Mattias Hargin
Encyclopedia
Mattias Hargin is an alpine skier from Sweden
. He competes mainly in slalom. He is the younger brother of Janette Hargin.
At the 2009 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships he finished 5th in the slalom.
He competed for Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics
in the slalom
.
In January 2011 Hargin did a strong comeback from hardly reaching the second run in the Zagreb slalom, finishing the first run at 30th place, and beating everyone in the second run to reach the podium (3rd place), his best result in the FIS World Cup.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. He competes mainly in slalom. He is the younger brother of Janette Hargin.
At the 2009 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships he finished 5th in the slalom.
He competed for Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Sweden participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 106 competitors competed in nine of the fifteen disciplines.-Medalists:The following Swedish athletes won medals at the games:- Alpine skiing:Men...
in the slalom
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom
The men's slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia, on February 27, 2010....
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In January 2011 Hargin did a strong comeback from hardly reaching the second run in the Zagreb slalom, finishing the first run at 30th place, and beating everyone in the second run to reach the podium (3rd place), his best result in the FIS World Cup.