GMC Cup:
Engineered For Success
The multi-discipline races that make up the GMC Cup series are packed with excitement and command both athletic excellence and determination. The series challenges the country's most promising skiers to hone their skills through intense national competition on the competitive ski racing scene. Many former Cup winners and competitors have gone on to become members of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team and make their mark on the International World Cup circuit.
History
In 1969, fresh from her 1968 Olympic Winter Games triumph, Nancy Greene worked with the Canadian Ski Association (now Alpine Canada Alpin) and General Motors of Canada to create the GMC Cup. Since then, it has been Canada's top developmental race series for up-and-coming ski racers and has produced many well-known champions including Laurie Graham, Ken Read, Steve Podborski, Todd Brooker, Liisa Savijarvi and Gerry Sorenson.
Canada's Proud Alpine Ski Racing Tradition
Canada's proud alpine Ski racing tradition began over 50 years ago, when Lucile Wheeler won a bronze medal in the downhill at the 1956 Olympic Winter Games. Since then, Canadians have reached the alpine skiing podium at the Olympic Games and World Championships 63 times, including winning numerous World Cup titles.
These titles and medals have come from the determination and skill of athletes like Nancy Greene, the Crazy Canucks ("Jungle" Jim Hunter, Dave Irwin, Ken Read, Dave Murray and Steve Podborski), Karen Percy, Kerrin Lee-Gartner and Edi Podivinsky to name a few. Former Crazy Canuck Ken Read, previous President of Alberta Alpine, knows what it takes to produce winners.
