Loïc Meillard (born 29 October 1996) is a Swiss

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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

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giant slalom in January 2015. At the Junior World Championships that March at

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, he won a bronze medal in the super-G, silver in the giant slalom, and gold in the combined. In February

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, Meillard scored his first World Cup points at the

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giant slalom, finishing in 27th place, and his first top ten (eighth) came the following week at

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. His first podium was a runner-up in a giant slalom in December

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, On the same hill the next day, Meillard finished second in the slalom, runner-up to

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. At his third

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, Meillard won two bronze medals, in

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and combined, and was fifth in the giant slalom.

World Cup results

Season titles

* 1 title – (1 PAR)

Season standings

Race podiums

* 2 wins – (1 GS, 1 PG) * 14 podiums – (7 GS, 4 SL, 1 SG, 1 AC, 1 PG); 59 top tens

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meillard, Loic 1996 births People from Neuchâtel Swiss male alpine skiers Living people Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of Switzerland Sportspeople from the canton of Neuchâtel 21st-century Swiss people