Mélanie Meillard

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Mélanie Meillard (born 23 September 1998) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer,[1] who specialises in the technical events of Slalom and Giant slalom. Meillard made her World Cup debut at age 17 in December 2015; her older brother Loïc is also a World Cup alpine racer.

Mélanie Meillard
Meillard in 2016
Personal information
Born (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998 (age 26)
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom
ClubHeremencia
World Cup debut13 December 2015 (age 17)
Websitemelaniemeillard.ch
Olympics
Teams0
World Championships
Teams1 – (2017)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons8 – (20162018, 2020-2024)
Wins0
Podiums1 – (1 PS)
Overall titles0 – (19th in 2018)
Discipline titles0 – (8th in SL, 2018)

In December 2019 and January 2020, Meillard attempted a comeback, but ended the season after three races without a countable result. She finally managed to return to the top of the world at the beginning of the 2020/21 season, when she finished ninth in the Levi slalom. At the end of the season, she was able to win the Swiss championship title in the slalom for the second time after 2017 at the end of March. In the giant slalom she finished in 3rd place.[2]

World Cup results

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Season standings

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Season Age  Overall   Slalom  Giant
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2017 18 29 10 20
2018 19 19 8 16
2019 20 injured
2020 21
2021 22 60 25 35
2022 23 89 34
2023 24 69 28
2024 25 25 13 30
  • Standings through 21 January 2024

Race podiums

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  • 1 podium – (1 PS)
  • 15 top tens
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2018 1 Jan 2018   Oslo, Norway Parallel slalom 3rd

World Championship results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2017 18 DSQ1 13

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Mélanie Meillard beendet die Saison vorzeitig | NZZ". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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