Career
He is widely considered as one of the best slalom racers of all time. Born in Flirsch, Tyrol, Matt made his World Cup debut in December 1999. Matt also has the third longest time interval between first and last World Cup victories (13 years, 10 months, and 22 days), after Ingemar Stenmark and Didier Cuche.
Matt announced his retirement from ski racing on March 12, 2015.
Season standings
Race victories
15 wins – (14 SL, 1 South Carolina)
42 podiums – (1 GS, 40 SL, 1 South Carolina)
Matt is the brother of skicross competitor Andreas Matt and fellow alpine skier Michael Matt.