Atle Lie McGrath

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.

Atle Lie McGrath
Born (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000
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
Teams0
World Cup
Seasons5 – (2019–2023)
Wins2 – (2 SL)
Podiums5 – (3 SL, 1 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 1 0
Giant 0 1 0
Parallel 0 0 1
Total 2 2 1
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Val di FassaCombined
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)

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
20201913355————35
202120564421———16
20222112317——3
20232220111830——

Race podiums
  • 2 wins - (2 SL)
  • 5 podiums – (3 SL, 1 GS, 1 PG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
202120 Dec 2020Italy Alta Badia, ItalyGiant slalom2nd
202214 Nov 2021Austria Lech/Zürs, AustriaParallel-G3rd
25 Jan 2022Austria Schladming, AustriaSlalom2nd
9 Mar 2022Austria Flachau, AustriaSlalom1st
20 Mar 2022France Méribel, FranceSlalom1st

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. 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. 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.
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