Mattias Hargin (born 7 October 1985) is a Swedish former World Cup alpine ski racer.[1] Born in Stockholm, he competed mainly in slalom, and is the younger brother of Janette Hargin (b. 1977), who also raced for Sweden. Hargin was married to Swedish alpine free-skier Matilda Rapaport, who died in an avalanche in Chile in July 2016.
 Mattias Hargin in Hammarbybacken 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 October 1985 Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Huddinge SK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 22 December 2004 (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 – (6 SL, 1 PSL) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (20th in 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in SL, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He finished fifth in the slalom at the 2009 World Championships and competed for Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the slalom, finishing in 14th place.[2]
In January 2011, Hargin made a strong comeback in a World Cup slalom in Zagreb 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 at Val-d'Isère in December 2013.[3] His one and only World Cup win came in January 2015 at Kitzbühel.[4]
He announced his retirement from alpine skiing on 12 March 2019.[5]
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| 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 | — | — | — | — |
- Standings through 30 January 2018
Race podiums
edit| 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 |
World Championship results
edit| 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 | — | — | — | — |
Olympic results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 28 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
References
edit- ^ "Profile". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ^ "Men's slalom results". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ^ "Mattias Hargin blev tvåa". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ Mintz, Geoff (25 January 2015). "Hargin outdoes Hirscher on home snow". Ski Racing.
- ^ "Slalom specialist Hargin retiring at end of season". ESPN. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
External links
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Media related to Mattias Hargin at Wikimedia Commons
- Mattias Hargin at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Mattias Hargin World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Mattias Hargin at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Mattias Hargin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Mattias Hargin at Atomic Skis
- Mattias Hargin at the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) (in Swedish)
- Official website (in Swedish)
