Cassidy Gray

Cassidy Gray (born 25 January 2001) is a Canadian alpine skier.[1][2]

Cassidy Gray
Personal information
Born (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001
Invermere, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
Country Canada
SportAlpine skiing
Medal record
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 PanoramaTeam parallel

Career

Gray has been part of the national team since 2021.[1]

Gray made her World Cup debut in January 2021 with a 26th-place finish in the giant slalom event at the Kranjska Gora stop.[3] At Gray's first World Championships in 2021, Gray finished in 23rd in the giant slalom event.[4]

Gray designed a helmet with a Shuswap artist to honour first nations people while racing.[5]

On January 21, 2022, Gray was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[6][7][8]

References

  1. "Cassidy Gray". alpinecanada.org. Alpine Canada. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. "Cassidy Gray". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. "B.C.'s Cassidy Gray earns points for giant slalom effort in her World Cup debut". cbc.ca. CBC Sports. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. "Cassidy Gray Makes Her Mark at Her First World Championships Finishing in 23rd". alpinecanada.org. Alpine Canada. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. Chidley-Hill, John (19 January 2022). "Canadian skier honours First Nations with helmet designed by Shuswap artist". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  6. Nichols, Paula (21 January 2022). "13 alpine skiers and eight ski cross racers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  7. "21 Alpine Skiing and Ski Cross Athletes Nominated to Compete at Beijing 2022". alpinecanada.org. Alpine Canada. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  8. Spyker, Josiah (28 January 2022). "Three Invermere skiers competing in Olympics". My East Kootenay Now. Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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