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‘I just needed some time for myself’: Norwegian skier hides in woods after slalom gold heartache

For more than a century of Winter Olympic sport, athletes have dealt with defeat in almost every possible way: tears, tantrums, breaking things, breaking down. On Monday afternoon in Bormio, the Norwegian Atle Lie McGrath processed his grief in a novel way after the men’s slalom gold medal had slipped away. First, he threw his ski poles as far as he could and then he hid in the woods.

“I just needed to get away from everything,” he said. “I thought I would get some peace and quiet, which I didn’t because photographers and police found me out in the woods. I just needed some time for myself.”

Switzerland's Loic Meillard wins Olympic men's slalom gold

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BORMIO, Italy — The day on the slalom hill saw a little bit of everything — fog, snow, sunshine, crashes, a larger-than-typical field and, of course, an epic meltdown.

Loic Meillard of Switzerland used a strong second run to win the men's slalom Monday, becoming the first men's Swiss ski racer to win the Olympic slalom since 1948.

The event closes out the men's Alpine program at the Milan Cortina Games.

Meillard adds gold to a silver he won in the team combined and bronze from the giant slalom.

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Swiss slalom win amid despair for grieving McGrath

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The final day of men's alpine skiing had a little bit of everything — fog, snow, sunshine, crashes, a larger-than-typical field and an epic meltdown.

Loic Meillard weathered it all to become the first men's Swiss ski racer to win the Olympic slalom since 1948. He adds gold to a silver he won in the team combined and bronze from the giant slalom at the Milan-Cortina Games. 

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