Eliza Grigg Explained

Eliza Grigg (born 9 October 1996) is a New Zealand alpine ski racer from Hororata, Canterbury.[1]

Early life

Grigg grew up on a farm in Canterbury, New Zealand. She started skiing aged 22 months, and joined Team Hutt aged eight. She attended St. Andrew's College, Christchurch.[2]

Career

From 2013 Grigg has trained with Coberger Academy at Coronet Peak.[3] She is a member of the New Zealand Ski Women's C Team, competing in the giant slalom, slalom, super combined, and super-g events. In 2017 she was part of the New Zealand team at the Alpine World Ski Championship in St. Moritz, Switzerland as well as World Junior Championship in Sweden.[4] She went on to compete at the 2019 Alpine World Ski Championship in Are, Sweden.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eliza Grigg. Snow Sports. 2017-10-20. 22 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190122022936/https://www.snowsports.co.nz/about-us/our-athletes/our-alpine-ski-racers/eliza-grigg-2/. dead.
  2. Web site: Tough decisions for judges. Stuff.co.nz. 22 October 2014. 21 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Eliza Grigg. QLDC Sport & Recreation. en-GB. 2017-10-20. 22 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190122041906/https://sportrec.qldc.govt.nz/gym/sponsored-athletes/eliza-grigg/. dead.
  4. Web site: New Zealand sending seven junior alpine skiers to World Champs. Stuff.co.nz. 20 February 2017. 21 October 2017.