Nancy’s Bio
Nancy Greene
Nancy Greene is one of the best known names in Canadian skiing. Her success at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France made a lasting impression on Canadian skiers and non-skiers alike, and Nancy has stayed in the public eye ever since.
- Canadian National Ski Team – 1959 to 1968
- World Championship Teams – 1962 & 1966
- Canadian Olympic Teams – 1960, 1964, 1968
- 17 Canadian Ski Championship titles
- 3 U.S. Ski Championship titles
- 13 World Cup victories in 1967 & 1968, the most by a Canadian
- 1967 – Overall World Cup Champion
- 1968 – Overall World Cup Champion
- 1968 – Olympic Champion – Giant Slalom
- 1968 – Olympic Silver Medallist – Slalom
- 1968 – F.I.S. Alpine Combined Champion
- 1968 – Officer of the Order of Canada
- 1968 – Order of the Dogwood, (BC’s highest award at the time)
- 1967 & 1968 – Canadian ‘Athlete of the Year’
- 1967 – Amateur Athletic Union ‘Female Athlete of the Year’
- 1968 – B’nai B’rith ‘Woman of the Year’
- 1988 – B.C. ‘Ambassador of Tourism’
- 1991 – Whistler’s ‘Citizen of the Year’ (with husband Al)
- 1999 – Hon. Doctorate of Laws, University College of the Cariboo
- 1999 – Canadian Female Athlete of the Century
- 1999 – HALVA International Skiing Award
- 2002 – Hon. Doctorate of Laws, Royal Roads University
- 2004 – Hon. Doctorate of Laws, Simon Fraser University
- 2004: Order of British Columbia
Member:
Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
B.C. Sports Hall of Fame
Canadian Ski Hall of Fame
U.S. Ski Hall of Fame
1968 Federal Task Force on Sport
Honourary Chairman, Nancy Greene Ski League
Post Competition Career:
Promotional Contracts: Rossignol, Mars Canada, General Motors, BC Tel
Director of Skiing, Blackcomb Mountain: 1980-1982
Owner, Nancy Greene’s Olympic Lodge, Whistler: 1985 – 1989
Developer: Nancy Greene’s Cahilty Lodge, Sun Peaks: 1995
Director of Skiing, Sun Peaks Resort: 1995 – 2022
Served in the Senate of Canada: 2009 – 2018
Ambassador, Tourism Sun Peaks: 2022 – present
Born:
Ottawa, Canada – May 11, 1943
Hometown:
Rossland, British Columbia
Ski Club:
Red Mountain Ski Club
Family:
Married – Alan E. Raine, 1969
Twin Sons – Charley & Willy, Born 1970
Residence:
Sun Peaks Resort – British Columbia, Canada
Public Speaking:
National Speakers Bureau
Special Representative:
Rossignol Ski Products
General Motors of Canada (Pontiac GMC Cup)
A Short Biography
Nancy Greene is one of the best known names in Canadian skiing. Her success at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France made a lasting impression on Canadian skiers and non-skiers alike, and Nancy has stayed in the public eye ever since…
Gold Medal Run
Nancy Greene Streaks to Gold Medal Victory in Giant Slalom
Thursday, February 15, 1968