Loïc Meillard

Loïc Meillard
At Soldeu in 2023
Personal information
Born (1996-10-29) 29 October 1996
Neuchâtel, Switzerland [1]
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
FamilyMélanie Meillard (sister)
Sport
Country Switzerland
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom,
combined, super-G
ClubHeremencia
World Cup debut10 January 2015 (age 18)
Websiteloicmeillard.ch
Olympics
Teams3 – (2018, 2022, 2026)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 – (20172025)
Medals6 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons12 – (20152026)
Wins9 – (6 GS, 2 SL, 1 PG)
Podiums35 – (16 GS, 14 SL, 3 SG,
          AC, 1 PG)
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2024)
Discipline titles1 – (PAR, 2020)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 2 8 4
Giant slalom 6 7 3
Super-G 0 1 2
Combined 0 0 1
Parallel 1 0 0
Total 9 16 10
Olympic Games
2026 Milano Cortina Slalom
2026 Milano Cortina Team combined
2026 Milano Cortina Giant slalom
World Championships
2025 Saalbach Slalom
2025 Saalbach Team combined
2023 Courchevel Giant slalom
2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo Combined
2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo Parallel
2025 Saalbach Giant slalom
Junior World Championships
2015 Hafjell Combined
2017 Åre Giant slalom
2017 Åre Combined
2015 Hafjell Giant slalom
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. 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)
Season
Discipline
2020 Parallel

Season standings

Season
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 5 7 3 27
Standings through 13 March 2026

Race podiums

  • 9 wins – (6 GS, 2 SL, 1 PG)
  • 35 podiums – (16 GS, 14 SL, 3 SG, 1 AC, 1 PG)
Season
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

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

  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.
  3. ^ "Meillard wins slalom gold to cap 'crazy week' for the Swiss ski team at world championships". APNews. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Loic Meillard clinches Switzerland's first slalom world title in 75 years". olympics.com. Retrieved 17 February 2025.