Alpine Canada is pleased to announce the 2024 Canadian Ski Racing Award (CSRA) winners. The awards recognize accomplishments and contributions, made on and off the snow, by members of Canada’s ski racing community.

Nominated by Provincial and Territorial Sports Organizations (PTSOs) and Ski Clubs across Canada the awards celebrate those who make a difference in our sport.

"It’s never easy to choose winners amongst all the champions but the CSRA Selection Committee was so pleased with the quality of the nominations and the background stories and data to support each one,” said Nigel Cooper, committee chair and East representative.

The committee is made up of Cooper, Lauren Woolstencroft, alumni and para-alpine representative, Max Gartner, coach representative, Louis-Pierre Hélie, alumni representative.

 “Lauren, Max, LP and I are so proud of this group named in 2024 and can’t wait to see what everyone will do in 2025!” added Cooper. “Congrats to all the nominees and especially the winners.”

• Alpine Athlete of the Year

  Valérie Grenier

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  Cameron Alexander

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• Ski Cross Athlete of the Year

  Marielle Thompson

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  Reece Howden

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• Para-Alpine Athlete of the Year

  Frédérique Turgeon

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  Alexis Guimond

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• Minogue Award of Excellence

  Britt Richardson

   The Minogue Award recognizes one emerging ACA athlete who demonstrates excellence in all aspects of their current athletic year. All athletes with three years or less as a member of the National or NextGen Team, are eligible candidates. The winner of the Minogue Award of Excellence receives a bursary of $10,000.

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• Coach of the Year - National Teams

  Kya Fairley 

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  Victor Dockal

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• Coach of the Year - Provincial Teams

  Claudel Mey-Plouffe

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  Yves Payer

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• Coach of the Year - Domestic Programs

  Sarah Byrne

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  Luke Patterson

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• Volunteer of the Year

  Caroline Pageau

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• Nancy Greene Builder Award

  Helmut Spiegl

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• Sam Ousher Switzer Charitable Foundation

  Jared Schmidt

  Thanks to the generous support of the Sam Ousher Switzer Charitable Foundation; the Foundation’s goal is to improve the quality of lives of Calgarians and Albertans, in this case through access to advanced education. The recipient of the award receives $5,000 to help cover tuition costs.

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