Loïc Meillard
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| Born | 29 October 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Family | Mélanie Meillard (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom, combined, super-G | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Heremencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 10 January 2015 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | loicmeillard.ch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 – (2018, 2022, 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 – (2017–2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 6 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 12 – (2015–2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 9 – (6 GS, 2 SL, 1 PG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 37 – (17 GS, 15 SL, 3 SG, 1 AC, 1 PG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (2nd in 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 – (PAR, 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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. Born in Neuchâtel, Meillard made his World Cup debut in January 2015. He is the men's slalom champion at the 2026 Winter Olympics. He also won silver for team combined ski and bronze in giant slalom at that Olympic edition.
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.
Meillard won the gold medal in the slalom at the 2025 World Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, becoming the first Swiss man to take the title for 75 years.[3][4]
Personal life
Meillard has a younger sister, Mélanie, who is also a World Cup alpine racer.
World Cup results
Season titles
- 1 title – (1 PAR)
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| 2020 | Parallel |
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Season standings
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| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
| 2016 | 19 | 104 | — | 38 | — | — | — | N/a |
| 2017 | 20 | 79 | 42 | 30 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 5 | — | — | 18 | |
| 2020 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 11 | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 20 | — | N/a | — |
| 2022 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 30 | — | — | |
| 2023 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | — | N/a | |
| 2024 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | — | ||
| 2025 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 35 | — | ||
| 2026 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 27 | — |
Race podiums
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| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2019 | 19 December 2018 |  Saalbach, Austria |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 20 December 2018 | Slalom | 2nd | ||
| 2020 | 29 December 2019 |  Bormio, Italy |
Combined | 3rd |
| 2 February 2020 |  Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 9 February 2020 |  Chamonix, France |
Parallel-G | 1st | |
| 2021 | 9 January 2021 | Adelboden, Switzerland |
Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 13 March 2021 |  Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 2022 | 26 February 2022 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
Slalom | 2nd |
| 19 March 2022 | Méribel, France |
Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2023 | 11 December 2022 | Val d'Isère, France |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 29 December 2022 | Bormio, Italy |
Super-G | 3rd | |
| 7 January 2023 | Adelboden, Switzerland |
Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 15 January 2023 | Wengen, Switzerland |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 25 January 2023 | Schladming, Austria |
Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 2024 | 27 January 2024 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
Super-G | 3rd |
| 4 February 2024 | Chamonix, France |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 1 March 2024 |  Aspen, United States |
Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 2 March 2024 | Giant slalom | 2nd | ||
| 3 March 2024 | Slalom | 1st | ||
| 16 March 2024 | Saalbach, Austria |
Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 22 March 2024 | Super-G | 2nd | ||
| 2025 | 17 November 2024 |  Levi, Finland |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 15 December 2024 | Val d'Isère, France |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 23 December 2024 | Alta Badia, Italy |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 8 January 2025 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 12 January 2025 | Adelboden, Switzerland |
Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 15 March 2025 |  Hafjell, Norway |
Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 16 March 2025 | Slalom | 1st | ||
| 26 March 2025 | Sun Valley, United States |
Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 2026 | 13 December 2025 | Val d'Isère, France |
Giant slalom | 1st |
| 14 December 2025 | Slalom | 2nd | ||
| 22 December 2025 | Alta Badia, Italy |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 25 January 2026 | Kitzbühel, Austria |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 27 January 2026 | Schladming, Austria |
Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 7 March 2026 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 24 March 2026 | Hafjell, Norway |
Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 25 March 2026 | Slalom | 2nd |
World Championship results
| Year | ||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined |
Parallel | |
| 2017 | 20 | — | 21 | — | — | — | N/a | N/a |
| 2019 | 22 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | 24 | DNF1 | 5 | DNF | — | 3 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 26 | DNF1 | 2 | 8 | — | 6 | — | |
| 2025 | 28 | 1 | 3 | — | — | N/a | 1 | N/a |
Olympic results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined | |
| 2018 | 21 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | N/a |
| 2022 | 25 | 5 | DNF1 | — | — | DNF2 (SL) | N/a |
| 2026 | 29 | 1 | 3 | — | — | N/a | 2 |
References
- ^ "LOÏC MEILLARD". gps-performance.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Zan Kranjec gives Slovenian men 1st World Cup win in GS". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Meillard wins slalom gold to cap 'crazy week' for the Swiss ski team at world championships". APNews. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Loic Meillard clinches Switzerland's first slalom world title in 75 years". olympics.com. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
External links
- Loïc Meillard at FIS (alpine)
- Loïc Meillard at Olympics.com
- Loïc Meillard at Olympedia
- Loïc Meillard at InterSportStats
- Loïc Meillard at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Loïc Meillard at the Swiss Olympic Association (in German)
- Official website
(in French)
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