Lukas Mathies

Lukas Mathies (born 15 March 1991 in Schruns) is an Austrian alpine snowboarder.[1] He represented his nation Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and also became a double medalist, gold and silver, in alpine snowboarding at the 2011 FIS Junior World Championships in Chiesa in Valmalenco, Italy.[2][3] Mathies currently trains for the Austrian team and for his original club WSV Sankt Gallenkirch, under his personal coach and mentor Tom Weninger.[4]

Lukas Mathies
Personal information
Full nameLukas Mathies
Nationality Austria
Born (1991-03-15) 15 March 1991
Schruns, Austria
ResidenceSankt Gallenkirch, Austria
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportSnowboarding
Event(s)Alpine
ClubWSV St. Gallenkirch[1]
Coached byTom Weninger[1]

Mathies qualified for two alpine snowboarding events (including the first ever men's parallel slalom) at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi by achieving top three finishes from the FIS World Cup series in Rogla, Slovenia and in Carezza, Italy.[4][5] In the men's giant slalom, Mathies was disqualified from the tournament after missing a gate on his first seeding run.[6] Three days later, in the men's slalom, Mathies recorded a total time of 58.93 to grab a third spot in the seeding round, but fell short behind Italy's Aaron March in the quarterfinal race by 29-hundredths of a second.[7]

References
  1. "Lukas Mathies". Sochi 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  2. "Julie Zogg and Lukas Mathies claim PSL Gold at Junior Worlds". International Ski Federation. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  3. "Gold für Lukas Mathies" [Gold for Lukas Mathies] (in German). Vorarlberg Online. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  4. "Erster Weltcupsieg für Vorarlberger Mathies" [First World Cup victory for Mathies in Vorarlberg] (in German). Kleine Zeitung. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  5. "Career's first for Ledecka and Mathies in Rogla PGS; First Czech win on Alpine Snowboard World Cup tour". International Ski Federation. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  6. "Men's Parallel Giant Slalom Qualification". Sochi 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  7. "Men's Parallel Slalom Quarterfinals". Sochi 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.


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