Matts Olsson


Matts Olsson is a Swedish former World Cup alpine ski racer who raced in the giant slalom discipline.
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, and 24th in the super-G.
Matts Olsson won his first World Cup competition victory in Alta Badia in December 2017 at an evening event in Parallel Giant Slalom. 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.

World cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
201729 Jan 2017 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyGiant slalom2nd
20174 Mar 2017 Kranjska Gora, SloveniaGiant slalom3rd
201818 Dec 2017 Alta Badia, ItalyParallel-G1st
20198 Dec 2018 Val d'Isere, FranceGiant slalom3rd

World Championships results

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