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Swiss skier Loic Meillard wins the slalom for his 2nd gold at world championships

Loic Meillard won his second world title and became the first Swiss skier in 75 years to take gold in the men's slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships on Sunday. Meillard beat silver medalist Atle Lie McGrath of Norway by 0.26 seconds. Linus Strasser of Germany was 0.52 behind…

Swiss slalom skier Loic Meillard won the last gold medal at the World Championships in Saalbach. The leader after half the race, Clement Noel, retired.

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Loic Meillard won his second world title and became the first Swiss skier in 75 years to take gold in the men’s slalom at the alpine skiing world championships on

Switzerland wins first World gold in men's slalom in 75 years

The 2025 World Alpine Skiing Championships in Saalbach, Austria concluded on Sunday with the men’s slalom. We all know about Switzerland’s great history with alpine skiing. The nation has won 76 gold medals in the history of the championships (39 in men’s events and 37 in women’s events). However, one may not know is the fact that Switzerland has struggled in one event in recent memory. That in fact is the men’s slalom. When Loic Meillard of Neu…

Loïc Meillard ranks his success at the Ski World Championships 2025 in Saalbach. The Slalom World Champion also creates clarity about his mental weaknesses.

Loic Meillard is the new world slalom champion, while Samuel Kolega, as the best Croatian skier, finished tenth in the race at the World Championships in Saalbach. After only finishing 20th in the first run, with a much better and more precise performance in the second run, Samuel Kolega achieved his best placing at the world championships and the best in the men's competition at this championship. In the second run, only Austrian Dominik Raschn…