George Grey (skier)
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George Grey is a Canadian cross-country skier
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Grey made his World Cup
debut in 2001, with his best finish coming in early 2009, when he teamed with Alex Harvey
to win a bronze medal in the team sprint. His best individual performance thus far is 16th place, which he achieved at Canmore
in 2005 and at Davos
in 2008. He also had a ninth place finish in the prologue of the 2008-09 Tour de Ski.
Grey had a pair of top 10 finishes at the 2009 Nordic World Ski Championships, ending up fifth in the 4 x 10 kilometre relay and ninth in the team sprint.
Competing in two Winter Olympics, Grey earned his best finish of seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay at Vancouver
in 2010
and had his best individual finish of eighth in the 30 km mixed pursuit at those same games.
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
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Grey made his World Cup
FIS Cross-Country World Cup
The FIS Cross-Country World Cup is an annual cross-country skiing competition, arranged by the International Ski Federation since 1981. The competition was arranged unofficially between 1973 and 1981, although it received provisional recognition on the 31...
debut in 2001, with his best finish coming in early 2009, when he teamed with Alex Harvey
Alex Harvey (skier)
Alex Harvey is a Canadian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. Harvey is also a member of the Quebec National Cycling Team.-Athletic career:...
to win a bronze medal in the team sprint. His best individual performance thus far is 16th place, which he achieved at Canmore
Canmore, Alberta
Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of the City of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rockies. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of...
in 2005 and at Davos
Davos
Davos is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 11,248 . Davos is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range...
in 2008. He also had a ninth place finish in the prologue of the 2008-09 Tour de Ski.
Grey had a pair of top 10 finishes at the 2009 Nordic World Ski Championships, ending up fifth in the 4 x 10 kilometre relay and ninth in the team sprint.
Competing in two Winter Olympics, Grey earned his best finish of seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay at Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
in 2010
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
and had his best individual finish of eighth in the 30 km mixed pursuit at those same games.