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Loïc Meillard
Meillard in 2023
Personal information
Born (1996-10-29) 29 October 1996 (age 27)
Neuchâtel, Switzerland[1]
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, slalom, combined, super-G
ClubHeremencia
World Cup debut10 January 2015 (age 18)
Websiteloicmeillard.ch
Olympics
Teams2 - (2018, 2022)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 - (20172023)
Medals3 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 - (20152023)
Wins4 - (2 GS, 1 SL, 1 PG)
Podiums21 - (10 GS, 6 SL, 3 SG,
         1 AC, 1 PG)
Overall titles0 - (4th in 2021)
Discipline titles1 - (1 in PAR, 2020)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 1 4 1
Giant slalom 2 5 3
Super-G 0 1 2
Combined 0 0 1
Parallel 1 0 0
Total 4 10 7
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Courchevel Giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo Combined
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo Parallel
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Hafjell Combined
Gold medal – first place 2017 Åre Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2017 Åre Combined
Silver medal – second place 2015 Hafjell Giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Hafjell Super-G

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; his younger sister Mélanie is also a World Cup alpine racer.

Career

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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

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Season titles

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

Season standings

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Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
2016 19 104 38
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
2022 25 11 7 8 30
2023 26 6 6 6 16
2024 27 2 4 2 8
Standings through 24 March 2024

Race podiums

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  • 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
2019 19 Dec 2018 Austria Saalbach, Austria Giant slalom 2nd
20 Dec 2018 Slalom 2nd
2020 29 Dec 2019 Italy Bormio, Italy Combined 3rd
2 Feb 2020 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Giant slalom 2nd
9 Feb 2020 France Chamonix, France Parallel-G 1st
2021 9 Jan 2021  Switzerland  Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom 3rd
13 Mar 2021 Slovenia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 2nd
2022 26 Feb 2022 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Slalom 2nd
19 Mar 2022 France Méribel, France Giant slalom 3rd
2023 11 Dec 2022 France Val d'Isère, France Slalom 3rd
29 Dec 2022 Italy Bormio, Italy Super-G 3rd
7 Jan 2023  Switzerland  Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom 3rd
15 Jan 2023  Switzerland  Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 2nd
25 Jan 2023 Austria Schladming, Austria Giant slalom 1st
2024 27 Jan 2024 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Super-G 3rd
4 Feb 2024 France Chamonix, France Slalom 2nd
1 Mar 2024 United States Aspen, USA Giant slalom 2nd
2 Mar 2024 Giant slalom 2nd
3 Mar 2024 Slalom 1st
16 Mar 2024 Austria Saalbach, Austria Giant slalom 1st
22 Mar 2024 Super-G 2nd

World Championship results

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Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
2017 20 21
2019 22 14 4
2021 24 DNF1 5 DNF 3 3
2023 26 DNF1 2 8 6

Olympic results

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

References

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