Matts Olsson (born 1 December 1988) is a Swedish former World Cup alpine ski racer who raced in the giant slalom discipline.
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, and 24th in the super-G.
Matts Olsson won his first World Cup competition victory in Alta Badia in December 2017 at an evening event in Parallel giant slalom. 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.
World cup results Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giantslalom 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 Place2017 29 Jan 2017 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Giant slalom 2nd4 Mar 2017 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 3rd2018 18 Dec 2017 Alta Badia, Italy Parallel-G 1st2019 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 — — —
References
External links
Matts Olsson World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) – Matts Olsson Head.com – athletes – alpine skiing – Matts Olsson