Loïc Meillard

Loïc Meillard (French pronunciation: [lɔikmɛjaʁ]; 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. 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.

Personal life

Meillard has a younger sister, Mélanie, who is also a World Cup alpine racer.[citation needed]

World Cup results

Season titles

• 1 title – (1 PAR)

Season standings

Race podiums

• 9 wins – (6 GS, 2 SL, 1 PG)
• 37 podiums – (17 GS, 15 SL, 3 SG, 1 AC, 1 PG)

World Championship results

Olympic results

External links

• at FIS (alpine)
• at Olympics.com
• at Olympedia
• at InterSportStats
• at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
• at the Swiss Olympic Association (in German)
• (in French)