Mattias Hargin facts for kids
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Mattias Hargin in Hammarbybacken 2018
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| Disciplines | Slalom | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Huddinge SK | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 October 1985 Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 22 December 2004 (age 19) |
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| Website | mattiashargin.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 2 – (2010, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 5 – (2005, 2009–2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 15 – (2005–2019) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 7 – (6 SL, 1 PSL) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (20th in 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in SL, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Mattias Hargin (born October 7, 1985) is a Swedish former alpine ski racer. He competed in the World Cup series. Mattias was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He mostly focused on slalom races. His older sister, Janette Hargin, was also a ski racer for Sweden. Mattias was married to Swedish free-skier Matilda Rapaport. Sadly, she passed away in an avalanche in Chile in July 2016.
Mattias finished fifth in the slalom event at the 2009 World Championships. He also competed for Sweden in the 2010 Winter Olympics. There, he finished 14th in the slalom race.
In January 2011, Mattias made a great comeback in a World Cup slalom race in Zagreb. He was the last skier to qualify for the second run. But he had the fastest time in that second run! This amazing effort earned him his first ever World Cup podium finish, placing third. In December 2013, he was runner-up (second place) in a World Cup slalom race in Val-d'Isère. His only World Cup win happened in January 2015 at Kitzbühel, Austria.
Mattias Hargin announced that he was retiring from alpine skiing on March 12, 2019.
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Mattias Hargin's Skiing Career
World Cup Race Results
Mattias Hargin competed in the World Cup for many years. Here's how he placed in different seasons:
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 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 | — | — | — | — |
World Cup Podium Finishes
Mattias Hargin won one World Cup race and stood on the podium seven times. Six of these were in slalom, and one was in parallel slalom.
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2011 | January 6, 2011 |  Zagreb, Croatia |
Slalom | 3rd |
| January 25, 2011 |  Schladming, Austria |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2014 | December 15, 2013 |  Val d'Isère, France |
Slalom | 2nd |
| 2015 | January 25, 2015 | Kitzbühel, Austria |
Slalom | 1st |
| March 15, 2015 |  Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2017 | January 31, 2017 |  Stockholm, Sweden |
Parallel slalom | 3rd |
| 2018 | November 12, 2017 |  Levi, Finland |
Slalom | 3rd |
World Championship Results
Mattias Hargin also competed in the World Championships. These are big races where skiers from all over the world compete.
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2005 | 19 | DNF2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Olympic Games Results
Mattias Hargin represented Sweden in the Winter Olympic Games.
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2010 | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 28 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
See also
In Spanish: Mattias Hargin para niños
