 Mattias Hargin in Hammarbybacken 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1985-10-07)7 October 1985 (age 40) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Huddinge SK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 22 December2004 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | mattiashargin.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2010,2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 –(2005,2009–2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 15 – (2005–2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 7 – (6SL, 1PSL) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 –(20th in2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 –(5th inSL,2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mattias Hargin (born 7 October 1985) is a Swedish formerWorld Cupalpine ski racer.[1] Born inStockholm, he competed mainly inslalom, and is the younger brother ofJanette Hargin (b. 1977), who also raced for Sweden. Hargin was married to Swedish alpine free-skierMatilda Rapaport, who died in an avalanche inChile in July 2016.
He finished fifth in theslalom at the2009 World Championships and competed forSweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics in theslalom, finishing in 14th place.[2]
In January2011, Hargin made a strong comeback in a World Cup slalom inZagreb to finish third. He was the last qualifier at 30th after the first run, but had the best time in the second run to attain his first World Cup podium. Hargin was runner-up in a World Cup slalom atVal-d'Isère in December2013.[3] His one and only World Cup win came in January2015 atKitzbühel.[4]
He announced his retirement from alpine skiing on 12 March 2019.[5]
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 21 | 117 | 48 | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 22 | 77 | 28 | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23 | 32 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24 | 32 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | 32 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26 | 39 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | 32 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 28 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | 20 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 30 | 51 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 31 | 34 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 32 | 35 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 January 2011 |  Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 3rd |
| 25 January 2011 |  Schladming, Austria | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2014 | 15 December 2013 |  Val d'Isère, France | Slalom | 2nd |
| 2015 | 25 January 2015 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Slalom | 1st |
| 15 March 2015 |  Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2017 | 31 January 2017 |  Stockholm, Sweden | Parallel slalom | 3rd |
| 2018 | 12 November 2017 |  Levi, Finland | Slalom | 3rd |
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19 | DNF2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 28 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Media related toMattias Hargin at Wikimedia Commons
