KILLINGTON, Vt. — Valerie Grenier of St. Isidore, Ont., raced to fifth on Saturday at the FIS Ski World Cup women’s giant slalom in Killington, Vt.
Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami won with a total time of one minute 53.05 seconds. New Zealand's Alice Robinson (1:53.67) earned silver and Mikaela Shiffrin (1:53.86) of the United States took bronze.
It was Grenier’s fourth consecutive top seven finish dating back to last season.
She is now 12th in the overall standings, one point ahead of Toronto's Ali Nullmeyer.
Grenier stood seventh after her first run and delivered a solid second run to move up to fifth in 1:54.49. That gave her a seventh career top five and best-ever result at the Killington course.
"The snow was great today and I feel good about with a fifth place," said Grenier. "I was a little too passive on the first run and then made a couple of mistakes on the second run.
"I know that I could’ve done more and knew that it probably was not going to be enough for a podium when I crossed the finish but happy with a top five."
Britt Richardson of Canmore, Alta., in her 12th World Cup start, finished 22nd, tying her career best and also producing her second top 25 in two races this season.
Cassidy Gray of Panorama, B.C., finished 35th in the first run, while Sarah Bennett of Stoneham, Que., was 55th, both missed qualifying for the second run.
Calgary's Claire Timmerman made her World Cup debut and didn’t finish the first run.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 25, 2023.
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