Laurie Graham

For the author of the same name, see Laurie Graham (novelist).

Laurie Graham, CM (born March 30, 1960[1] in Orangeville, Ontario) 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] and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Laurie Graham". Canadian Ski Hall of Fame. http://www.skimuseum.ca/biodata.php?lang=en&id=136. Retrieved 2010-07-02. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Laurie Graham". Canada Sports Hall of Fame. http://www.sportshall.ca/accessible/hm_profile.php?i=206. Retrieved 2010-07-02. 
  3. ^ "Order of Canada-Laurie J. Graham-Flynn, C.M.". Governor General of Canada. http://archive.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2476. Retrieved 2010-07-02.