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Loïc Meillard

{{short description|Swiss alpine skier}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox alpine ski racer

| name = Loïc Meillard

| image = Loic Meillard Grandvalira 2023 GS 1st run (13).jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = At Soldeu in 2023

| disciplines = Giant slalom, slalom, combined, super-G

| club = Heremencia

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Neuchâtel, Switzerland{{nnbsp}}{{cite web |url=http://www.gps-performance.com/page.php?label=athletes&ida=23|title=LOÏC MEILLARD|website=gps-performance.com|access-date=20 December 2018}}

| country = {{SUI}}

| height = 1.82 m

| wcdebut = 10 January 2015 (age 18)

| website = [https://loicmeillard.ch/ loicmeillard.ch]

| olympicteams = 2 – (2018, 2022)

| olympicmedals = 0

| olympicgolds =

| worldsteams = 5 – (2017–2025)

| worldsmedals = 6

| worldsgolds = 2

| wcseasons = 10 – (2015–2024)

| wcwins = 7 – (4 GS, 2 SL, 1 PG)

| wcpodiums = 29 – (13 GS, 11 SL, 3 SG, 1 AC, 1 PG)

| wcoveralls = 0 – (2nd in 2024)

| wctitles = 1 – (1 in PAR, 2020)

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport|Men's alpine skiing}}

{{Medal|Country|{{SUI}}}}

{{MedalCount|total=yes|type=World Cup race podiums

| Slalom | 2 | 6 | 3

| Giant slalom | 4 | 6 | 3

| Super-G | 0 | 1 | 2

| Combined | 0 | 0 | 1

| Parallel | 1 | 0 | 0

}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2025 Saalbach|Slalom}}

{{Medal|Gold|2025 Saalbach|Team combined}}

{{Medal|Silver|2023 Courchevel|Giant slalom}}

{{MedalBronze|2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo|Combined}}

{{MedalBronze|2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo|Parallel}}

{{MedalBronze|2025 Saalbach|Giant slalom}}

{{Medal|Competition|Junior World Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2015 Hafjell|Combined}}

{{Medal|Gold|2017 Åre|Giant slalom}}

{{Medal|Gold|2017 Åre|Combined}}

{{Medal|Silver|2015 Hafjell|Giant slalom}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2015 Hafjell|Super-G}}

}}

Loïc Meillard ({{IPA|fr|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

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, {{nowrap|Austria.{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/olympics/skiing/story/_/id/25572415/zan-kranjec-1st-slovenian-man-win-world-cup-gs |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |title=Zan Kranjec gives Slovenian men 1st World Cup win in GS |date=19 December 2018}}}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/skiing-world-championships-austria-slalom-noel-680b9451891f71a9059a12e8715bbc13|title=Meillard wins slalom gold to cap ‘crazy week’ for the Swiss ski team at world championships|publisher=APNews|accessdate=17 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/loic-meillard-clinches-switzerland-s-first-slalom-world-title-in-75-years|title=Loic Meillard clinches Switzerland's first slalom world title in 75 years|publisher=olympics.com|accessdate=17 February 2025}}

World Cup results

=Season titles=

  • 1 title – (1 PAR)

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| rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Season

style="background:#4180be; color:white;"

| style="width:5%;"|Discipline

2020

| Parallel

=Season standings=

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|rowspan="2" colspan="1" width="10%"|Season

style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"

| width="5%"|Age

| width="5%"|Overall

| width="5%"|Slalom

| width="5%"|Giant
Slalom

| width="5%"|Super-G

| width="5%"|Downhill

| width="5%"|Combined

| width="5%"|Parallel

style="background-color:#8CB2D8; color:white;"
201619104—38———rowspan="4" {{n/a}}
201720794230———
20182127229———
20192215165——18
202023101411——5style="background:gold;"|1
20212449420—rowspan="9" {{n/a}}—
202225117830——
20232666616—rowspan="7" {{n/a}}
202427style="background:silver;"|24style="background:silver;"|28—
20252832style="background:#c96;"|335—

:{{small|Standings through 25 March 2025}}

=Race podiums=

  • 7 wins – (4 GS, 2 SL, 1 PG)
  • 29 podiums – (13 GS, 11 SL, 3 SG, 1 AC, 1 PG); 100 top tens

