Valerie
Grenier

Nationality: Canada
Hometown: St. Isidore, Ontario, Canada
Height: 169 cm
Born: 30 October 1996
Turned pro: 2014

Equipment

2 entries · 2 categories

Skis

Rossignol

FIS race-stock World Cup giant slalom ski from Rossignol's Hero Athlete race line; Line Control Technology (LCT) power-rail construction

Giant Slalom

Reference

Boots

Rossignol

Hero World Cup

Elite-level 92mm-last plug-shell World Cup race boot line, multiple race-flex options

Reference

Setup verified 9 July 2026

Sources

About

Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer who started in all disciplines and specialized in giant slalom and super-G, with occasional downhill starts, born 30 October 1996 in Ottawa (from St. Isidore, Ontario); races for Mont-Tremblant/ACA. Won gold in downhill and silver in super-G at the 2016 Junior World Championships. Made her World Cup debut on 7 December 2014. Earned her first World Cup podium and win in giant slalom at Kranjska Gora on 7 January 2023 - the first World Cup GS win by a Canadian in 49 years, since Kathy Kreiner in 1974 - then defended the Kranjska Gora GS title again on 6 January 2024. Also podiumed in a downhill at Cortina d'Ampezzo (3rd, 26 January 2024), where she suffered a severe crash that required surgery for a fractured humerus, torn ACL, partially torn MCL and torn meniscus. Returned to World Cup racing in November 2024, took 3rd in the giant slalom at Tremblant on home snow in December 2025, and won the giant slalom at the World Cup Finals in Hafjell (Lillehammer, Norway) on 25 March 2026 - her third career World Cup win and sixth podium (five in GS) - finishing 7th in the 2025-26 GS standings. Has competed at three Winter Olympics (2018, 2022, 2026) and six World Championships (2015-2025).

FIS Code 107613. 3 World Cup wins (all GS: Kranjska Gora 7 Jan 2023 and 6 Jan 2024, Hafjell/Lillehammer 25 Mar 2026) and 6 podiums (5 GS, 1 DH), including a bronze in giant slalom at Tremblant on 6 Dec 2025. 3 Olympic appearances (2018, 2022, 2026), no Olympic medals. 6 World Championship appearances (2015-2025), 1 medal. Missed most of 2019-20 through injury and suffered a severe crash (fractured humerus, torn ACL/MCL/meniscus) after her Cortina downhill podium in January 2024, returning to World Cup racing in November 2024.