Atle Lie McGrath (born 21 April 2000) is an American-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. He gained his first World Cup podium in December 2020 on the giant slalom category at Alta Badia, Italy.
In March 2022, McGrath earned his first World Cup victory, on the slalom discipline, at Flachau, Austria.
Early life McGrath was born in the United States (at Burlington, Vermont), but moved with his family to Norway when he was two years old. He grew up in Oslo as a multisport athlete, also racing cross-country skiing until age 12.
Career 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.
At the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, McGrath had over a half-second lead in the slalom after the first run, but straddled an early gate in the second run. He competed days after his grandfather died on the day of the opening ceremony.
Personal life 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. His mother, Selma Lie, was a cross-country ski racer in Norway and on the NCAA circuit for the University of Vermont. He has a younger brother named Leo.
McGrath currently trains with and represents Norwegian winter sports club Bærums SK.
World Cup results
Season titles 1 title – (1 SL) SeasonDiscipline 2026 Slalom
Season standings SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiantslalomSuper-GDownhillCombinedParallel 2020 19 133 55 — — — — 35 2021 20 56 44 21 — — rowspan=6 16 2022 21 12 3 17 — — 3 2023 22 20 11 18 30 — rowspan=4 2024 23 12 11 8 — — 2025 24 7 5 14 — — 2026 253 1 6 38 —
Race podiums 6 wins – (6 SL) 23 podiums – (17 SL, 5 GS, 1 PG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place202120 December 2020 Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 2nd202214 November 2021 Lech/Zürs, Austria 3rd25 January 2022 Schladming, Austria Slalom 2nd9 March 2022 Flachau, Austria Slalom 1st20 March 2022 Méribel, France Slalom 1st20238 January 2023 Adelboden, Switzerland Slalom 2nd20247 January 2024 Slalom 2nd14 January 2024 Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 2nd1 March 2024 Aspen, United States Giant slalom 3rd202527 October 2024 Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 3rd24 November 2024 Gurgl, Austria Slalom 2nd15 December 2024 Val d'Isère, France Slalom 2nd23 December 2024 Alta Badia, Italy Slalom 3rd19 January 2025 Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 1st16 March 2025 Hafjell, Norway Slalom 2nd202626 October 2025 Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 3rd22 November 2025 Gurgl, Austria Slalom 3rd22 December 2025 Alta Badia, Italy Slalom 1st11 January 2026 Adelboden, Switzerland Slalom 2nd18 January 2026 Wengen, Switzerland Slalom 1st28 January 2026 Schladming, Austria Slalom 2nd8 March 2026 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom 1st24 March 2026 Hafjell, Norway Giant slalom 3rd
World Championship results {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" width="40%" |- style="background-color:#369; color:white;" |rowspan="2" colspan="1" width="4%"|Year |- style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" | width="3%"|Age | width="5%"|Slalom | width="5%"|Giantslalom | width="5%"|Super-G | width="5%"|Downhill | width="5%"|Combined | width="5%"|Teamcombined | width="5%"|Parallel | width="4%"|Team event |- style="background-color:#8CB2D8; color:white;"
| 2023 ||22|| — || — || DNF || — || 5||||— ||— |- | 2025 ||24|| style="background:silver;"|2 || 10 || — || — || || DNF2||||7
Olympic results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomSuper-GDownhillCombinedTeamcombinedTeamevent20222131DNF1————202625DNF25——12
References
External links
Atle Lie McGrath at Head Skis Atle Lie McGrath at Milano Cortina 2026