Alexander Third in Bormio Downhill
Grenier Fourth in Giant Slalom
Calgary, AB. (Dec 28, 2024) — Cameron Alexander (North Vancouver, BC) stood on the podium in third place today at the FIS Ski World Cup men’s downhill in Bormio (ITA), the host venue for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in just over 13 months. This is Alexander’s fourth career podium and second year in a row finishing third in Bormio.
Racing on the Stelvio piste, at over three kilometers long one of the most challenging downhill races of the season, Alexander, who won Friday’s training, was sixth out of the gate and stood in second place until the eventual winner game down 13 racers later.
“It was another classic day in Bormio, it was bumpy, it was icy, and it was dark. It’s a fight the whole way down,” said a grinning Alexander. “This place has been good to me the last couple of years, and it feels great to be back on the podium. You really need to push here and be on top of your skis the whole way down. I’ve managed to do that the last couple of races here and got some good results.”
“It’ll be great to have the Olympics here in ’26. It’s a track that we have a ton of experience on, and a track that I’ve had some success on. I think I’ll bring some good confidence to my skiing here, and it should be exciting.”
Two other Canadian men raced the Stelvio today with James Crawford (Toronto, ON), who placed second here in 2022, coming in 17th and Jeffrey Read (Canmore, AB) placing 34th, missing out on scoring World Cup points by just .14 of a second.
Valérie Grenier (St. Isidore, ON), in her third race back from injury, raced to fourth place today just .04 of a second off the podium at the FIS Ski World Cup women’s giant slalom (GS) in Semmering (AUT). This is Grenier’s 11th World Cup top 5, and her second top 5 in Semmering.
Grenier was a model of consistency today, placing fifth in the first run and sixth in the second run to give her two top 10’s in her three races this season since returning from injuries suffered in a fall last January.
“Really happy with the race today, and at the same time it hurts a little seeing how close I was to the podium,” said a smiling Grenier. “It feels really good to get fourth place in just my second GS race back from injury. I’m happy with my skiing and feeling confident going into the next races.”
Two other Canadian women finished in the points today with Cassidy Gray (Panorama, BC) in 20th and Britt Richardson (Canmore, AB), in her 25th World Cup start, placing 23rd. Justine Lamontagne (St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, QC) in her fifth World Cup GS start, finished 57th and missed advancing to the second run.
Next CANskiteam World Cup races: (link to FIS Calendar)
Men race super-G in Bormio (ITA) on December 29
Women continue in Semmering (AUT) with a slalom on December 29
Ski cross have a holiday break returning to action January 16 and 17 in Reiteralm (AUT)
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