Grenier wins Canadian Championship giant slalom

Mont Tremblant’s Valérie Grenier claimed the Canadian giant slalom national title in front of a home crowd filled with friends and family. Grenier led after the first run and put down a great second run to take the win.

“I’m super happy about this win here at my home hill,” said Grenier. “I really wanted to win here today in front of my family and friends and make everyone proud, and I’m really happy I could do that.”

The 20 year old has had a great World Cup season with top 30 finishes in slalom, giant slalom, super-G and downhill, which helped to secure her award for Canada’s Female Alpine Athlete of the Year.

Two Ontario athletes joined Grenier on the podium. Candace Crawford held the second-place spot, finishing just 0.51 seconds behind Grenier, and Ali Nullmeyer finished in third-place. Both Crawford and Nullmeyer were part of yesterday’s Ontario Team that took the win in the National Championship team event.

The Canadian Alpine Ski Team ladies represented well, capturing the top six spots in today’s giant slalom. British Columbia’s Stefanie Fleckenstein finished in fourth place, Ontario’s Erin Mielzynski in fifth place and Ontario’s Amelia Smart in sixth place.

Tomorrow the men will race slalom where Phil Brown will be looking to defend his Canadian slalom champion title.

Complete results can be found here.