Laurie Graham Explained

Laurie Graham
Disciplines:Speed events
Birth Date:30 March 1960
Birth Place:Inglewood, Ontario, Canada
Worldsmedals:1
Wcwins:6
Wcpodiums:15
Show-Medals:yes

Laurie Graham, (born March 30, 1960) is a former Canadian downhill skier.[1]

Career

She represented Canada at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics.[2] She won six World Cup victories and three National Downhill titles in her eleven years on the National Ski Team.[2] She was the first North American woman to win a World Cup Super Giant Slalom skiing. She was the first North American to win on home soil at Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. In addition, Graham posted 34 top 10 FIS World Cup Downhill results.

In 1998, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[2] [3] She was inducted to the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame in 1991,[4] the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.,[2] and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.[5] She graduated from the University of Toronto Schools.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laurie Graham profile. fis-ski.com. 15 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Laurie Graham . Canada Sports Hall of Fame . 2010-07-02.
  3. Web site: Order of Canada-Laurie J. Graham-Flynn, C.M. . Governor General of Canada . 2010-07-02.
  4. Web site: Laurie Graham . Canadian Ski Hall of Fame . 2010-07-02.
  5. Web site: Laurie Graham . oshof.ca . . April 7, 2016 . April 18, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160418171553/http://oshof.ca/index.php/component/k2/item/210-laurie-graham . dead .