Mattias Hargin, born 7 October 1985 in
Stockholm
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,
Sweden
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, is a Swedish former
World Cup
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alpine ski racer. Born in
Stockholm
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, he competed mainly in
slalom, and is the younger brother of
Janette Hargin
Janette Hargin (born 4 October 1977) is a Swedish former alpine skier who competed in the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. During her alpine skiing career she won six Swedish national titles and scored six top ten finishes in alpine skiing World Cu ...
(b. 1977), who also raced for Sweden. Hargin was married to Swedish alpine free-skier
Matilda Rapaport
Matilda Rapaport (29 January 1986 – 18 July 2016) was a Swedish alpine free-skier. She was married to Swedish alpine skier Mattias Hargin, and was the niece of Swedish actress Alexandra Rapaport.
Early life
Career
Rapaport was the winner of ...
, who died in an avalanche in
Chile
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in July 2016.
He finished fifth in the
slalom at the
2009 World Championships and competed for
Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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in the
slalom, finishing in 14th place.
In January
2011
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, Hargin made a strong comeback in a World Cup slalom in
Zagreb
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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
Val-d'Isère
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in December
2013
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. His one and only World Cup win came in January
2015
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at
Kitzbühel
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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
*
Mattias HarginWorld Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
*
*
Mattias Harginat
Atomic Skis
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Atomic is a subsidiary o ...
Mattias Harginat the
Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK)
*
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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