Matts Olsson

Matts Olsson (born 1 December 1988) is a Swedish former World Cup alpine ski racer who raced in the giant slalom discipline.

Matts Olsson

Personal information
Born	(1988-12-01) 1 December 1988 (age 36) Karlstad, Sweden
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Giant slalom
Club	Valfjällets SLK
World Cup debut	28 October 2007 (age 18)
Retired	2 March 2020 (age 31)
Olympics
Teams	2 – (2014, 2018)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	6 – (2007, 2011–2019)
Medals	0
World Cup
Seasons	12 – (2008–15, 2017–2020)
Wins	1 – (1 PG)
Podiums	4 – (3 GS, 1 PG)
Overall titles	0 – (27th in 2018)
Discipline titles	0 – (5th in GS, 2018)
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing  Sweden World Championships 2011 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Team event

Born in Karlstad, Olsson made his World Cup debut at age 19 in October 2007. He won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships in the team event, and finished 18th in the giant slalom,^[1] and 24th in the super-G.^[2]

Matts Olsson won his first World Cup competition victory in Alta Badia in December 2017 at an evening event in Parallel giant slalom.^[3] Olsson defeated Marcel Hirscher in the semi-final and Henrik Kristoffersen in the final. The victory was Sweden's first World Cup win in Parallel giant slalom.

On 14 March 2020, Olsson announced his retirement from the sport following the 2019–2020 season.^[4]

World cup results

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2009	20	145	—	50	—	—	—
2010	21	0 points
2011	22	63	—	13	—	—	42
2012	23	65	—	21	—	—	—
2013	24	79	—	26	—	—	—
2014	25	47	—	13	—	—	—
2015	26	73	—	22	—	—	—
2016	27	injured
2017	28	34	—	8	—	—	—
2018	29	27	—	5	—	—	—
2019	30	29	—	6	—	—	—
2020	31	79	—	21	—	—	—

Race podiums

• 1 win – (1 PG)
• 4 podiums – (3 GS, 1 PG)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2017	29 Jan 2017	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany	Giant slalom	2nd
	4 Mar 2017	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia	Giant slalom	3rd
2018	18 Dec 2017	Alta Badia, Italy	Parallel-G	1st
2019	8 Dec 2018	Val d'Isere, France	Giant slalom	3rd

World Championships results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant  slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2007	18	—	—	28	36	—
2009	20
2011	22	—	18	24	—	—
2013	24	—	18	32	—	—
2015	26	—	5	—	—	—
2017	28	—	6	—	—	—
2019	30	—	16	—	—	—

Olympic results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant  slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2014	25	—	14	—	—	—
2018	29	—	10	—	—	—