing on 12 March 2015.

World Cup results

Race victories

  • 15 wins –
  • 42 podiums –
SeasonDateLocationDiscipline
200023 Jan 2000

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 and fellow alpine skier Michael Matt.