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. 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, 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.
World Cup results
Season titles 1 title – (1 PAR) SeasonDiscipline 2020 Parallel
Season standings SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiantslalomSuper-GDownhillCombinedParallel 2016 19 104 — 38 — — — rowspan=4 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 — rowspan=9 — 2022 25 11 7 8 30 — — 2023 26 6 6 6 16 — rowspan=7 2024 272 4 2 8 — 2025 283 2 3 35 — 2026 29 4 6 3 27 —
Race podiums 9 wins – (6 GS, 2 SL, 1 PG) 37 podiums – (17 GS, 15 SL, 3 SG, 1 AC, 1 PG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place201919 December 2018 Saalbach, Austria Giant slalom 2nd20 December 2018 Slalom 2nd202029 December 2019 Bormio, Italy Combined 3rd2 February 2020 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Giant slalom 2nd9 February 2020 Chamonix, France Parallel-G 1st20219 January 2021 Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom 3rd13 March 2021 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 2nd202226 February 2022 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Slalom 2nd19 March 2022 Méribel, France Giant slalom 3rd202311 December 2022 Val d'Isère, France Slalom 3rd29 December 2022 Bormio, Italy Super-G 3rd7 January 2023 Giant slalom 3rd15 January 2023 Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 2nd25 January 2023 Schladming, Austria Giant slalom 1st202427 January 2024 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Super-G 3rd4 February 2024 Chamonix, France Slalom 2nd1 March 2024 Aspen, United States Giant slalom 2nd2 March 2024 Giant slalom 2nd3 March 2024 Slalom 1st16 March 2024 Saalbach, Austria Giant slalom 1st22 March 2024 Super-G 2nd202517 November 2024 Levi, Finland Slalom 3rd15 December 2024 Val d'Isère, France Slalom 3rd23 December 2024 Alta Badia, Italy Slalom 2nd8 January 2025 Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Slalom 2nd12 January 2025 Giant slalom 2nd15 March 2025 Hafjell, Norway Giant slalom 1st16 March 2025 Slalom 1st26 March 2025 Sun Valley, United States Giant slalom 1st202613 December 2025 Val d'Isère, France Giant slalom 1st14 December 2025 Slalom 2nd22 December 2025 Alta Badia, Italy Slalom 3rd25 January 2026 Kitzbühel, Austria Slalom 2nd27 January 2026 Schladming, Austria Giant slalom 1st7 March 2026 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 2nd24 March 2026 Hafjell, Norway Giant slalom 2nd25 March 2026 Slalom 2nd
World Championship results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomSuper-GDownhillCombinedTeamcombinedParallel 2017 20 — 21 — — — rowspan="4" rowspan="2" 2019 22 14 4 — — — 2021 24 DNF1 5 DNF — 3 3 2023 26 DNF1 2 8 — 6 — 2025 28 1 3 — — 1
Olympic results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomSuper-GDownhillCombinedTeamcombined 2018 21 14 9 — — — 2022 25 5 DNF1 — — DNF2 (SL) 2026 29 1 3 — — 2
References
External links
Loic Meillard at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Loic Meillard at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics (archived) Loïc Meillard at Swiss Ski Loïc Meillard at the Swiss Olympic Association