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.

Switzerland's Loic Meillard added Olympic slalom gold to his world title from last year on Monday and completed a full medal set at the Milan/Cortina Games with it. Meillard won from second place after Norwegian first run leader Atle Lie McGrath straddled a gate early in the second run.

Switzerland's Loic Meillard and Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands became double individual medalists at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Monday.

Loic Meillard hailed a "golden era" as his sparkling slalom victory on Monday capped a stunning Olympic performance by the Swiss men's alpine ski team at the Milan-Cortina Games. "We're living in a bit of a golden era in Switzerland in skiing.

The razor edge between joy and despair in Olympic sport was laid bare as Loic Meillard won Switzerland's first men's slalom gold since 1948, while Atle Lie McGrath was inconsolable after stumbling out of the race and into the forest - literally - on Monday.

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Norway's Atle Lie McGrath threw his ski poles in frustration after losing a 59-second lead, allowing Switzerland's Loïc Meillard to claim Olympic gold in men's slalom on Monday.