Matěj Švancer
Švancer in 2020
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born (2004-03-26) 26 March 2004
Prague, Czech Republic
Sport
Country
  • Czech Republic
  • Austria
SportFreestyle skiing
Event(s)Big air, Slopestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing  Austria
Winter X Games
Silver medal – second place2023 AspenKnuckle Huck
Representing  Czech Republic
Winter Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first placeLausanne 2020Big Air
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 KrasnoyarskBig Air
Gold medal – first place2019 KrasnoyarskSlopestyle

Matěj Švancer (IPA: [ˈmacɛj ˈʃvantsɛr]; born 26 March 2004) is a Czech-Austrian freestyle skier in slopestyle and big air. After great successes at the junior level, including a gold medal at the Winter Youth Olympics and two junior world championship titles, he started for Austria in the 2021–22 season.

Career

In 2020, Švancer won Gold (Big Air) at the Winter Youth Olympics at Leysin.[1]

On 3 November 2019, Švancer made his debut in the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup in Modena. After further starts in Deštné and Stubaital, he achieved his first top result in 2021 with sixth place in Kreischberg. After his naturalization in March 2020, the switch from the Czech Republic to Austria was approved by the FIS in June 2021[2] and he was accepted into the Austrian squad. On 22 October 2021, he beat Canadian Teal Harle at the big air in Chur with 99.0 points and thus celebrated his first World Cup victory.[3] Six weeks later he also won the second and final Big Air World Cup of the season in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

References

  1. ↑ "Freestyle Skiing – Men's Freeski Big Air – Results Summary" (PDF). lausanne2020.sport. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Matej Svancer nun offiziell unter rot-weiß-roter Flagge". ÖSV. 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  3. ↑ "Neo-Österreicher Svancer gewinnt Big-Air-Auftakt". ORF. 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2021-10-23.


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