Matt Graham (born 23 October 1994) is an Australian

freestyle skier Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and ...

. He was a finalist at the

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, Russia. At the Pyeongchang Olympics in

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, he won silver in men's moguls. This is the 13th medal for

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and the

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in freestyle skiing.

Career

Graham joined the Perisher Winter Sports Club mogul program at the age of six, and he has been skiing ever since. Some of his major achievements so far include: * Graham first made his mark on the world stage as a 15-year-old, placing 27th in his debut in the final World Cup qualification event prior to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. * In 2013 he achieved fourth place at this first World Championships in Voss, Norway. * Also in 2013, he finished seventh at the Sochi Olympic test World Cup event. * At the Sochi Olympics in 2014, Graham placed seventh in the finals of the men's moguls. Graham is a graduate of the

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, and he has maintained his ties with the school since graduating. He is studying towards his Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor of Business at the University of Newcastle.

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* 1994 births Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic freestyle skiers for Australia Australian male freestyle skiers Sportspeople from Gosford Olympic silver medalists for Australia Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Sportsmen from New South Wales {{Australia-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub