Matt Graham (skier)

Matt Graham
Graham in 2026
Personal information
Born (1994-10-23) 23 October 1994
Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country Australia
SportFreestyle skiing
Event(s)
Moguls, Dual Moguls
ClubPerisher Winter Sports Club
World Cup career
Seasons16 (2010–2026)
Indiv. starts121[1]
Indiv. podiums30 (MO – 21, DM – 9)
Indiv. wins6 (MO – 5, DM – 1)
Discipline titles1 — Overall Moguls (2021)
Medal record
Men's Freestyle skiing
Representing  Australia
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Moguls 5 6 10
Dual Moguls 1 3 5
Total 6 9 15
International freestyle ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
World Championships 0 3 2
Total 0 4 3
Olympic Games
2018 Pyeongchang Moguls
2026 Milano Cortina Dual moguls
World Championships
2019 Utah Moguls
2021 Almaty Dual moguls
2023 Bakuriani Moguls
2023 Bakuriani Dual moguls
2025 Engadin Dual moguls
Updated on 3 March 2026

Matt Graham (born 23 October 1994) is an Australian freestyle skier. He is a four-time olympian, representing Australia at the 2014 Sochi,[2] 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.

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.[3] 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.[4]

2020's

In a truncated 2020–21 season, Graham made three podiums, including a first place in the dual moguls at Idre Fjäll, and a second place (dual moguls) and third place (moguls) at Deer Valley, Utah in early February. These consistent podiums earned him the Crystal Globe in Overall Moguls for the season.[5]

In the 2022–23 season, Graham put together his most consistent run of results, securing five podium finishes for the season. His first podium of the season was a third place in Ruka, Sweden on 3 December 2022. He won the moguls event and came second in the dual moguls on 2 and 4 February, respectively at Deer Valley, Utah. He then finished third in both the moguls and the dual moguls on the 17th and 18th of March 2022 at Almaty, Kazakhstan.[6]

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.[7] Graham was then announced as Australia's flag bearer alongside Jakara Anthony for the opening ceremony of the games.[8] 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.[9]

Personal life

Graham is a graduate of the Central Coast Grammar School, and he has maintained his ties with the school since graduating.[10] He is studying towards his Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor of Business at the University of Newcastle.[2]

Results

Olympic Winter Games

As of 15 February 2026[11]
 Year   Age   Moguls   Dual Moguls 
2014 Sochi 19 7 N/A
2018 Pyeongchang 23 2
2022 Beijing 27 19
2026 Milano Cortina 31 5 3

World Championships

As of 15 February 2026[12]
 Year   Age   Moguls   Dual Moguls 
2013 Voss-Myrkdalen 18 4 38
2015 Kreischberg 20 16 10
2017 Sierra Nevada 22 14 10
2019 Deer Valley 24 2 9
2021 Almaty 26 20 2
2023 Bakuriani 28 2 3
2025 Engadin 30 5 3

World Cup results by season

As of 3 March 2026[13][14]
Season Moguls[a] Dual Moguls[a] Overall Moguls Overall
Freestyle skiing
Events
started 		Pods Wins Points Rank Events
started 		Pods Wins Points Rank Events
started 		Pods Wins Points Rank Points Rank
2009–10[15] 2/10 0 0 N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a 2 0 0 4 60 – –
2011–12[16] 4/7 0 0 N/a N/a 2/6 0 0 N/a N/a 6 0 0 74 34 4.00 154
2012–13[17] 4/6 0 0 N/a N/a 3/6 0 0 N/a N/a 7 0 0 92 28 8.00 133
2013–14[18] 5/8 0 0 N/a N/a 0/3 – – N/a N/a 5 0 0 122 22 11.00 108
2014–15[19] 5/5 2 0 N/a N/a 3/4 1 0 N/a N/a 8 3 0 347 5 39.00 13
2015–16[20] 4/4 3 1 N/a N/a 3/4 0 0 N/a N/a 7 3 1 378 47.25 9
2016–17[21] 8/8 3 1 N/a N/a 3/3 1 0 N/a N/a 11 4 1 554 50.36 7
2017–18[22] 8/8 4 0 N/a N/a 1/2 0 0 N/a N/a 9 4 0 334 5 33.40 24
2018–19[23] 6/7 1 0 N/a N/a 2/2 0 0 N/a N/a 8 1 0 343 5 38.11 19
2019–20[24] 6/8 0 0 N/a N/a 2/4 0 0 N/a N/a 8 0 0 331 5 33.10 27
2020–21[5] 3/3 1 0 N/a N/a 2/2 2 1 N/a N/a 5 3 1 289 N/a N/a
2021–22[25] 2/8 0 0 41 30 0/4 – – – – 2 0 0 41 36 N/a N/a
2022–23[6] 6/6 3 1 336 6/6 2 0 256 5 12 5 1 592 4 N/a N/a
2023–24[26] 5/8 1 0 174 12 4/8 1 0 89 23 9 2 0 263 17 N/a N/a
2024–25[27] 9/9 0 0 305 5 6/7 2 0 300 4 15 2 0 605 4 N/a N/a
2025–26[28] 5/5 3 2 345 2 2/2 0 0 63 8 7 3 2 408 2 N/a N/a
Total 82 21 5 N/a 39 9 1 N/a 121 30 6 N/a N/a N/a

