Bormio, Italy, Feb 16, 2026 (AFP) - Meillard crowns Swiss men's Olympic domination with slalom gold

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2026-02-16

Loic Meillard won the Swiss men's team their fourth Olympic gold in the five alpine skiing events in Bormio when he streaked to victory in the slalom on Monday. The 29-year-old world champion clocked a winning time of 1min 53.61sec, with Austrian Fabio Gstrein taking silver at 0.35sec and Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen rounding out the podium (+1.13). Meillard's gold caps an incredible couple of weeks for the Swiss men's team, Franjo von Allmen ha......

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