Thomas Grandi
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Thomas Grandi (born December 27, 1972 in Bolzano, Italy) is a Canadian alpine skier. He specializes in slalom skiing.
Grandi started in the Alpine Skiing World Cup in the 1992-93 season. His first top ten finish in the World Cup came in December 1996 where he finished in 10th position in the Giant Slalom at Alta Badia in Italy. In the 1997-98 World Cup season, he had his first top three finish when he finished in third place at a Giant Slalom race in Park City.
Grandi's first wins in the World Cup both came in December 2004. He won the Giant Slalom at Alta Badia on December 19, and two days later, he won another Giant Slalom at Flachau in Austria. The victory at Alta Badia made Grandi the first Canadian to win a World Cup technical race.
He participated at the 2002 Winter Olympics, finishing 12th place in the Giant Slalom and 16th place in the slalom. He also participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics. After Italian slalom sensation, Rocco fell, he threw his support behind Thomas Grandi.
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