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style="background-color:#369; color:white;"

|rowspan="2" colspan="1" width="2%"|Season

style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"

| width="5%"|Date

| width="25%"|Location

| width="8%"|Discipline

| width="3%"|Place

rowspan="2" |2019align=right|19 Dec 2018rowspan="2" align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Saalbach, AustriaGiant slalom2nd
align=right|20 Dec 2018Slalom2nd
rowspan="3" |2020align=right|29 Dec 2019align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Bormio, ItalyCombined3rd
align=right|2 Feb 2020align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyGiant slalom2nd
align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|9 Feb 2020align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Chamonix, Francebgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Parallel-Gbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
rowspan="2"| 2021align=right|9 Jan 2021align=left| {{flagicon|SUI}}  Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom3rd
align=right|13 Mar 2021align=left|{{flagicon|SLO}} Kranjska Gora, SloveniaGiant slalom2nd
rowspan="2"| 2022align=right|26 Feb 2022align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySlalom2nd
align=right|19 Mar 2022align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Méribel, FranceGiant slalom3rd
rowspan="5"| 2023align=right|11 Dec 2022align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Val d'Isère, FranceSlalom3rd
align=right|29 Dec 2022align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Bormio, ItalySuper-G3rd
align=right|7 Jan 2023align=left|{{nowrap| {{flagicon|SUI}}  Adelboden, Switzerland}}Giant slalom3rd
align=right|15 Jan 2023align=left| {{flagicon|SUI}}  Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom2nd
align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|25 Jan 2023align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Schladming, Austriabgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Giant slalombgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
rowspan="7" | 2024align=right|27 Jan 2024align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySuper-G3rd
align=right|4 Feb 2024align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Chamonix, FranceSlalom2nd
align=right|1 Mar 2024align=left rowspan=3|{{flagicon|USA}} Aspen, USAGiant slalom2nd
align=right|2 Mar 2024Giant slalom2nd
align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|3 Mar 2024bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Slalombgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|16 Mar 2024align=left rowspan=2|{{flagicon|AUT}} Saalbach, Austriabgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Giant slalombgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 1st
align=right|22 Mar 2024Super-G2nd
rowspan="8"| 2025align=right|17 Nov 2024align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} Levi, FinlandSlalom3rd
align=right|15 Dec 2024align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Val d'Isère, FranceSlalom3rd
align=right|23 Dec 2024align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Alta Badia, ItalySlalom2nd
align=right|8 Jan 2025align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Madonna di Campiglio, ItalySlalom2nd
align=right|12 Jan 2025align=left|{{nowrap| {{flagicon|SUI}}  Adelboden, Switzerland}}Giant slalom2nd
align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|15 Mar 2025rowspan=2 align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}}{{nnbsp}} Hafjell, Norwaybgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Giant slalombgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 1st
align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|16 Mar 2025bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Slalombgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 1st
align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|26 Mar 2025align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Sun Valley, USAbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Giant slalombgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st

World Championship results

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|rowspan="2" colspan="1" width="4%"|Year

style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"

| width="3%"|Age

| width="5%"|Slalom

| width="5%"|Giant
Slalom

| width="5%"|Super-G

| width="5%"|Downhill

| width="5%"|Combined

| width="5%"|Team
Combined

| width="5%"|Parallel

style="background-color:#8CB2D8; color:white;"
201720—21———rowspan="4" {{n/a}}rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
201922144———
202124DNF15DNF—style="background:#c96;"|3style="background:#c96;"|3
202326DNF1style="background:silver;"|28—6—
202528style="background:gold;"|1style="background:#c96;"|3——{{n/a}}style="background:gold;"|1{{n/a}}

Olympic results

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style="background-color:#369; color:white;"

|rowspan="2" colspan="1" width="4%"|Year

style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"

| width="3%"|Age

| width="5%"|Slalom

| width="5%"|Giant
Slalom

| width="5%"|Super-G

| width="5%"|Downhill

| width="5%"|Combined

2018

| 21

| 14

| 9

| —

| —

| —

2022

| 25

| 5

| DNF1

| —

| —

| DNF2 (SL)

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Sports links}}
  • {{Ski-db}}
  • [https://www.swissolympicteam.ch/de/olympische-missionen/olympische-spiele/peking-2022/team/athletenportrait?athleteId=8041 Loïc Meillard] at the Swiss Olympic Association {{in lang|de}}
  • {{official website}} {{in lang|fr}}

{{Footer World Champions Slalom Men}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meillard, Loic}}

Category:1996 births

Category:Sportspeople from Neuchâtel

Category:Swiss male alpine skiers

Category:Living people

Category:Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Category:Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland

Category:21st-century Swiss sportsmen