Loïc Meillard


Loïc Meillard is a Swiss FIS [Alpine Ski World Cup|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 2014–15 [FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|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 World Junior [Alpine Skiing Championships|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 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 FIS [Alpine World Ski Championships 2021|2021], Meillard won two bronze medals, in FIS Alpine [World Ski Championships 2021 – Men's parallel giant slalom|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.

World Cup results

Season titles

  • 1 title –
Season-
SeasonDiscipline
2020Parallel

Race podiums

  • 9 wins –
  • 34 podiums – ; 111 top tens