Matt GRAHAM
AustraliaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Freestyle Skiing |
Men's Moguls | 29 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 2 | Men's Moguls | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 7 | Moguls | 2014 | Sochi, RUS |
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 2 | Dual Moguls Men | 2021 | Almaty, KAZ | |
| 2 | Moguls Men | 2019 | Park City, UT, USA | 81.94 |
| 4 | Moguls Men | 2013 | Voss - Oslo, NOR | 24.42 |
| 9 | Dual Moguls Men | 2019 | Park City, UT, USA | |
| 10 | Dual Moguls Men | 2017 | Sierra Nevada, ESP | |
| 10 | Dual Moguls Men | 2015 | Kreischberg, AUT | |
| 14 | Moguls Men | 2017 | Sierra Nevada, ESP | 78.09 |
| 16 | Moguls Men | 2015 | Kreischberg, AUT | 72.39 |
| 20 | Moguls Men | 2021 | Almaty, KAZ | 74.49 |
| 38 | Dual Moguls Men | 2013 | Voss - Oslo, NOR | |
| World Cup Rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Overall Moguls | Moguls |
| 2021/2022 | 30 | 30 | |
| 2020/2021 | 1 | ||
| 2019/2020 | 27 | 5 | |
| 2018/2019 | 19 | 5 | |
| 2017/2018 | 24 | 5 | |
| 2016/2017 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2015/2016 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2014/2015 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2013/2014 | 108 | 22 | |
| 2012/2013 | 133 | 28 | |
| 2011/2012 | 154 | 34 | |
| 2009/2010 | 60 | ||
| World Cup - Best Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | Moguls Men | Dual Moguls Men |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 10th | |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 1st |
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 4th | 1 x 5th |
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 4th |
| 2017/2018 | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 17th |
| 2016/2017 | 1 x 1st | 1 x 3rd |
| 2015/2016 | 1 x 1st | 2 x 8th |
| 2014/2015 | 2 x 2nd | 1 x 3rd |
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 4th | |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 7th | 1 x 23rd |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 20th | 1 x 14th |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 10 | Moguls Men | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN | 75.40 |
| 16 | Moguls Men | 2021/2022 | Idre Fjall, SWE | |
Mogul Matt, Matthew McConaughey. (fis-ski.com, 2013)
Sailing, water skiing, wakeboarding, golf, cycling. (Facebook, 6 Aug 2017)
Athlete
Civil Engineering and Business at the University of Newcastle (Newcastle, NSW).
Father, Steve. Mother, Debbie. Brother, Dave. Sisters, Heidi and Eliza.
English
Perisher Winter Sports Club
National: Steve Desovich (USA)
2010 World Cup in Deer Valley (Moguls - 41st)
June 2015: Broke his arm after jumping over a fence to retrieve a volleyball during a team training camp in Park City, Utah (USA). Returned to action in December 2015. (theaustralian.com.au, 9 Dec 2016)
2009: Stress fracture in his back. (Info 2018)
2010
After showing a talent for skiing at a young age, he joined the Perisher Winter Sports Club mogul program at age six, and immediately displayed a natural ability, dominating Australian junior events. (owia.org)
Watched Australian moguls skier Dale Begg-Smith win gold at the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games and decided he would begin to focus on the discipline.
To win an Olympic gold medal. (owia.org)
Does alot of aerobic base training at the beginning of the off-season, and a lot of strength work, power-lifting, a lot of training to strengthen the knees, the back, and the core. "We have to get our bodies ready to take the toll of the moguls." (au.askmen.com)
Representing Australia at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. (owia.org)
Athletics sprinter Usain Bolt (JAM), eight-time Olympic and 11-time World champion. (Facebook, 6 Aug 2017)
Freestyle skier Dale Begg-Smith (AUS), 2006 Olympic moguls champion (2010 silver), three-time World Championships medallist. "He has definitely had a big influence on how I approach training, how I approach day-to-day life, and how I approach my competitions." (huffingtonpost.com.au, 30 Jan 2017)
"You only live once." (Facebook, 6 Aug 2017)
Crystal Globe winner, moguls (2020/21)
MJ Bale Male Athlete of the Year Award (2018 )
Ski and Snowboard Australia Athlete of the Year (2016)
