Atle Lie McGrath

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)

Season standings

Race podiums 6 wins – (6 SL) 23 podiums – (17 SL, 5 GS, 1 PG)

World Championship results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomSuper-GDownhillCombinedTeamcombinedParallelTeam event 2023 22 — — DNF — 5— — 2025 242 10 — — DNF27

Olympic results