Niklas MATTSSON
SwedenEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Snowboard |
Men's Snowboard Slopestyle | 30 | |
| Men's Snowboard Big Air | 20 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 9 | Men's Slopestyle | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 12 | Men's Big Air | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 23 | Slopestyle | 2014 | Sochi, RUS |
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 2 | Big Air Men | 2013 | Stoneham, CAN | 177.75 |
| 2 | Slopestyle Men | 2011 | La Molina, ESP | |
| 6 | Slopestyle Men | 2017 | Sierra Nevada, ESP | 74.85 |
| 6 | Big Air Men | 2015 | Kreischberg, AUT | 151.00 |
| 9 | Big Air Men | 2017 | Sierra Nevada, ESP | 45.50 |
| 11 | Big Air Men | 2021 | Aspen, USA | 104.75 |
| 11 | Slopestyle Men | 2015 | Kreischberg, AUT | 82.25 |
| 13 | Big Air Men | 2011 | La Molina, ESP | 180.00 |
| 14 | Slopestyle Men | 2019 | Park City, USA | 58.25 |
| 62 | Slopestyle Men | 2013 | Stoneham, CAN | 18.33 |
| World Cup Rankings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Slopestyle | Big Air | Overall Park&Pipe |
| 2021/2022 | 40 | 17 | 48 | |
| 2020/2021 | 4 | 14 | 6 | |
| 2019/2020 | 61 | 22 | 59 | |
| 2018/2019 | 9 | 38 | 19 | |
| 2017/2018 | 14 | 73 | 63 | |
| 2016/2017 | 26 | 14 | 19 | |
| 2015/2016 | 63 | 129 | ||
| 2014/2015 | 60 | 16 | 50 | |
| 2013/2014 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2012/2013 | 31 | 84 | ||
| 2011/2012 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2010/2011 | 28 | 67 | ||
| 2009/2010 | 98 | 14 | ||
| World Cup - Best Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | Slopestyle | Big Air |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 24th | 1 x 8th |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 1st | 1 x 14th |
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 25th | 1 x 7th |
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 11th |
| 2017/2018 | 1 x 5th | 1 x 30th |
| 2016/2017 | 1 x 5th | 1 x 4th |
| 2015/2016 | 1 x 24th | |
| 2014/2015 | 1 x 30th | 1 x 8th |
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 9th |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 18th | |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 1st | |
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 7th | |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 8 | Big Air | 2021/2022 | Chur, SUI | 86.25 |
| 24 | Slopestyle | 2021/2022 | Laax, SUI | 22.28 |
| 25 | Slopestyle | 2021/2022 | Calgary, CAN | 54.75 |
| 36 | Big Air | 2021/2022 | Steamboat, USA | 49.75 |
Minaji.
Travelling, listening to music, playing guitar. (Info2018; xgames.com)
Athlete
Swedish, English
Leksand Snowboard Freestyle Klubb
National: Joakim Hammar (SWE)
2009 European Cup in Bettmeralp (Big Air - 17th)
2009 World Cup in London (Big Air - 23rd)
2012: Knee meniscus surgery. (Info 2014)
2010
Started snowboarding at age five at the Hassela Ski Resort in northern Halsingland, Sweden. His two brothers told him he wasn’t allowed to ski anymore "because skiing was for noobs". He had never been outside Sweden before his professional snowboarding career took off. (whitelines.com; Info 2014; Athlete, May 2021)
Snowboarding was the most challenging sport he could find. "It never ends in progression." (Athlete, May 2021)
Winning Laax Open slopestyle World Cup in January 2021 (Athlete, May 2021)
His two brothers taught him everything. (Athlete, May 2021)
He listens to music before he races. (Info 2014)
"Snowboarding is my job, my future, and my way of life." (boardriding.com, Feb 2021)
