Mattias Hargin, born 7 October 1985 in

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, is a Swedish former

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alpine ski racer. Born in

, he competed mainly in slalom, and is the younger brother of

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(b. 1977), who also raced for Sweden. Hargin was married to Swedish alpine free-skier

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, who died in an avalanche in

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in July 2016. He finished fifth in the slalom at the 2009 World Championships and competed for

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in the slalom, finishing in 14th place. In January

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, Hargin made a strong comeback in a World Cup slalom in

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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

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in December

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. His one and only World Cup win came in January

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. He announced his retirement from alpine skiing on 12 March 2019.

World Cup results

Season standings

*Standings through 30 January 2018

Race podiums

* 1 win – (1 SL) * 7 podiums – (6 SL, 1 PSL)

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

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Mattias Hargin
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * *
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at

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Mattias Hargin
at the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hargin, Mattias 1985 births Swedish male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of Sweden Sportspeople from Stockholm Living people