Matthias Mayer

Matthias Mayer (German pronunciation: [maˈtiːas ˈmaɪɐ]; born 9 June 1990) is an Austrian retired World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic champion.[1][2]

Matthias Mayer
Mayer in January 2014
Born (1990-06-09) 9 June 1990
Afritz am See, Carinthia, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G, combined, giant slalom
ClubSC Gerlitzen – Kärnten
World Cup debut22 February 2009 (age 18)
Retired29 December 2022 (age 32)
Websitematthiasmayer.at
Olympics
Teams3 – (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals4 (3 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 – (2013–2021)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons13 – (2011–2023)
Wins11 – (7 DH, 3 SG, 1 AC)
Podiums45 – (22 DH, 22 SG, 1 AC)
Overall titles0 – (4th in 2020 and 2022)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in DH, 2021)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Super-G 3 10 9
Downhill 7 5 10
Combined 1 0 0
Total 11 15 19
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 0 1
World Championships 0 0 0
Total 3 0 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiDownhill
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangSuper-G
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingSuper-G
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingDownhill
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2008 FormigalSuper-G

Career

Born in Afritz am See in Carinthia,[3] Mayer made his World Cup debut in Sestriere in February 2009. His best discipline is super-G. After several top ten finishes, his first World Cup podium came at Kitzbühel in a super-G in January 2013.[4]

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Mayer won the downhill to become the seventh Austrian gold medalist in the 18th edition of the event. Joining him on the podium at Rosa Khutor were Christof Innerhofer of Italy and Kjetil Jansrud of Norway.[5] Immediately after the Olympics, he had two podium finishes in Norway,[6][7] and a victory at the World Cup finals. He won his second Olympic gold medal in 2018 in the super G.

At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Mayer won the bronze medal in the downhill and successfully defended his title in the super G. With three Olympic titles in addition to a bronze, he is Austria’s most decorated Olympic alpine medalist.[8]

On 29 December 2022, Mayer shocked the ski racing community when he announced his immediate retirement at 32 years old, just hours before a super-G race in Bormio he was scheduled to start.[9] He finished his World Cup career with 11 wins and 45 podium finishes in 13 seasons.

Personal life

Mayer's father is Helmut Mayer (b.1966), the silver medalist in the first Olympic super-G in 1988;[10] he also won a silver medal at the World Championships in 1989, in the giant slalom at Vail.

World cup results

Season standings
Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super G Downhill Combined
201120150 — —48 — —
20122150 — —13 —26
20132217 —393259
2014239 —444511
2015249 —463410
20162557——1834—
20172613——7827
2018279—411067
20192817—52612—
2020294—33433
2021307—5532—
2022314——45
20233219——178
Standings through 31 January 2023

Race victories
  • 11 wins – (7 DH, 3 SG, 1 AC)
  • 45 podiums – (22 DH, 22 SG, 1 AC)
Season
Date Location Discipline
201412 Mar 2014 Switzerland  Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandDownhill
201521 Feb 2015Austria Saalbach-Hinterglemm, AustriaDownhill
22 Feb 2015Super-G
201720 Jan 2017Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaSuper-G
201814 Mar 2018Sweden Åre, SwedenDownhill
20201 Dec 2019Canada Lake Louise, CanadaSuper-G
17 Jan 2020 Switzerland  Wengen, SwitzerlandCombined
25 Jan 2020Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill
7 Mar 2020Norway  Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill
202130 Dec 2020Italy Bormio, ItalyDownhill
202227 Nov 2021Canada Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill

World Championship results
  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
201322——51310
201524——41211
201726——DNF1117
201928——DNF5—
202130——6DNFDNF2

Olympic results
  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
201423—6DNF113
201827——19DNF2
202231——13—

References
  1. "biographie". FIS-Ski. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. "Matthias Mayer wins gold in Olympic downhill". Sochi2014. 9 February 2014. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. "Matthias MAYER | Alpine skiing | Austria – Sochi 2014 Olympics". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. McKee, Hank (25 January 2013). "Svindal gets his 1st Kitzbuehel win in SG". Ski Racing. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  5. "Men's Downhill – Alpine skiing – Sochi 2014 Olympics". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  6. McKee, Hank (1 March 2014). "Guay wins Kvitfjell downhill with Ganong fourth". Ski Racing. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  7. McKee, Hank (2 March 2014). "Home hill advantage to Jansrud in Kvitfjell SG". Ski Racing. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  8. red, ORF at (8 February 2022). "Ski alpin: Mayer auf Augenhöhe mit Olympialegenden". sport.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  9. "Matthias Mayer ends his skiing career". Ski Racing. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  10. "Aksel Lund Svindal wins super-G for 20th career victory". USA Today. Associated Press. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
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