Swiss skier Loïc Meillard won the gold medal in slalom at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. The competition favorite, Norwegian Atle Lie McGrath, who led after the first run, did not finish the final attempt and, in a surge of frustration, left the course, heading towards the forest. Silver was won by Austrian Fabio Gstrein, and bronze went to Henrik Kristoffersen. Polish representative Michał Jasiczek went off course already in the first run.
The men's slalom competition on the Stelvio slope in Bormio provided the most dramatic scenes of this year's Games. Atle Lie McGrath, the leader after the first run with a 0.59-second advantage, had a huge chance for gold. However, in the second run, the Norwegian made a mistake, hitting a gate, which eliminated him from contention. The 25-year-old's reaction was unprecedented: the athlete threw away his poles, took off his skis, and, jumping over a fence, went alone towards a nearby forest, where he spent several minutes in isolation trying to control his emotions. <przypis title=