Lukas Mathies (born 15 March 1991 in Schruns) is an Austrian alpine snowboarder.[1] He represented his nation Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and also became a double medalist, gold and silver, in alpine snowboarding at the 2011 FIS Junior World Championships in Chiesa in Valmalenco, Italy.[2][3] Mathies currently trains for the Austrian team and for his original club WSV Sankt Gallenkirch, under his personal coach and mentor Tom Weninger.[4]
 Mathies in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lukas Mathies |
| Nationality |  Austria |
| Born | 15 March 1991 Schruns, Austria |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Snowboarding |
| Event | Alpine |
| Club | WSV St. Gallenkirch[1] |
| Coached by | Tom Weninger[1] |
Mathies qualified for two alpine snowboarding events (including the first-ever men's parallel slalom) at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi by achieving top three finishes from the FIS World Cup series in Rogla, Slovenia and in Carezza, Italy.[4][5] In the men's giant slalom, Mathies was disqualified from the tournament after missing a gate on his first seeding run.[6] Three days later, in the men's slalom, Mathies recorded a total time of 58.93 to grab a third spot in the seeding round but fell short behind Italy's Aaron March in the quarterfinal race by 29-hundredths of a second.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Lukas Mathies". Sochi 2014. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Julie Zogg and Lukas Mathies claim PSL Gold at Junior Worlds". International Ski Federation. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Gold für Lukas Mathies" [Gold for Lukas Mathies] (in German). Vorarlberg Online. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Erster Weltcupsieg für Vorarlberger Mathies" [First World Cup victory for Mathies in Vorarlberg] (in German). Kleine Zeitung. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Career's first for Ledecka and Mathies in Rogla PGS; First Czech win on Alpine Snowboard World Cup tour". International Ski Federation. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Men's Parallel Giant Slalom Qualification". Sochi 2014. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Men's Parallel Slalom Quarterfinals". Sochi 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
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