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    XXII Olympic Winter Games
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    Matthew ANTOINE
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    Matthew ANTOINE

    United States
    • Gender: Male
    • Nationality: United States
    • Birthday: 2 April 1985
    • Age: 29
    • Height: 1.91 m (6' 3'')
    • Weight: 84 kg / 185 lbs
    • Place of Birth: United States, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
    • Place of Residence: -
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    Medals

    • Skeleton
    • Men
    • Bronze

    Athlete competitions and results

    • 14 February, 16:30 Men's Heat 1
    • Matthew ANTOINE
      Time: 56.89 (+0.94)
    • Rank: 3
    • 14 February, 18:00 Men's Heat 2
    • Matthew ANTOINE
      Time: 1:53.84 (+1.85)
    • Rank: 4
    • 15 February, 18:45 Men's Heat 3
    • Matthew ANTOINE
      Time: 2:50.53 (+2.26)
    • Rank: 3
    • 15 February, 20:15 Men's Heat 4
    • Matthew ANTOINE
      Time: 3:47.26 (+2.97)
    • Rank: 3

    Additional Information

    Highlights

    RankEventYearLocationResult
    World Championships
    1Mixed Team2012Lake Placid, NY, USA3:44.98
    5Men2012Lake Placid, NY, USA3:39.75
    7Men2011Konigssee, GER3:26.77
    8Mixed Team2013St. Moritz, SUI4:33.90
    9Mixed Team2011Konigssee, GER3:29.53
    12Men2013St. Moritz, SUI4:36.53

    World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons
    SeasonMen
    2013/20143
    2012/201312
    2011/20129
    2010/20117

    Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011
    SeasonMenTeam
    2013/20141 x 1st-
    2012/20131 x 7th-
    2011/20121 x 3rd1 x 6th
    2010/20113 x 4th1 x 5th

    RankEventYearLocationResult
    Ten best World Cup performances in current season
    1Men2013/2014Lake Placid, NY, USA1:47.58
    3Men2013/2014St. Moritz, SUI2:19.87
    3Men2013/2014Park City, UT, USA1:37.73
    4Men2013/2014Konigssee, GER1:41.89
    4Men2013/2014Winterberg, GER1:56.51
    6Men2013/2014Igls, AUT1:47.66
    6Men2013/2014St. Moritz, SUI2:17.53
    7Men2013/2014Calgary, AB, CAN1:53.08


    Legend
    DNS-Did not start, DNQ-Did not qualify for final run, DSQ-Disqualified
    • Nickname: Matt (Twitter profile, 24 Jan 2014)
    • Occupation: Athlete
    • Languages Spoken: English
    • Other Sports: He has competed in bobsleigh, and was part of the United States team that won gold at the 2012 World Championships in Lake Placid, NY, United States. (SportsDeskOnline, 24 Jan 2014)
    • Injuries: He partially tore his patellar tendon during the 2011/2012 season but continued to race. He underwent reconstructive surgery in July 2012 and was competing again by November 2012. (jsonline.com, 06 Nov 2013)
    • Hobbies: Fishing, camping, biking, playing golf, cooking. (NOC Media Guide, 2014)
    • Education: Nutrition, Sports Management - California University of Pennsylvania, United States
    • Coach: Orvie Garrett [personal]; Tuffy Latour [national] (fibt.com, 11 Dec 2013)
    • Debut: 2005 for United States, North-American Championships (Lake Placid, NY) (fibt.com, 11 Aug 2009)

    Additional Information

    Start of sporting career
    He took up skeleton in 2003 after being accepted into a training school in Lake Placid, NY, United States. (mattantoine.com, 11 Aug 2009)

    Reason for taking up this sport
    He was inspired by the success of US sliders at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. "The sight of a person rocketing down an ice chute headfirst at 80mph gave me chills." (mattantoine.com, 11 Aug 2009)

    Ambitions
    To win a medal in the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (jsonline.com, 06 Nov 2013)

    Sporting philosophy / motto
    "When I put my mind to something, I will not give up until I have given all that is in me. It pushes me to be the best everyday I walk out onto the track." (mattantoine.com, 11 Aug 2009)

    Awards
    He was named the 2009 US Men's Skeleton Athlete of the Year. (mattantoine.com, 11 Aug 2009)

    General
    INITIAL REJECTION
    The first time he tried skeleton, he was told he wouldn't make the US team because he lacked sufficient natural talent. "I got told I wasn't good enough. I didn't believe it. We joke about it now. I got that taste of it for a week. I knew it was something that I loved and I didn't believe that I didn't have it." (abcnews.go.co, 12 Dec 2013)


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      16 February
      Sochi 2014 Day 10 - Medal Ceremony
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      15 February
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