Notes

  1. ^ a b 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 3 March 2026[29][30]
Winner Second Third Total
Podiums
Moguls 5 6 10 21
Dual Moguls 1 3 5 9
Total 6 9 15 30
No. Season Date Location Discipline Place
1 2014–15 9 January 2015 Deer Valley, Park City, UT, United States Moguls Second
2 7 February 2015 Val Saint-Côme, Saint-Côme, QC, Canada Moguls Second
3 1 March 2015 Tazawako, Semboku, Japan Dual Moguls Third
4 2015–16 23 January 2016 Val Saint-Côme, Saint-Côme, QC, Canada Moguls Second
5 4 February 2016 Deer Valley, Park City, UT, United States Moguls Winner
6 27 February 2016 Tazawako, Semboku, Japan Moguls Third
7 2016–17 10 December 2016 Ruka, Kuusamo, Finland Moguls Second
8 28 January 2017 Canada Olympic Park, Calgary, AB, Canada Moguls Winner
9 19 February 2017 Tazawako, Semboku, Japan Dual Moguls Third
10 25 February 2017 Thaiwoo, China Moguls Third
11 2017–18 21 December 2017 Thaiwoo, China Moguls Second
12 22 December 2017 Thaiwoo, China Moguls Third
13 6 January 2018 Canada Olympic Park, Calgary, AB, Canada Moguls Third
14 11 January 2018 Deer Valley, Park City, UT, United States Moguls Third
15 2018–19 18 January 2019 Lake Placid, New York, United States Moguls Third
16 2020–21 13 December 2020 Idre Fjäll, Sweden Dual Moguls Winner
17 4 February 2021 Deer Valley, Park City, UT, United States Moguls Third
18 5 February 2021 Deer Valley, Park City, UT, United States Dual Moguls Second
19 2022–23 3 December 2022 Ruka, Kuusamo, Finland Moguls Third
20 2 February 2023 Deer Valley, Park City, UT, United States Moguls Winner
21 4 February 2023 Deer Valley, Park City, UT, United States Dual Moguls Second
22 17 March 2023 Shymbulak, Almaty, Kazakhstan Moguls Third
23 18 March 2023 Shymbulak, Almaty, Kazakhstan Dual Moguls Third
24 2023–24 20 January 2024 Val Saint-Côme, Saint-Côme, QC, Canada Dual Moguls Third
25 8 March 2024 Shymbulak, Almaty, Kazakhstan Moguls Third
26 2024–25 25 January 2025 Waterville Valley Resort,
Waterville Valley, NH, United States 		Dual Moguls Second
27 1 March 2025 Shymbulak, Almaty, Kazakhstan Dual Moguls Third
28 2025–26 8 December 2025 Ruka, Kuusamo, Finland Moguls Winner
29 9 January 2026 Val Saint-Côme, Saint-Côme, QC, Canada Moguls Second
30 28 February 2026 Taira Ski Area, Nanto, Japan Moguls Winner

References

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