Matt Graham (skier)

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Matt Graham
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Graham in 2026
Personal information
Born (1994-10-23) 23 October 1994 (age 31)
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Sport Freestyle skiing
Event(s)
Moguls, Dual Moguls
ClubPerisher Winter Sports Club
World Cup career
Seasons16 (20102026)
Indiv. starts119
Indiv. podiums29
Indiv. wins5
Discipline titles1 (2021 MODM)
Medal record
Men's Freestyle skiing
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Cup race podiums
Event1st2nd3rd
Moguls4610
Dual Moguls135
Total5915
International freestyle ski competitions
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 011
World Championships 032
Total043
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Moguls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2026 Milano Cortina Dual moguls
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Utah Moguls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Almaty Dual moguls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Bakuriani Moguls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Bakuriani Dual moguls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Engadin Dual moguls
Updated on 18 February 2026

Matt Graham (born 23 October 1994) is an Australian freestyle skier. He is a four-time olympian, representing Australia at the 2014 Sochi, [1] 2018 Pyeongchang, 2022 Beijing and 2026 Milano Cortina editions of the games. He is a dual olympic medalist, earning silver in the 2018 moguls and bronze in the 2026 dual moguls disciplines. He has appeared in seven World Championship, earning three silver medals and two bronze medals. He has also appeared in 16 World Cup seasons, earning the Crystal Globe for overall moguls in the 2020–21 season.

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Career

Graham joined the Perisher Winter Sports Club mogul program at the age of six and by 13 he was the youngest athlete in the New South Wales Institute of Sport program. [2] He first made his mark on the world stage as a 15-year-old, placing 27th in his debut in the final World Cup qualification event prior to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

In 2013, Graham participated in his first World Championships in Voss, Norway. He placed fourth in the final. He also finished seventh at the Sochi Olympic test World Cup event. At the Sochi Olympics in 2014, Graham placed seventh in the finals of the men's moguls. [3]

2026 Winter Olympics

Having qualified for the 2026 Winter Olympics, Graham was unveiled as part of the 53-athlete strong Australian team in January by chef-de-mission, Alisa Camplin. [4] Graham was then announced as Australia's flag bearer alongside Jakara Anthony for the opening ceremony of the games. [5] He began his Olympic campaign in the men's moguls event. Wearing bib number 2, Graham qualified directly to the final with his first run. In the first final round, he qualified in third for the second final round. Despite being the fastest down the course, Graham posted a total of 80.88 to claim fifth position in the final round. Compatriot, Cooper Woods won the gold medal. Graham also competed in the men's dual moguls event. Graham defeated Taketo Nishizawa, Rasmus Stegfeldt and Charlie Mickel on route to the semifinals where he met Ikuma Horishima. Graham was defeated 14–21 in the semifinals to qualify for the bronze medal run. There he defeated Takuya Shimakawa 20–15 to claim the bronze medal. His medal secured the 'dad podium' alongside Hoishima and Mikaël Kingsbury. It was the fifth medal for the Australian team and the third in moguls. [6]

Personal life

Graham is a graduate of the Central Coast Grammar School, and he has maintained his ties with the school since graduating. [7] He is studying towards his Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor of Business at the University of Newcastle. [1]

Results

Olympic Winter Games Olympic rings.svg

As of 15 February 2026 [8]
 Year  Age  Moguls  Dual Moguls 
Flag of Russia.svg 2014 Sochi 19 7 N/A
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang 23 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 27 19
Flag of Italy.svg 2026 Milano Cortina 31 5 3

World Championships

As of 15 February 2026 [9]
 Year  Age  Moguls  Dual Moguls 
Flag of Norway.svg 2013 Voss-Myrkdalen 18 4 38
Flag of Austria.svg 2015 Kreischberg 20 16 10
Flag of Spain.svg 2017 Sierra Nevada 22 14 10
Flag of the United States.svg 2019 Deer Valley 24 2 9
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 2021 Almaty 26 20 2
Flag of Georgia.svg 2023 Bakuriani 28 2 3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2025 Engadin 30 5 3

