Atle Lie MCGRATH

Historical Results

Golf, hiking, trail biking, cliff jumping, football (soccer) and cross-country skiing when he was younger. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2021)

Athlete

Attended Donski upper secondary school located near Sandvika in Baerum municipality. (Facebook)

Father, Felix McGrath (USA). Mother, Selma Lie (NOR). Brother, Leo.

Norwegian, English, German

Baerums Skiklub

Father Felix McGrath (Alpine skiing): Represented the United States at the 1987 World Championships and Calgary 1988 Olympic Winter Games (13th in giant slalom). Competed on the World Cup circuit from 1984-90, with a best finish of second in Are in 1988 in the slalom (behind Italian Alberto Tomba). Has spent his working career coaching in both the United States (former head Alpine coach at the University of Vermont and more recently the sports director of the Burke Mountain Academy in Vermont) and Norway.

Mother Selma Lie (Cross-country skiing): A ski racer in Norway and competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for the University of Vermont. (uvmathletics.com)

2016 FIS event in Geilo (Norway - 59th)
2019 World Cup in Adelboden (Giant slalom - DNF1)

January 2021: Tore the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his left knee as the result of a crash during a World Cup giant slalom in Adelboden. He underwent surgery in Norway. Was back on snow indoors in April. "It's the toughest challenge of my career." (Instagram, 28 Apr 2021; Athlete, 12 Jul 2021)

2019

Was introduced to skiing in the United States by his parents who were both competitive skiers. Moved to Oslo, Norway when he was two years old, the home country of his mother. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2021)

Likes skiing "because I realized I could take the lift up and ski down, and I always got a huge cinnamon bun in the ski lodge after every ski day." (Athlete, 12 Jul 2021)

"Win the World Cup overall globe and make an impact on the youth. Motivate them to chase their dreams no matter what people say." (Athlete, 12 Jul 2021)

Wants to become one of the skiers who will carry on the Attacking Vikings’ winning tradition. (atleliemcgrath.com)

Is doing a lot of rehabilitation going in the 2021/22 Olympic season which has made him stronger physically and mentally than ever before.

Participated in a training camp in May 2021 with the Norwegian coastal ranger commandos (Kystjegerkommandoen), an amphibious military unit. (Instagram, 24 May 2021)

In December 2020, near the start of his first full-time season on the World Cup, he finished second in the Alta Badia giant slalom behind race winner and eventual World Cup champion Alexis Pinturault by 0.07 seconds. (atheliemcgrath.com)

At 19, he became the youngest champion ever winning the 2019/20 Europa Cup overall title by a margin of 433 points, the largest margin in history. (fisski.com; atleliemcgrath.com)

Alpine skier, his father Felix McGrath (USA), who competed at the Calgary 1988 Olympic Winter Games.

Alpine skier Ted Ligety (USA), two-time Olympic and five-time World champion.

Alpine skier Felix Neureuther (GER), three-time Olympian and 2005 World champion.

Alpine skier Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR), four-time Olympic (two gold, one silver, one bronze), and nine-time World Championship medallist (five gold, two silver, two bronze).

(Athlete, 12 Jul 2021)

Alpine skier, his father Felix McGrath (USA), who competed at the Calgary 1988 Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2021)

Always wears a neck warmer in slalom and giant slalom. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2021)

"It’s all about having fun and trying as many sports as possible. I'm a believer in being a well-rounded athlete." (Athlete, 12 Jul 2021)

One of his favorite sayings is a quote from Olympic and World champion Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR): “Alpine skiing is a team sport outside of the two minutes we race." (atleliemcgrath.com)