Loïc Meillard

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.

Loïc Meillard
Meillard in 2023
Personal information
Born (1996-10-29) 29 October 1996
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
2023 CourchevelGiant slalom
2021 Cortina d'AmpezzoCombined
2021 Cortina d'AmpezzoParallel
Junior World Championships
2015 HafjellCombined
2017 ÅreGiant slalom
2017 ÅreCombined
2015 HafjellGiant slalom
2015 HafjellSuper-G

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
20161910438
201720794230
20182127229
2019221516518
20202310141151
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 2018 Saalbach, AustriaGiant slalom2nd
20 Dec 2018Slalom2nd
202029 Dec 2019 Bormio, ItalyCombined3rd
2 Feb 2020 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyGiant slalom2nd
9 Feb 2020 Chamonix, FranceParallel-G1st
20219 Jan 2021   Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom3rd
13 Mar 2021 Kranjska Gora, SloveniaGiant slalom2nd
202226 Feb 2022 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySlalom2nd
19 Mar 2022 Méribel, FranceGiant slalom3rd
202311 Dec 2022 Val d'Isère, FranceSlalom3rd
29 Dec 2022 Bormio, ItalySuper-G3rd
7 Jan 2023   Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom3rd
15 Jan 2023   Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom2nd
25 Jan 2023 Schladming, AustriaGiant slalom1st
202427 Jan 2024 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanySuper-G3rd
4 Feb 2024 Chamonix, FranceSlalom2nd
1 Mar 2024 Aspen, USAGiant slalom2nd
2 Mar 2024Giant slalom2nd
3 Mar 2024Slalom1st
16 Mar 2024 Saalbach, AustriaGiant slalom1st
22 Mar 2024Super-G2nd

World Championship results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
20172021
201922144
202124DNF15DNF33
202326DNF1286

Olympic results

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

References

  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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