World Cup results by season

As of 18 February 2026 [10] [11]
Season Moguls [a] Dual Moguls [a] Overall Moguls Overall
Freestyle skiing
Events
started
WinsPodsPointsRankEvents
started
WinsPodsPointsRankEvents
started
WinsPodsPointsRankPointsRank
2009–10 [12] 2/1000N/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/aN/a2/1000460
2011–12 [13] 4/700N/aN/a2/600N/aN/a6/130074344.00154
2012–13 [14] 4/600N/aN/a3/600N/aN/a7/120092288.00133
2013–14 [15] 5/800N/aN/a0/3N/aN/a5/11001222211.00108
2014–15 [16] 5/502N/aN/a3/401N/aN/a8/903347539.0013
2015–16 [17] 4/413N/aN/a3/400N/aN/a7/813378Silver medal icon.svg47.259
2016–17 [18] 8/813N/aN/a3/301N/aN/a11/1114554Bronze medal icon.svg50.367
2017–18 [19] 8/800N/aN/a1/200N/aN/a9/1004334533.4024
2018–19 [20] 6/701N/aN/a2/200N/aN/a8/901343538.1119
2019–20 [21] 6/800N/aN/a2/400N/aN/a8/1000331533.1027
2020–21 [22] 3/301N/aN/a2/212N/aN/a5/513289Gold medal icon.svgN/aN/a
2021–22 [23] 2/80041300/42/12004136N/aN/a
2022–23 [24] 6/613336Silver medal icon.svg6/602256512/12155924N/aN/a
2023–24 [25] 5/801174124/80189239/160226317N/aN/a
2024–25 [26] 9/90030556/702300415/16026054N/aN/a
2025–26 [27] 41224521004555/11122902N/aN/a
TotalN/a4161,101N/aN/a19690N/aN/a5294,659N/aN/aN/a

Notes

  1. 1 2 Prior to 2021–22 season, no offical ranking system was awarded to Moguls and Dual Moguls events, however points contributed to Overall Moguls standings.

World Cup podiums

As of 15 February 2026 [28] [29]
WinnerSecondThird
Moguls4611
Dual Moguls134
Total5915
No.SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
1 2014–15 9 January 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Deer Valley, Utah, United States Moguls Second
27 February 2015 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Val Saint-Côme, Canada Moguls Second
31 March 2015 Flag of Japan.svg Tazawako, Japan Dual Moguls Third
4 2015–16 23 January 2016 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Val Saint-Côme, Canada Moguls Second
54 February 2016 Flag of the United States.svg Deer Valley, Utah, United States Moguls Winner
627 February 2016 Flag of Japan.svg Tazawako, Japan Moguls Third
7 2016–17 10 December 2016 Flag of Finland.svg Ruka, Finland Moguls Second
828 January 2017 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary, Canada Moguls Winner
919 February 2017 Flag of Japan.svg Tazawako, Japan Moguls Third
1025 February 2017 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Thaiwoo, China Moguls Third
11 2017–18 21 December 2017 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Thaiwoo, China Moguls Second
1222 December 2017 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Thaiwoo, China Moguls Third
136 January 2018 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary, Canada Moguls Third
1411 January 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Deer Valley, Utah, United States Moguls Third
15 2018–19 18 January 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Lake Placid, New York, United States Moguls Third
16 2020–21 13 December 2020 Flag of Sweden.svg Idre Fjäll, Sweden Moguls Winner
174 February 2021 Flag of the United States.svg Deer Valley, Utah, United States Moguls Third
185 February 2021 Flag of the United States.svg Deer Valley, Utah, United States Dual Moguls Second
19 2022–23 3 December 2022 Flag of Finland.svg Ruka, Finland Moguls Third
202 February 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Deer Valley, Utah, United States Moguls Winner
214 February 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Deer Valley, Utah, United States Dual Moguls Second
2217 March 2023 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Almaty, Kazakhstan Moguls Third
2318 March 2023 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Almaty, Kazakhstan Dual Moguls Third
24 2023–24 20 January 2024 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Val Saint-Côme, Canada Dual Moguls Third
258 March 2024 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Almaty, Kazakhstan Moguls Third
26 2024–25 25 January 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Waterville, New Hampshire, United States Dual Moguls Second
271 March 2025 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Almaty, Kazakhstan Dual Moguls Third
28 2025–26 8 December 2025 Flag of Finland.svg Ruka, Finland Moguls Winner
299 January 2026 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Val Saint-Côme, Canada Moguls Second

References

  1. 1 2 "Olympic athlete profile – Matt Graham". Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. "Matthew Graham". olympics.com.au. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  3. "Athletes – Matt Graham". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  4. AAP (23 January 2026). "Australia unveil Winter Olympics team with 15-year-old Indra Brown leading medal charge". theguardian.com. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  5. "Aussie Moguls Skiers to carry the Flag". olympics.com.au. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
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