Valerie GRENIER
CanadaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alpine Skiing |
Women's Giant Slalom | DNF |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 6 | Women's Alpine Combined | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR | 00:02:23.440 |
| 21 | Women's Downhill | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR | 00:01:42.130 |
| 23 | Women's Super G | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR | 00:01:22.770 |
| DNF | Women's Giant Slalom | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR | |
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 11 | Alpine combined Ladies | 2017 | St. Moritz, SUI | 2:00.94 |
| 19 | Super G Ladies | 2019 | Are, SWE | 1:06.67 |
| 19 | Super G Ladies | 2015 | Vail / Beaver Creek, USA | 1:12.66 |
| 32 | Downhill Ladies | 2017 | St. Moritz, SUI | 1:35.86 |
| 33 | Super G Ladies | 2017 | St. Moritz, SUI | 1:25.98 |
| World Cup Rankings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Downhill | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Alpine Combined |
| 2021/2022 | 48 | 13 | ||||
| 2020/2021 | 66 | 24 | ||||
| 2018/2019 | 51 | 28 | 18 | |||
| 2017/2018 | 100 | 56 | 51 | 28 | ||
| 2016/2017 | 76 | 41 | 60 | 40 | 34 | |
| 2015/2016 | 98 | 40 | ||||
| 2014/2015 | 91 | 35 | ||||
| World Cup - Best Achievements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Downhill | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Alpine combined |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 4th | ||||
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 13th | 1 x 34th | |||
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 31st | 1 x 11th | 1 x 4th | ||
| 2017/2018 | 1 x 32nd | 1 x 29th | 1 x 26th | 1 x 15th | |
| 2016/2017 | 1 x 16th | 1 x 29th | 1 x 22nd | 1 x 21st | |
| 2015/2016 | 1 x 43rd | 1 x 16th | |||
| 2014/2015 | 1 x 52nd | 1 x 13th | |||
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 4 | Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Kranjska Gora, SLO | 2:17.18 |
| 7 | Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Soelden, AUT | 2:09.07 |
| 11 | Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Kronplatz, ITA | 2:05.06 |
| 21 | Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Courchevel, FRA | |
Valou (Athlete, 3 Jul 2021)
Reading, waterskiing, wake surfing, cycling, mountain biking, tennis. (Athlete, 3 Jul 2021)
Athlete
Graduated from Ecole Secondaire Publique Le Sommet in Hawkesbury in 2014. (thereview.ca, 26 Mar 2019)
Father, Gabriel. Mother, Nathalie. Brother, Francis (older).
French, English
Mont-Tremblant
National: Manuel Gamper (SUI)
Brother Francis Grenier (Alpine skiing): Competed at the FIS level.
2011 FIS event in Val St. Come (Slalom - 15th)
2014 World Cup in Lake Louise (Super-G - 32nd)
2016: Underwent surgery for chronic exertional compartment syndrome in her shins and had to learn how to strengthen and use other muscles in her legs. (olympic.ca)
6 February 2019: Fracture of the tibia and fibula, plus two fractures in the talus when she crashed in downhill training during the World Championships in Are. She underwent surgery that night in Ostersund. It was a year and a half before she returned to racing. (Athlete, 3 Jul 2021; skiracing.com, 7 Feb 2019)
2015
Loved skiing from the first time she tried on her brother's ski equipment when she was two, but she started to cry when they tried to take off the equipment, so her parents enrolled her in lessons. There are no mountains in St-Isidore, but her grandparents, Louise and Marcel Bourdon, had a condominium at Mont-Tremblant, and that's where it all began. Started competing at age seven and made the Quebec provincial team at age 16. (thereview.ca, 26 Mar 2019; Athlete, 3 Jul 2021; olympic.ca)
"I've always loved the feeling of going fast." (Athlete 3 Jul 2021)
"It has always been a dream of mine to win an Olympic medal. I also have goals like World Cup podiums and being a top-15 World Cup start list ranked skier, which would show consistency." (Athlete, 3 Jul 2021)
Finishing second in the 2016 NorAm Cup with seven podium finishes including one win. Placing 11th in Alpine combined at the 2017 World Championships in St. Moritz. (Info 2018, Athlete, 3 Jul 2021)
Alpine skier Melanie Turgeon (CAN), three-time Olympian, 2003 world downhill champion. Wore a sticker with her picture on her helmet. (olympic.ca)
Her father Gabriel pushed her very hard, so she's sure that's the reason she is where she is today. (Athlete, 3 Jul 2021)
Listens to music to get herself pumped up and visualises the course multiple times. (Info 2018)
"Continue to believe and work hard." (thereview.ca, 26 Mar 2019)
Alpine Canada Female Athlete of the Year (2017).
- DNF:
- Did Not Finish
