Matt Mortensen

Olympian 2014, 2018

Athlete Bio

Height

6'0"

Age

Hometown

Huntington Station, NY

Career Highlights

Finished 14th at the 2014 XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia
2017 World Championship silver medal in team relay
Second place in the 2017-2018 Sprint World Cup Standings
Third place in 2016-2017 World Cup Overall standings
Third place in the 2016-2017 Sprint World Cup Standings
World Cup silver and bronze medals in 2016-2017
Five time Norton National Champion (Three with Jayson Terdiman, Two with Preston Griffall)
Current World Cup ranking 5th entering 2018 Olympic Winter Games

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FUN FACTS

Matthew’s favorite place to race is Lake Placid, NY
Matthew comes from a family of nine
Matthew is a soldier and member of the Army World Class Athlete Program (WCAP)
Matthew plays guitar as a hobby

17-18 SEASON (with Jayson Terdiman, Doubles team finished 5th in World Cup standings in their fourth season together)

4th place in Olympic Winter Games team relay in Pyeongchang, South Korea (missed medals by 0.1 of a second)
10th place in Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea
8th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup sprint race
10th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup doubles race
Bronze medal in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup sprint race
8th place in Lillehammer, Norway World Cup doubles race
11th place in Oberhof, Germany World Cup doubles race
Silver medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Jayson Terdiman)
10th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup doubles race
5th place in Lake Placid World Cup doubles race
4th place in Lake Placid World Cup sprint race
7th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup doubles race
4th place in Calgary, Canada World Cup team relay (with Summer Britcher, Chris Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman)
11th place in Altenberg, Germany World Cup doubles race
5th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup doubles race (secured A tier qualification for 2018 Olympics)
4th place in Winterberg, Germany sprint doubles race
23rd in Igls, Austria World Cup doubles race

16-17 SEASON (with Jayson Terdiman; Doubles team finished third in overall World Cup standings)

Gold medal in pre-season Lillehammer Cup
6th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup doubles race
4th place in Winterberg, Germany World Cup sprint race
Silver medal in Lake Placid World Cup doubles race (first for the doubles team)
Bronze medal in Lake Placid World Cup team relay (with Britcher, West, Terdiman)
8th place in Whistler World Cup
5th place in Park City World Cup doubles race
Bronze medal in Park City World Cup sprint race
9th place in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup doubles race
Silver medal in Koenigssee, Germany World Cup team relay (with Hamlin, West, Terdiman)
6th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup doubles race
6th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup sprint race
4th place in Sigulda, Latvia World Cup team relay
21st place in World Championship doubles race (Igls, Austria)
7th place in World Championship sprint race (Igls, Austria)
Silver medal in World Championship team relay (with Erin Hamlin, Tucker West) (Igls, Austria)
8th place in Oberhof, World Cup doubles race
7th place in Pyeongchang, South Korea pre-Olympic World Cup doubles race
4th place in Pyeongchang, South Korea pre-Olympic World Cup team relay
Silver medal in Altenberg, Germany World Cup doubles race (secured third place in overall World Cup standings)

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