Fredrik Nyberg
Country Sweden
Born (1969-03-23) 23 March 1969
Skön, Sweden

Mats Fredrik Nyberg (born 23 March 1969) is a former Swedish alpine skier.

He was born in Skön (Sundsvall).

Excelling in giant slalom and super-G, he won a total of seven World Cup races in those disciplines. He took part in a total of five Winter Olympics; his 5th-place finish in the 2006 Olympic giant slalom was his best Olympic result.

Nyberg planned to end his career after the 2006–07 season, but crashed during practive in Austria on 10 November 2006, causing a serious knee injury. The injury forced him to end his career at the age of 37 without a start in his last season.[1]

World Cup victories

Date Location Discipline
3 March 1990Switzerland VeysonnazGiant slalom
9 August 1990New Zealand Mount HuttGiant slalom
8 January 1994Slovenia Kranjska GoraGiant slalom
6 March 1994United States AspenGiant slalom
30 November 1996United States BreckenridgeGiant slalom
3 December 2000United States Vail / Beaver CreekSuper-G
20 December 2001Slovenia Kranjska GoraGiant slalom

References

  1. Per Vallgårda, Tobias Österberg (TT) (10 November 2006). "Nyberg i svår krasch – karriären över" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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