Atle Lie McGrath

Atle Lie McGrath
February 2019
Personal information
Born (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 24)
Burlington, Vermont, U.S.[1]
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, Giant slalom
ClubBærums SK
World Cup debut12 January 2019 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2022)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams1 – (2023)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons7 – (2019–2025)
Wins2 – (2 SL)
Podiums10 – (6 SL, 3 GS, 1 PG)
Overall titles0 – (12th in 2022)
Discipline titles0 – (3rd in SL, PAR, 2022)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Norway
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 2 4 0
Giant 0 1 2
Parallel 0 0 1
Total 2 5 3
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Val di Fassa Combined
Medalists of the men's combined event at the 2019 Junior World Championships, from left to right: Lie McGrath (NOR), Tobias Hedström (SWE), Lucas Braathen (NOR)

Atle Lie McGrath (born 21 April 2000) is a Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer, a member of the Norwegian Alpine Ski Team.[2] He gained his first World Cup podium in December 2020 in a giant slalom at Alta Badia, Italy, and his first win in March 2022 in slalom at Flachau, Austria.

Skiing career

Lie McGrath competed at the Junior World Championships in 2018 and 2019; he raced all of the events (DH, SG, AC, GS, and SL) both years. In 2018, he was the best U18 skier in three events; in 2019, he was the silver medalist in the combined. Lie McGrath was also fourth in the downhill, just 0.01 second from the podium.[3]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom 		Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel
2020 19 133 55 — — — — 35
2021 20 56 44 21 — — — 16
2022 21 12 3 17 — — 3
2023 22 20 11 18 30 — —
2024 23 12 11 8 — —
2025 24 3 — 3 — —
Standings through 27 October 2024

Race podiums

  • 2 wins - (2 SL)
  • 10 podiums – (6 SL, 3 GS, 1 PG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2021 20 Dec 2020 Italy Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 2nd
2022 14 Nov 2021 Austria Lech/Zürs, Austria Parallel-G 3rd
25 Jan 2022 Austria Schladming, Austria Slalom 2nd
9 Mar 2022 Austria Flachau, Austria Slalom 1st
20 Mar 2022 France Méribel, France Slalom 1st
2023 8 Jan 2023  Switzerland  Adelboden, Switzerland Slalom 2nd
2024 7 Jan 2024 Slalom 2nd
14 Jan 2024  Switzerland  Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 2nd
1 Mar 2024 United States Aspen, USA Giant slalom 3rd
2025 27 Oct 2024 Austria Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 3rd

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel Team
event
2023 22 — — DNF — 5 — —

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom  		Super-G Downhill Combined
2022 21 31 DNF1 — — —

Personal life

Born in the United States in Vermont, Lie McGrath moved to Oslo when he was two years old. His father, American Felix McGrath, raced for the U.S. Ski Team on the World Cup circuit from 1984 through 1990.[4] His mother, Selma Lie, was a cross-country ski racer in Norway and on the NCAA circuit for the University of Vermont.[5][6] He also has a younger brother named Leo.

Lie McGrath grew up as a multisport athlete, also racing cross-country skiing until age 12 and playing football until age 15.[citation needed] He represents the sports club Bærums SK.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Atle Lie MCGRATH". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. ^ Staff (May 13, 2019). "Norway Names 2019-20". FIS. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  3. ^ a b Atle Lie McGrath at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  4. ^ "McGrath second in World Cup race". Nashua Telegraph. (New Hampshire, U.S.). March 20, 1988. p. C2.
  5. ^ Staff (2003). "Selma Lie (2003) - University of Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  6. ^ Snow Country. Vol. 3. The New York Times Company. December 1990. p. 27.