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02/16 07:50 CST Loic Meillard of Switzerland wins slalom to close out men's
Alpine program at Milan Cortina Games
Loic Meillard of Switzerland wins slalom to close out men's Alpine program at
Milan Cortina Games
By PAT GRAHAM
AP Sports Writer
BORMIO, Italy (AP) --- Loic Meillard of Switzerland used a strong second run to
win the men's slalom Monday on a day that saw Brazilian ski racer Lucas
Pinheiro Braathen fall in the first run, ending his bid for another Olympic
gold.
The event closes out the men's Alpine program at the Milan Cortina Games.
Meillard adds gold to a silver he won in the team combined and bronze from the
giant slalom.
Meillard finished in a two-run combined time of 1 minute, 53.61 seconds. He
edged Fabio Gstrein of Austria by 0.35 seconds, while Henrik Kristoffersen of
Norway took bronze. It was quite a contrast of runs, too, with snow and fog in
the morning and the sun peeking out for the afternoon.
Norway's Atle Lie McGrath, the first run leader, straddled a gate and was out.
He was so irate that he threw his ski poles over the netting on one side. He
then went outside the netting on the other side, trudging along the snow. He
sat down, breathing heavily.
Pinheiro Braathen made history by winning the giant slalom Saturday, becoming
the first athlete from South America to win a medal at a Winter Olympics. But
his ski slipped out on a fast first run and his bid for another medal was over.
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AP Winter Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics
