Loïc Meillard
Loïc Meillard (born 29 October 1996) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom.
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| Disciplines | Giant slalom, Slalom, Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Heremencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 October 1996 Neuchâtel, Switzerland[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut |
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| Website | loicmeillard.ch | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 1 – (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2017, 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 6 – (2016–2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 – (1 PG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 6 – (3 GS, 1 SL, 1 AC, 1 PG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (10th in 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 – (1 in PAR, 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | ||||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
| 2016 | 19 | 104 | — | 38 | — | — | — | awarded with SL and GS |
| 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 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — |
- Standings through 6 February 2021
World Championships results
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2017 | 20 | — | 21 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 22 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — |
References
- "LOÏC MEILLARD". gps-performance.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- "Zan Kranjec gives Slovenian men 1st World Cup win in GS". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 December 2018.
External links
- Loïc Meillard at the International Ski Federation
- Loic Meillard World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Loïc Meillard at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Loïc Meillard at the International Olympic Committee
- Loic Meillard at Swiss Ski Team (in German)
- Official website (in French)