Laurie Graham

Laurie Graham ( born March 30, 1960 in Orangeville, Ontario ) is a former Canadian alpine skier.

Biography

Graham started nine years her career as a racer and in 1978 was appointed to the Canadian national team. In 1983, she won her first World Cup race, the exit in the Canadian Mont Tremblant. In the French Puy -Saint -Vincent 1984, she celebrated the first super - G World Cup win for Canada.

Graham won in her career five World Cup downhills and a super -G. In the 1985/86 season she delivered with the Swiss and the Austrian Katharina Maria Walliser good son to winning the Downhill World Cup duel at the highest level had to, but the two narrowly beaten.

The highlight in their active race time was winning the bronze medal in the downhill at the World Ski Championships 1982 in Schladming / Haus (AUT ). At the Olympic Games in Calgary in 1988 they finished fifth in the Super- G and a 13th place in the downhill. Laurie Graham stepped back from active ski racing in 1988.

Achievements

Olympic Winter Games

Olympic Winter Games in Calgary in 1988

  • 5th place in the downhill

World Championships

  • Alpine Ski World 1982 in Schladming / Haus: bronze medal in the downhill
  • Alpine World Ski Championships 1985 in Bormio / Santa Caterina: 7th place in the downhill
  • Alpine World Ski Championships 1987 in Crans -Montana: 5th place in the downhill

World Cup

  • 3rd place in the downhill World Cup: 1986, 1987
  • 4th place in the downhill World Cup: 1985
  • 5th place in the downhill World Cup: 1983

6 World Cup victories (5x departure, 1x Super -G)

Others

  • 4 Canadian Champion title (leaving in 1980, 1985 and 1989 Super -G 1984)
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