Matts Olsson

Matts Olsson (born 1 December 1988) is a Swedish former World Cup alpine ski racer who raced in the giant slalom discipline.

Born (1988-12-01) 1 December 1988 (age 37)

Karlstad, Sweden

OccupationAlpine skier

Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)

DisciplinesGiant slalom

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Matts Olsson

Personal information
Born	(1988-12-01) 1 December 1988 (age 37) Karlstad, Sweden
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Skiing career
Disciplines	Giant slalom
Club	Valfjällets SLK
World Cup debut	28 October 2007 (age 18)
Retired	2 March 2020 (age 31)
Olympics
Teams	2 – (2014, 2018)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	6 – (2007, 2011–2019)
Medals	0
World Cup
Seasons	12 – (2008–15, 2017–2020)
Wins	1 – (1 PG)
Podiums	4 – (3 GS, 1 PG)
Overall titles	0 – (27th in 2018)
Discipline titles	0 – (5th in GS, 2018)
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing  Sweden World Championships 2011 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Team event

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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,^[1] and 24th in the super-G.^[2]

Matts Olsson won his first World Cup competition victory in Alta Badia in December 2017 at an evening event in Parallel giant slalom.^[3] 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.^[4]