Famous Canadian Skiers

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Erik Guay
(Canadian Former Alpine Ski Racer)
Erik Guay
3
Birthdate: August 5, 1981
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 2 
Steve Podborski
(Canadian Former Alpine Skier)
Steve Podborski
3
Birthdate: July 25, 1957
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 3 
Ken Read
(Canadian Alpinist With a 10-Year International Career Who Has Won Five World Cup Races)
Ken Read
3
Birthdate: November 6, 1955
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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 4 
Shane McConkey
(Canadian Professional Skier and BASE Jumper)
Shane McConkey
0
Birthdate: December 30, 1969
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia
Died: March 26, 2009
 5 
Sarah Burke
(Canadian Freestyle Skier)
Sarah Burke
0
Birthdate: September 3, 1982
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Died: January 19, 2012
 6 
JP Auclair
(Canadian Freestyle Skier)
JP Auclair
1
Birthdate: August 22, 1977
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Canada
Died: September 29, 2014
 7 
Brigitte Acton
(Canadian Alpine Skier)
Brigitte Acton
4
Birthdate: November 30, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 8 
Lauren Woolstencroft
(Canadian Alpine Skier)
Lauren Woolstencroft
4
Birthdate: November 24, 1981
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Calgary, Canada
 9 
Nancy Greene Raine
(Canadian Former Senator and Alpine Skier)
Nancy Greene Raine
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Birthdate: May 11, 1943
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ottawa, Canada
 10 
Todd Brooker
(Former Canadian Alpine Ski Racer)
Todd Brooker
2
Birthdate: November 24, 1959
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
 11 
Karen Percy
(Canadian Former Alpine Skier)
Karen Percy
2
Birthdate: October 10, 1966
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Banff, Alberta, Canada
 12 
Kelly VanderBeek
(Canadian Retired Alpine Skier)
Kelly VanderBeek
3
Birthdate: January 21, 1983
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kapuskasing, Canada
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 13 
Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda
(Eritrean-Canadian Alpine Skier and Ski Cross Athlete)
Shannon-Ogbnai Abeda
3
Birthdate: May 15, 1996
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 14 
Allison Forsyth
(Canadian Former Alpine Skier)
Allison Forsyth
2
Birthdate: October 14, 1978
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Nanaimo, Canada
 15 
Marie-Michèle Gagnon
(Canadian Alpine Ski Racer)
Marie-Michèle Gagnon
2
Birthdate: April 25, 1989
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lévis, Quebec, Canada
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 16 
Alex Deans
(Canadian-British Inventor Who Created the 'iAid', a Navigation Device for the Blind and Alpine Skier)
Alex Deans
3
Birthdate: May 1, 1997
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 17 
Manuel Osborne-Paradis
(Canadian Former World Cup Alpine Ski Racer)
Manuel Osborne-Paradis
2
Birthdate: February 8, 1984
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: North Vancouver, Canada
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 18 
Kerrin Lee-Gartner
(Canadian Former Alpine Ski Racer and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Kerrin Lee-Gartner
2
Birthdate: September 21, 1966
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Trail, British Columbia, Canada
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 19 
Dave Murray
(Canadian Alpine Ski Racer)
Dave Murray
2
Birthdate: September 9, 1953
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada
Died: October 23, 1990
 20 
Laurie Graham
(Former Canadian Downhill Skier)
Laurie Graham
2
Birthdate: March 30, 1960
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Inglewood, Ontario, Canada
 21 
Wayne Wong
(Canadian Freestyle Skier)
Wayne Wong
0
Birthdate: October 17, 1950
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada
 22 
Dave Irwin
(Former Canadian Alpine Ski Racer)
Dave Irwin
2
Birthdate: July 12, 1954
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
 23 
Jim Hunter
(Canadian Former Alpine Ski Racer)
Jim Hunter
2
Birthdate: May 30, 1953
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
 24 
Connor O'Brien
(Canadian Alpine Skier, Businessman, and Investor)
Connor O'Brien
1
Birthdate: February 4, 1961
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Canada
 25 
Candace Crawford
(Canadian Alpine Skier)
Candace Crawford
2
Birthdate: March 11, 1994
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 26 
Brittany Phelan
(Canadian Alpine Skier)
Brittany Phelan
2
Birthdate: September 24, 1991
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 27 
Larisa Yurkiw
(Canadian Retired Alpine Ski Racer)
Larisa Yurkiw
2
Birthdate: March 30, 1988
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Owen Sound, Canada
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 28 
Kathy Kreiner
(Canadian Former World Cup Alpine Ski Racer and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Kathy Kreiner
1
Birthdate: May 4, 1957
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 29 
Anne Heggtveit
(Canadian Former Alpine Ski Racer)
Anne Heggtveit
1
Birthdate: January 11, 1939
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 30 
Rhoda Wurtele
(Canadian Skier Who Pioneered Women's Skiing in Canada with Her Twin, Rhona Wurtele)
Rhoda Wurtele
1
Birthdate: January 21, 1922
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: St. Lambert, Quebec, Canada

