US EditionAlpine Skiing-Swiss Trio Sweep Men's Giant Slalom in Val d'Isere
Loic Meillard won by 0.18 seconds after moving up from fifth in the second run, leading a Swiss podium sweep in the challenging shaded Bellevarde giant slalom course.
- On Dec 13, 2025, Switzerland completed a clean podium sweep in the men's World Cup giant slalom at Val d'Isere, with Loic Meillard winning ahead of Luca Aerni and Marco Odermatt.
- Course conditions forced several leaders to falter on the second run as Austrian Stefan Brennsteiner slipped to fifth on La face de Bellevarde, with second-run times proving decisive.
- Meillard edged Aerni by 0.18 seconds, with Odermatt 0.33 back; American River Radamus posted the fastest second run to finish sixth, while Ryder Sarchett recorded a career-best 10th.
- The result bolsters Switzerland's Olympic prospects as the Swiss team, dominant last season, is shaping up as the squad to beat at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.
- On Sunday, the Val d'Isere weekend concludes with a men's slalom before the World Cup moves to Val Gardena/Groden for a three-day stop beginning on December 18.
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Swiss Loic Meillard is the winner of the fourth giant slalom of the Alpine Skiing World Cup season. Second and third place in St. Moritz were also taken by Swiss, namely Luca Aerni, who was 0.18 seconds behind, and Marco Odermatt, who was 0.33 seconds behind. The only Slovenian representative, Žan Kranjec, was 20th.
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VAL D'ISERE, France, Dec 13 : Switzerland completed a clean sweep in the men's World Cup giant slalom at Val d'Isere on Saturday as Loic Meillard stormed to victory with a superb second run ahead of Luca Aerni and third-placed Marco Odermatt.It was the fifth giant slalom win of Meillard's career. The 29-year
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