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The Nancy Greene Ski League is a national program that exposes young skiers between the ages of 7-14 to ski training and racing programs. Nancy Greene was Canada’s Olympic champion in 1968 and she remains a very active supporter of ski racing, especially entry-level programs for young skiers.
Get the name of a ski club in your area from the provincial organisation. You must join a ski club to be in the NGSL. The Nancy Greene Ski League is the grass roots program of Alpine Canada Alpin, operated by the provincial associations and the many affiliated ski clubs across the country.
Nancy Green Ski League / U12 Race Series. The Nancy Greene Ski League is a national program, inaugurated shortly after Nancy Greene Raine’s Gold Medal win at the 1968 Grenoble Olympic Winter Games. Since then, the program has been successful in introducing thousands of children to alpine skiing.
Nancy is the Honorary Chairman of the Nancy Greene Ski League, Canada's popular grass roots program for alpine skiing. Their son Willy raced with the National Ski Team and competed in the Albertville Olympics, and later lead the Alpine Canada ski cross program to Olympic success, coaching and mentoring four Olympic champions.
The Nancy Greene program is aimed at providing athletes aged 6 to 11 the ‘FUNdamentals’ of skiing with the goal of exposing young skiers to ski training and racing programs. The goal is to foster a love of the sport while enabling athletes to develop the skills to become competitive racers.
Nancy Greene was Canada's top ski racer through the 1960's, winning gold and silver medals at the 1968 Grenoble Olympics and overall World Cup titles in 1967 and 68. Her total of 13 World Cup victories is still a Canadian record. She won 17 Canadian Championship titles in all disciplines.
The Nancy Greene Ski League is a grassroots program for ski racing and has been fundamental to the development of many of Canada’s best skiers including current team members Brady Leman (Ski Cross), Marielle Thompson (Ski Cross) and Ben Thomsen (Alpine).
