Canada's Valerie Grenier, centre, winner of an alpine ski, women's giant slalom race, celebrates with second-placed Norway's Mina Fuerst Holtmann, left, and third-placed Austria's Julia Scheib, at the Lillehammer World Cup Finals, in Hafjell, Norway, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

By The Canadian Press

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

Mar 25, 2026 | 5:56 AM

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


It was Grenier’s second podium of the season after a bronze in giant slalom at the December stop in Mont-Tremblant, Que.

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It was her third career World Cup victory, with her first two coming at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, in 2023 and 2024.

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 crown, 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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