After winning the downhill on the opening weekend, he was given a helping hand by Tanguy Nef’s scintillating slalom run as they won the team combined. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP“We’re living in a bit of a golden era in Switzerland in skiing,” Meillard said. Atle Lie McGrath, whose Norwegian mother was a cross-country skier and American father a World Cup racer, set the pace and would have to wait to go last on the second run. When the 25-year-old straddled a gate early in his second run and his hopes of a medal disappeared, the emotions came out. View image in fullscreen Atle Lie McGrath needed a moment of quiet solitude after his failed second run.

Source: The Guardian February 17, 2026 08:12 UTC