# 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) and also the second oldest (after Dave Ryding) to win a (regular) World Cup slalom race. 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 | Giant slalom | 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)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
| 2000 | 23 Jan 2000 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Slalom |
| 2000 | 9 Mar 2000 | Schladming, Austria | Slalom |
| 2001 | 19 Dec 2000 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Slalom |
| 2002 | 26 Nov 2001 | Aspen, USA | Slalom |
| 2005 | 13 Mar 2005 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Slalom |
| 2007 | 14 Jan 2007 | Wengen, Switzerland | Super combined |
| 2007 | 25 Feb 2007 | Garmisch, Germany | Slalom |
| 2007 | 4 Mar 2007 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Slalom |
| 2008 | 6 Jan 2008 | Adelboden, Switzerland | Slalom |
| 2008 | 22 Jan 2008 | Schladming, Austria | Slalom |
| 2008 | 17 Feb 2008 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom |
| 2009 | 14 Mar 2009 | Åre, Sweden | Slalom |
| 2011 | 27 Feb 2011 | Bansko, Bulgaria | Slalom |
| 2011 | 6 Mar 2011 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Slalom |
| 2014 | 15 Dec 2013 | Val d'Isère, France | Slalom |

### 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 | — | — | — | — |

### Olympic results

| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant  slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
| 2002 | 22 | injured: did not compete | injured: did not compete | injured: did not compete | injured: did not compete | 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 and fellow alpine skier Michael Matt.