Additional Information
Highlights
Rank | Event | Year | Location |
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FIS World Championships |
2 | Big Air | 2013 | Stoneham, QC, CAN |
2 | Slopestyle | 2011 | La Molina, ESP |
13 | Big Air | 2011 | La Molina, ESP |
62 | Slopestyle | 2013 | Stoneham, QC, CAN |
World Snowboarding Championships |
13 | Slopestyle | 2012 | Oslo, NOR |
FIS World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
Season | BA | AFU | BA/SBS |
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2013/2014 | 9 | 12 | - |
2012/2013 | - | 84 | - |
2011/2012 | 3 | 6 | - |
2010/2011 | - | 67 | 28 |
Best performance per season in FIS World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
Season | BA | SBS |
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2013/2014 | 1 x 9th | 1 x 2nd |
2012/2013 | - | 1 x 18th |
2011/2012 | 1 x 1st | - |
2010/2011 | 1 x 7th | - |
Rank | Event | Year | Location |
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Ten best FIS World Cup performances in current season |
2 | Slopestyle | 2013/2014 | Stoneham, QC, CAN |
9 | Big Air | 2013/2014 | Stoneham, QC, CAN |
28 | Slopestyle | 2013/2014 | Copper Mountain, CO, USA |
LegendALL-Overall, PGS-Parallel Giant Slalom, PS-Parallel Slalom, PAR-Parallel Overall, SBX-Snowboard Cross, ASP-Parallel and Snowboard Cross overall ranking, HP-Halfpipe, BA-Big Air, SBS-Slopestyle, AFU-Freestyle overall ranking, BA/SBS-Big Air and Slopestyle overall ranking, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Hobbies: Football. (dt.se, 26 Sep 2013)
- Languages Spoken: Swedish
- Position Style: Regular (worldsnowboardtour.com, 12 Dec 2013)
- Injuries: He required surgery on the meniscus in his knee in 2012. (dagbladet.se, 15 Aug 2013)
- Occupation: Athlete
- Coach: Jocke Hammar [national] (skidor.com, 20 Jan 2014)
- Debut: 2010 for Sweden, World Cup (London) (the-sports.org, 22 Dec 2013)
Additional Information
Member of national team since2010 (svt.se, 03 Dec 2013)
Start of sporting careerHe began snowboarding at age five at the Hassela Ski Resort in northern Halsingland, Sweden. (niklasmattsson.com, 14 Jan 2014)
Reason for taking up this sportHis brothers strongly encouraged him to take up snowboarding rather than skiing. "They forced me to start riding and told me, 'you can't ski anymore, you have to become one of us'. So I rented a snowboard and since that moment, it has been my favourite hobby." (niklasmattsson.com, 14 Jan 2014)
AmbitionsTo win gold at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (dagbladet.se, 15 Aug 2013)
TrainingHe focuses on strength work during training, and goes to the gym three times a week. (dagbladet.se, 15 Aug 2013)
Most memorable sporting achievementWinning silver at the 2013 World Championships in Stoneham, QC, Canada. (dt.se, 26 Sep 2013)
HeroNorwegian snowboarder Mikkel Bang. (redbull.com, 24 Dec 2013)
Superstitions / RitualsHe listens to music before he races. (svt.se, 03 Dec 2013)
Sporting philosophy / motto"Snowboarding is my job, my future and my way of life." (k2snowboarding.com, 08 Jan 2014)
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