Canada’s Grenier wins World Cup giant slalom in final race of season

By Canadian Press on March 25, 2026.

LILLEHAMMER — Canadian skier Valérie Grenier closed the World Cup alpine season with a victory in women’s giant slalom on Wednesday.

The 29-year-old from St-Isidore, Ont., posted a combined time of two minutes 16.79 seconds to stand atop the podium in the final race of the campaign.

Norway’s Mina Fuerst Holtmann finished second, 0.43 seconds back, while Austria’s Julia Scheib was third at 0.57.

Grenier led after the opening run and held her edge in the second to secure the win.

American star Mikaela Shiffrin, meanwhile, secured a record-tying sixth overall World Cup title after finishing 11th in the race. Germany’s Emma Aicher, who needed a win to have a chance at the title, placed 12th.

Shiffrin finished the season with 1,410 points, 87 ahead of Aicher, matching Austrian great Annemarie Moser-Pröll for the most overall titles in women’s World Cup history.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 25, 2026.

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