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Meillard navigates Sun Valley course to near perfection, breezes to men's giant slalom win
Meillard navigates Sun Valley course to near perfection, breezes to men's giant slalom win

CBC

time26-03-2025

  • Sport
  • CBC

Meillard navigates Sun Valley course to near perfection, breezes to men's giant slalom win

Swiss racer Loic Meillard held on to his first-run lead and cruised to a giant slalom win on a sun-splashed course Wednesday at the World Cup finals in Sun Valley, Idaho. Meillard finished in a combined time of two minutes 15.21 seconds on a warm day at Sun Valley. He held off Swiss teammate Marco Odermatt by 0.95 seconds, while Norwegian racer Henrik Kristoffersen finished third. Odermatt entered the final giant slalom race of the season with a fourth straight GS title already wrapped up. Kristoffersen wound up second in the GS standings and Meillard's performance vaulted him into third place. It was Meillard's fourth career World Cup GS win. He navigated the technical course to near perfection on a day when the temperature hovered around 9 C. There were no Canadians entered in the competition. Switzerland's Loic Meillard wins World Cup finals giant slalom race 59 minutes ago Duration 4:25 Swiss racer Loic Meillard defended his World Cup finals giant slalom title from last season, while also winning his second giant slalom race in a row, at the season-ending event in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Swiss racer Loic Meillard wins the giant slalom at the World Cup finals
Swiss racer Loic Meillard wins the giant slalom at the World Cup finals

Associated Press

time26-03-2025

  • Sport
  • Associated Press

Swiss racer Loic Meillard wins the giant slalom at the World Cup finals

SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) — Swiss racer Loic Meillard held on to his first-run lead and cruised to a giant slalom win on a sun-splashed course Wednesday at the World Cup finals. Meillard finished in a combined time of 2 minutes, 15.21 seconds on a warm day at Sun Valley. He held off Swiss teammate Marco Odermatt by 0.95 seconds, while Norwegian racer Henrik Kristoffersen finished third. Odermatt entered the final giant slalom race of the season with a fourth straight GS title already wrapped up. Kristoffersen wound up second in the GS standings and Meillard's performance vaulted him into third place. It was Meillard's fourth career World Cup GS win. He navigated the technical course to near perfection on a day when the temperature hovered around 48 degrees Fahrenheit (nearly 9 Celsius). ___

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