Atle Lie McGrath

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Atle Lie McGrath
Atle Lie McGrath 2019.jpg
February 2019
Personal information
Born (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 25)
Burlington, Vermont, U.S. [1]
Occupation Alpine skier
Sport
Skiing career
Disciplines Slalom, Giant slalom
Club Bærums SK
World Cup debut12 January 2019 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2022)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams2 – (2023, 2025)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons8 – (2019–2026)
Wins5 – (5 SL)
Podiums21 – (16 SL, 4 GS, 1  PG)
Overall titles0 – (7th in 2025)
Discipline titles0 – (3rd in SL and PAR, 2022)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
World Cup race podiums
Event1st2nd3rd
Slalom592
Giant slalom013
Parallel001
Total5106
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Saalbach Slalom
Junior World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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 Hedstrom (SWE), Lucas Braathen (NOR) McGrath Hedstroem Braathen JWC2019.jpg
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 who specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. Lie McGrath is a member of the Norwegian Alpine Ski Team. [2] He gained his first World Cup podium in December 2020 on the giant slalom category at Alta Badia, Italy.

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In March 2022, Lie McGrath earned his first World Cup victory, on the slalom discipline, at Flachau, Austria.

Early life

Lie McGrath was born in Burlington, Vermont, United States, but moved with his family to Oslo, Norway when he was two years old. He grew up as a multisport athlete, also racing cross-country skiing until age 12.

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. McGrath was also fourth in the downhill, just 0.01 second from the podium. [3]

Personal life

Lie McGrath also played football in his childhood.

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 has a younger brother named Leo.

Lie McGrath currently trains and represents Norwegian winter-sports club Bærums SK.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season
AgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom		Super-GDownhillCombinedParallel
2020 19 133 55 — — — — 35
2021 20 56 44 21 — — N/a 16
2022 21 12 3 17 — — 3
2023 22 20 11 18 30 — N/a
2024 23 12 11 8 — —
2025 24 7 5 14 — —
2026 25 3 1 7 38 —
Standings through 28 January 2026

Race podiums

Season
DateLocationDisciplinePlace
2021 20 December 2020 Flag of Italy.svg Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 2nd
2022 14 November 2021 Flag of Austria.svg Lech/Zürs, Austria Parallel-G 3rd
25 January 2022 Flag of Austria.svg Schladming, Austria Slalom 2nd
9 March 2022 Flag of Austria.svg Flachau, AustriaSlalom1st
20 March 2022 Flag of France.svg Méribel, FranceSlalom1st
2023 8 January 2023  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Adelboden, SwitzerlandSlalom2nd
2024 7 January 2024Slalom2nd
14 January 2024  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom2nd
1 March 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Aspen, USAGiant slalom3rd
2025 27 October 2024 Flag of Austria.svg Sölden, AustriaGiant slalom3rd
24 November 2024 Flag of Austria.svg Gurgl, AustriaSlalom2nd
15 December 2024 Flag of France.svg Val d'Isère, FranceSlalom2nd
23 December 2024 Flag of Italy.svg Alta Badia, ItalySlalom3rd
19 January 2025  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom1st
16 March 2025 Flag of Norway.svg   Hafjell, NorwaySlalom2nd
2026 26 October 2025 Flag of Austria.svg Sölden, AustriaGiant slalom3rd
22 November 2025 Flag of Austria.svg Gurgl, AustriaSlalom3rd
22 December 2025 Flag of Italy.svg Alta Badia, ItalySlalom1st
11 January 2026  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Adelboden, SwitzerlandSlalom2nd
18 January 2026  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom1st
28 January 2026 Flag of Austria.svg Schladming, AustriaSlalom2nd

World Championship results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
Slalom		Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
Combined		ParallelTeam
 event 
2023 22 — — DNF — 5 N/a — —
2025 24 2 10 — — N/a DNF2 N/a 7

Olympic results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
Slalom		Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
event
2022 21 31 DNF1 — — —

References

  1. ↑ "Atle Lie MCGRATH". Beijing 2022 Olympics . Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. ↑ Staff (13 May 2019). "Norway Names 2019-20". FIS. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Atle Lie McGrath at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  4. ↑ "McGrath second in World Cup race". Nashua Telegraph. New Hampshire, U.S. 20 March 1988. p. C2.
  5. ↑ Staff (2003). "Selma Lie (2003) - University of Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  6. ↑ Snow Country. Vol. 3. The New York Times Company. December 1990. p. 27.
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