Olympic skier throws poles, heads for woods after skiing out with gold in reach

A heartbroken Atle Lie McGrath walked off the course after failing to finish his second run in the men's slalom.

Norwegian skier has epic meltdown after costly error with Olympic gold in sight during slalom event

Norway's Atle Lie McGrath threw his ski poles in frustration after losing a 59-second lead, allowing Switzerland's Loïc ...

Olympic meltdown: Norwegian skier chucks poles, walks to forest after squandering lead

Norway’s Atle Lie McGrath saw his gold medal hopes slip away in the Olympic slalom and decided to send his ski poles sailing ...

Norwegian Skier Fires His Poles Over a Fence After Unexpected Slalom Podium Miss

The five-time World Cup winner came up just short Monday.
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Winter Olympics skiing star tosses poles over fence in all-time meltdown

Despite being one of the favorites to win gold in the slalom, Atle Lie McGrath skiied off and missed out - and he reacted furiously to his error, which cost him a place on the podium ...

Olympic meltdown: Norway's Atle Lie McGrath loses gold medal in slalom, then control of emotions

Norway’s Atle Lie McGrath saw his gold-medal hopes slip away in the Olympic slalom and decided to send his ski poles sailing along with them ...