Loïc_Meillard

Loïc Meillard

Loïc Meillard

Swiss alpine skier

Loïc Meillard (French pronunciation: [lɔik mɛjaʁ]; born 29 October 1996) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.

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Born in Neuchâtel, Meillard made his World Cup debut in January 2015; his younger sister Mélanie is also a World Cup alpine racer.

Career

Meillard made his World Cup debut at age 18 in the Adelboden giant slalom in January 2015. At the Junior World Championships that March at Hafjell, Norway, he won a bronze medal in the super-G, silver in the giant slalom, and gold in the combined.

In February 2016, Meillard scored his first World Cup points at the Hinterstoder giant slalom, finishing in 27th place, and his first top ten (eighth) came the following week at Kranjska Gora. His first podium was a runner-up in a giant slalom in December 2018 at Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.[2] On the same hill the next day, Meillard finished second in the slalom, runner-up to Marcel Hirscher.

At his third World Championships in 2021, Meillard won two bronze medals, in parallel giant slalom and combined, and was fifth in the giant slalom.

World Cup results

Season titles

  • 1 title – (1 PAR)
Season
Discipline
2020 Parallel

Season standings

Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
201619104—38————
201720794230———
20182127229———
20192215165——18
202023101411——51
20212449420———
202225117830——
20232666616——
2024272428—
Standings through 24 March 2024

Race podiums

  • 4 wins – (2 GS, 1 SL, 1 PG)
  • 21 podiums – (10 GS, 6 SL, 3 SG, 1 AC, 1 PG); 85 top tens
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
201919 Dec 2018Austria Saalbach, AustriaGiant slalom2nd
20 Dec 2018Slalom2nd
202029 Dec 2019Italy Bormio, ItalyCombined3rd
2 Feb 2020Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyGiant slalom2nd
9 Feb 2020France Chamonix, FranceParallel-G1st
20219 Jan 2021 Switzerland  Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom3rd
13 Mar 2021Slovenia Kranjska Gora, SloveniaGiant slalom2nd
202226 Feb 2022Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySlalom2nd
19 Mar 2022France Méribel, FranceGiant slalom3rd
202311 Dec 2022France Val d'Isère, FranceSlalom3rd
29 Dec 2022Italy Bormio, ItalySuper-G3rd
7 Jan 2023 Switzerland  Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom3rd
15 Jan 2023 Switzerland  Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom2nd
25 Jan 2023Austria Schladming, AustriaGiant slalom1st
202427 Jan 2024Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySuper-G3rd
4 Feb 2024France Chamonix, FranceSlalom2nd
1 Mar 2024United States Aspen, USAGiant slalom2nd
2 Mar 2024Giant slalom2nd
3 Mar 2024Slalom1st
16 Mar 2024Austria Saalbach, AustriaGiant slalom1st
22 Mar 2024Super-G2nd

World Championship results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
201720—21————
201922144———
202124DNF15DNF—33
202326DNF128—6—

Olympic results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined
2018 21 14 9 — — —
2022 25 5 DNF1 — — DNF2 (SL)

References

  1. [1]
    "LOÏC MEILLARD". gps-performance.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Zan Kranjec gives Slovenian men 1st World Cup win in GS". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 December 2018.
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