Matic Skube

Matic Skube (born February 23, 1988 in Kranj, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired alpine skier from Slovenia.[1] He competed for Slovenia at the 2010 Winter Olympics where he failed to finish the first run of the slalom.[2]

Matic Skube
Born (1988-02-23) 23 February 1988
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom
ClubAPT – SK Alpetour
World Cup debut12 November 2006
(age 18)
Retired4 June 2016
(age 28)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2010)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 – (2011, 2013, 2015)
World Cup
Seasons5 – (201012, 201516)
Medal record
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 FlachauSlalom

At the World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2007, he won the gold medal in slalom.[3] He won World Cup points seven times, last time on 15 March 2015 in Kranjska Gora with 27th place in slalom. His best result is 12th place, also in slalom, in 2011 in Adelboden.

He was included in Slovenian Men's team for the 2016–17 season, but on 4 June 2016 he announced his retirement from the sport.[4]

References

  1. "Matic Skube". SKI-DB. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  2. "Men's Slalom results". Vancouver 2010. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  3. "Slalom Results". FIS. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  4. "Nekdanji mladinski svetovni prvak v slalomu končal kariero" [Former Junior World Champion in slalom retires] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.


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