Valérie Grenier
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Valérie Grenier (born October 30, 1996)[1] is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer. She started skiing in all disciplines and later specialized in giant slalom and super-G, with some occacional starts in downhill.
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Born | (1996-10-30) October 30, 1996 (age 27) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Giant slalom, Super-G, Downhill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Mont-Tremblant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | December 7, 2014 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | valeriegrenier.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 – (2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 5 – (2015–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 2 – (2 GS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 4 – (3 GS, 1 DH) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (25th in 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (7th in GS, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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From St. Isidore, Ontario, between Ottawa and Montreal, Grenier has competed at five World Championships[2] and two Winter Olympics. At the Junior World Championships in 2016, she won the gold medal in downhill and took silver in the super-G. In January 2022, she was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[3][4]
Grenier attained her first World Cup podium in 2023, a victory on January 7 at a giant slalom in Kranjska Gora, posting the best result in both runs. It was the first World Cup GS win by a Canadian in 49 years, since Kathy Kreiner won in early 1974 at Pfronten, West Germany.[5] A year later, she defended the Golden Fox title, winning at the same venue once again.