Mother Nature made her presence felt during the men’s slalom event in Bormio on Monday, but by the time the blizzard subsided and the fresh snow settled, Loic Meillard (SUI) emerged as the Olympic gold medalist. He clocked in at 1:53.61.
With the victory, Meillard claimed his third medal of the 2026 Winter Games, a hat trick, joining his fellow countryman Franjo von Allmen (SUI) in accomplishing the remarkable feat.
The 29-year-old's hardware-filled week began with a silver in the team combined, bronze in the giant slalom and now gold in the slalom.
Austria’s Fabio Gstrein, who cracked the top 10 twice during the 2025-26 World Cup season, secured silver (+0.35). It was the Soelden native's maiden Olympic medal.
Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR) collected the second Olympic medal of his career, this one a bronze (+1.13).
While Meillard made history in Bormio, it was heartbreak for Atle Lie McGrath (NOR). The 25-year-old held a commanding lead going into the second run after posting the fastest time in the first. He was up by almost six-tenths of a second.
McGrath straddled a gate early into Run 2 and proceeded to melt down, tossing his poles in frustration and walking off the middle of the course through the netting.
On Wednesday, Mikaela Shiffrin, Paula Moltzan and the world’s top technical skiers have one more opportunity to go for gold in the women’s slalom. Run 1 of the final Alpine skiing event of the 2026 Winter Olympics starts at 4 a.m. ET, followed by Run 2 at 7:30 a.m. ET. Both will stream live on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com.