Kananaskis Valley (AB), Canada – Britt Janyk, of Whistler, British Columbia, won the 13th GMC Canadian ski racing championship of her career in Saturday’s women’s giant slalom, picking up her second title of the 2010 event at Nakiska Ski Area west of Calgary, Alberta.nThe 29-year-old Janyk, who trails only Nancy Greene in terms of Canada’s national alpine ski racing titles, finished Saturday’s race in a two-run combined time of 1:58.68.
“I am just going to keep trying,” Janyk said with a laugh when asked if she could catch Greene’s Canadian record. Greene won 17 titles between 1962 and 1968, during a time in which there was no super G title available.
Janyk was crowned the 2010 GMC Canadian downhill champion on Monday. This is the fifth GS title of her career, the most for her of any discipline.
“I am just enjoying competing. We have some great skiers in Canada and this week has been a lot of fun,” Janyk said. “GS is an event that I am trying to get some good results in. I am trying to get in there in order to start World Cups in the top 30 in GS and this will definitely help.”
First-run leader Marie-Pier Préfontaine (Saint-Sauveur, Quebec) ended up in second place in a time of 1:59.10. Shona Rubens (Canmore, Alberta) was 0.07 seconds behind Préfontaine’s time in third.