Greene didn't begin serious racing until she
was 14-years-old. The programme visits her hometown of Rossland,
British Columbia, a mining community where she first strapped
on a pair of wooden skis. We see old family photographs and
clipping from her private scrap book tracing her career. By
the mid ‘60s, Greene’s aggressive style had propelled
her to the top of the young Canadian team.
Built around the gripping story of her 1968 victory, the
biography includes dramatic footage from the Olympic Games
as well as interviews with fellow teammates and with Greene
who talks about her determination to win the giant slalom.
Greene has won 13 World Cup victories, more than any other
Canadian. One of the first people to channel her athletic
successes into commercial success, she became a familiar face
on commercials for Mars Bars and Pontiac. As ambassador for
Whistler, B.C., she turned a sleepy town into one of the world’s
most popular skiing destinations.
Greene, her husband Al Raine (former director of Canada’s
National Ski Team) and their two sons Willy and Charley talk
about their love of skiing and their latest project. Developed
with Japanese partners, it's a new ski area called Sun Peaks
in a remote part of the B.C. interior.
The camera follows Greene as she skis and at the National
Ski Team Benefit Golf Tournament in Calgary. Canadian skiers
Ken Read and Karen Lee-Gartner talk about how Greene inspired
them.
Original Air Date - December 13, 1996
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Greene's Official Web site
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Green's Cahilty Lodge
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Greene (Women in Canadian Sport)
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Greene (International Olympic Committee)
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