Laurie Graham
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| Born | March 30, 1960 Inglewood, Ontario |
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| Sport | Alpine skiing |
Laurie Graham, CM (born March 30, 1960) [1] is a Canadian downhill skier who 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.[1]
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,[1] the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.,[2] and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.[4] She graduated from the University of Toronto Schools.
References
- ^ a b c "Laurie Graham". Canadian Ski Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ^ a b c d "Laurie Graham". Canada Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-07-02.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Order of Canada-Laurie J. Graham-Flynn, C.M." Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ^ http://oshof.ca/index.php/component/k2/item/210-laurie-graham
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- Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
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