George Grey (skier)

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George Grey
GREY George Tour de Ski 2010.jpg
George Grey in 2010
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1979-07-22) 22 July 1979 (age 43)
Sidcup, England, United Kingdom
Ski clubBlackjack SC
World Cup career
Seasons10 – (2001, 20032011)
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts100
Team starts15
Overall titles0 – (85th in 2009)
Discipline titles0

George Grey (born July 22, 1979, in Sidcup, England) is a Canadian cross-country skier. [1] [2]

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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. [3]

Grey had a pair of top 10 finishes at the 2009 Nordic World Ski Championships, ending up fifth in the 4 × 10 km relay and ninth in the team sprint.

Competing in two Winter Olympics, Grey earned his best finish of seventh in the 4 × 10 km relay at Vancouver in 2010 and had his best individual finish of eighth in the 30 km pursuit at those same games.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [3]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2006 26 31 25 44 11 11
2010 30 29 8 18 7

World Championships

 Year  Age  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  50 km  Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2003 23396215
2005 25 32 DNS 19 13 6
2007 27 70 25 11
2009 29 21 5 9
2011 31 57 46 12

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
2001 21NCNC
2003 23NCNC
2004 24NCNCNC
2005 25NCNCNC
2006 261138369
2007 2714392NC43
2008 2810260NC
2009 298553NCDNF37
2010 3012074NCDNF
2011 31NCNCNCDNF

Team podiums

  • 1 podium – (1 TS)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
1 2008–09 18 January 2009 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whistler, Canada6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rd Harvey

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References

  1. "George Grey Biography and Statistics". Olympics at Sportsreference.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  2. "George Grey Biography". georgegrey.ca. Retrieved 22 September 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 "Athlete : GREY George". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2023.