History

History : 50 years of ski racing success by Canadians

Olympic Winter Games

1956 Cortina, ITA
Lucille Wheeler (DH 3rd)

1960 Squaw Valley, USA
Anne Heggtveit (SL 1st)

1968 Grenoble, FRA
Nancy Greene (GS 1st, SL 2nd, K 1st)

1976 Innsbruck, AUT
Kathy Kreiner (GS 1st)

1980 Lake Placid, USA
Steve Podborski (DH 3rd)

1988 Calgary, CAN
Karen Percy (DH 3rd, SG 3rd)

1992 Albertville, FRA
Kerrin Lee-Gartner (DH 1st)

1994 Lillehammer, NOR
Edi Podivinsky (DH 3rd)

World Championships

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1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA
* Lucille Wheeler (DH 3rd)

1958 Bad Gastein, AUT
Lucille Wheeler (DH 1st, GS 1st, K 2nd)

1960 Squaw Valley, USA
* Anne Heggtveit (SL 1st, K 1st)

1968 Grenoble, FRA
* Nancy Greene (GS 1st, SL 2nd, K 1st)

1970 Val Gardena, ITA
Betsy Clifford (GS 1st)

1972 Sapporo, JPN
Jim Hunter (K 3rd)

1974 St Moritz, SUI
Betsy Clifford (DH 2nd)

1976 Innsbruck, AUT
* Kathy Kreiner (GS 1st)

1980 Lake Placid, USA
* Steve Podborski (DH 3rd)

1982 Schladming, AUS
Gerry Sorensen (DH 1st)
Laurie Graham (DH 3rd)

1989 Vail, USA
Karen Percy (DH 2nd)

1993 Morioka, JPN
Kate Pace (DH 1st)

2003 St. Moritz, SUI
Mélanie Turgeon (DH 1st)
Allison Forsyth (GS 3rd)

2007 Åre, SWE
Jan Hudec (DH 2nd)

2009 Val d'Isere, FRA
John Kucera (DH 1st)
Michael Janyk (SL 3rd)

* Olympic medalists were also considered World Championship medalists up until a rule change that took effect after 1980.

Memories

• Writing history: Flashback by Anne Heggtveit