Swiss skier Loic Meillard leads 3 Norwegians in 1st run of Val d'Isere slalom
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Switzerland's Loic Meillard speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom event, in Val d'Isere, France, Sunday Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)Norway's Timon Haugan speeds down the course during an alpine ski, mens World Cup slalom event, in Val dIsere, France, Sunday Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)Norway's Atle Lie McGrath speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom event, in Val d'Isere, France, Sunday Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom event, in Val d'Isere, France, Sunday Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen speeds down the course during an alpine ski, mens World Cup slalom event, in Val dIsere, France, Sunday Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Pier Marco Tacca)
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Switzerland's Loic Meillard speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom event, in Val d'Isere, France, Sunday Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
VAL D'ISERE – VAL D'Swiss skier Loic Meillard led the opening run of a World Cup slalom on Sunday and was in position to claim his second victory of the Olympic season in two days.
Norwegians stood second, third and fourth: Timon Haugan was a slim 0.05 seconds behind in second, Atle Lie McGrath was 0.14 behind in third, and Henrik Kristoffersen was 0.43 behind in fourth.
Brazil’s Lucas Pinheiro Braathen stood fifth, 0.51 behind.
British skier Laurie Taylor raced into seventh with the No. 27 bib.
Paco Rassat, the French racer who won a slalom in Gurgle, Austria, last month, straddled a gate midway down.
The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will be held Feb. 6-22, with men’s Alpine skiing to be held in Bormio.
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