Valérie Grenier (born October 30, 1996) is a Canadian World Cup

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. She started skiing in all disciplines and later specialized in

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and super-G, with some occacional starts in

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. From

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, between

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and Montreal, Grenier has competed at five World Championships and two Winter Olympics. At the Junior World Championships in

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, she won the gold medal in

and took silver In January 2022, she was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. Grenier attained her first World Cup podium in

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, a victory on January 7 at a

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

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won in early

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, West Germany. A year later, she defended the Golden Fox title, winning at the same venue once again.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 2 wins (2 GS) * 4 podiums (3 GS, 1 DH); 18 top tens

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

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