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Loic Meillard's commanding victory at the Winter Olympics on Monday ended a decades-long drought in Alpine skiing's most technical discipline and reinforced the nation’s status as the sport’s benchmark.
Alpine skiing is expected to once again provide some of the most entertaining events at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. In Milan Cortina, alpine skiing competition will include two speed disciplines (downhill and super-G), two technical disciplines ...
Loic Meillard of Switzerland wins slalom to close out men’s Alpine program at Milan Cortina Olympics
Loic Meillard of Switzerland used a strong second run to win the men’s slalom on a day that saw Brazilian ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen fall in the first run, ending his bid for another Olympic gold.
Alpine skiing, now in the spotlight at the Milano Cortina Winter Games, has undergone a quantum leap in technology and course preparation over the past quarter‑century, fundamentally changing how athletes race and train.
A new Olympic sport, ski mountaineering will make its debut at the Milan Cortina Winter Games this week. Here's how it works.
Norway's Atle Lie McGrath led an attritional Olympic men's slalom with the fastest time of a first run that many of the favourites including Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen failed to complete on Monday.
The two leading giant slalom racers of the season delivered a blunt verdict on the Olympic course on Sunday, with Switzerland’s Camille Rast saying the hill felt “like a junior race slope” after a race that left her and Austria’s Julia Scheib just outside the podium places.