Rhoda Wurtele teamed up with her identical twin, Rhona Wurtele, to form a pioneering women’s skiing duo of Canada. The sisters formed the 1948 Canadian Olympic women’s alpine team. Rhoda later worked as a manager and assistant coach of the Canadian women’s team. She was named to the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.

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Tracy Schmitt
(Athlete and Motivational Speaker)
Tracy Schmitt
1
Birthdate: 1969 AD
Birthplace: Unknown

Tracy Schmitt is a Canadian motivational speaker and athlete. A quadruple amputee, Schmitt is best known for competing at the Ontario Parasport Games where she won a bronze medal in the alpine downhill para-skiing event. In 2017, she was honored with the Ontario Premier Award. In 2019, Tracy Schmitt was made an inductee of the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame.

 32 
Rhona Wurtele
(Skiing Pioneer and Champion)
Rhona Wurtele
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Birthdate: January 21, 1922
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: St. Lambert, Quebec, Canada
Died: January 17, 2020

Rhona Wurtele was a Canadian skiing pioneer and champion. Alongside her identical twin Rhoda, Rhona represented Canada at the 1948 Olympics, where the twins made up the entire Women's Alpine team for their country. Rhoda and Rhona were inducted into the American Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame in 1969 and 1982 respectively.

 33 
Mikayla Martin
(Canadian Alpine Skiing and Ski Cross Athlete)
Mikayla Martin
1
Birthdate: January 8, 1997
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Squamish, British Columbia
Died: October 1, 2019
 34 
Stacy Kohut
(Canadian Paralympic Skier)
Stacy Kohut
1
Birthdate: October 15, 1970
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
 35 
Lucile Wheeler
(Former Canadian Alpine Ski Racer)
Lucile Wheeler
1
Birthdate: January 14, 1935
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Sainte-Jovite, Quebec, Canada
 36 
Emily Brydon
(Canadian Former Alpine Skier)
Emily Brydon
2
Birthdate: April 21, 1980
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Fernie, Canada
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 37 
Lois Butler
(Canadian Alpine Skier)
Lois Butler
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Birthdate: November 3, 1897
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Died: August 17, 1970
 38 
Betsy Clifford
(Canadian Retired Alpine Skier)
Betsy Clifford
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Birthdate: October 15, 1953
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
 39 
Kate Pace
(Canadian Retired Alpine Skier)
Kate Pace
1
Birthdate: February 13, 1969
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: North Bay, Canada
 40 
Mélanie Turgeon
(Canadian Alpine Skier)
Mélanie Turgeon
2
Birthdate: October 21, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Alma, Québec, Canada
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 41 
Eric Pehota
(Canadian Alpine Skier and Mountaineer)
Eric Pehota
0
Birthdate: November 17, 1964
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Canada