Valerie Grenier, of Canada, competes during a women's World Cup giant slalom skiing race Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Killington, Vt. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Robert F. Bukaty
KILLINGTON, Vt. – Valerie Grenier of St. Isidore, Ont., raced to fifth on Saturday at the FIS Ski World Cup women’s giant slalom in Killington, Vt.
Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami won with a total time of one minute 53.05 seconds.
New Zealand’s Alice Robinson (1:53.67) earned silver and Mikaela Shiffrin (1:53.86) of the United States took bronze.
It was Grenier’s fourth consecutive top seven finish dating back to last season.
She is now 12th in the overall standings, one point ahead of Toronto’s Ali Nullmeyer.
Grenier stood seventh after her first run and delivered a solid second run to move up to fifth in 1:54.49.
That gave her a seventh career top five and best-ever result at the Killington course.
Britt Richardson of Canmore, Alta., in her 12th World Cup start, finished 22nd, tying her career best and also producing her second top 25 in two races this season.
Cassidy Gray of Panorama, B.C., finished 35th in the first run, while Sarah Bennett of Stoneham, Que., was 55th, both missed qualifying for the second run.
Calgary’s Claire Timmerman made her World Cup debut and didn’t finish the first run.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 25, 2023.
