Mattias Hargin

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
Mattias Hargin in Hammarbybacken 2018
Born (1985-10-07) 7 October 1985
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom
ClubHuddinge SK
World Cup debut22 December 2004
(age 19)
Websitemattiashargin.com
Olympics
Teams2 – (2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (2005, 20092017
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons15 – (20052019)
Wins1
Podiums7 – (6 SL, 1 PSL)
Overall titles0 – (20th in 2015)
Discipline titles0 – (5th in SL, 2014)
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 SchladmingTeam event
Bronze medal – third place2015 Beaver CreekTeam event
Bronze medal – third place2017 St. MoritzTeam event
Junior World Ski Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 BardonecchiaSlalom

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

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
20072111748
2008227728
200923328
2010243210
201125327
2012263910
2013273210
201428225
201529207
2016305114
2017313411
2018323512
  • Standings through 30 January 2018

Race podiums

  • 1 win – (1 SL)
  • 7 podiums – (6 SL, 1 PSL)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
20116 January 2011Croatia Zagreb, CroatiaSlalom3rd
25 January 2011Austria Schladming, AustriaSlalom3rd
201415 December 2013France Val d'Isère, FranceSlalom2nd
201525 January 2015Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom1st
15 March 2015Slovenia Kranjska Gora, SloveniaSlalom3rd
201731 January 2017Sweden Stockholm, SwedenParallel slalom3rd
201812 November 2017Finland Levi, FinlandSlalom3rd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
200519DNF2
200721
2009235
20112512
2013279
2015295
 Mattias Hargin in Hammarbybacken World Cup 2018
Mattias Hargin in Hammarbybacken World Cup 2018

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
20102414
2014287

References

  1. "Profile". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  2. "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.
  3. "Mattias Hargin blev tvåa". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  4. Mintz, Geoff (25 January 2015). "Hargin outdoes Hirscher on home snow". Ski Racing.
  5. "Slalom specialist Hargin retiring at end of season". ESPN. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

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