Cory earned a Bronze Medal in Giant Slalom in the top division of the Advanced Group today at Marmot Basin near Jasper, Alberta in Special Olympics' National Winter Games.
After a little slip in his first run, he was in fourth position but nailed a great 2nd run, improved his time by 2 seconds, and jumped ahead onto a spot on the podium.
The current World Champion from Quebec grabbed the gold medal - as we expected - and another excellent ski racer from Ontario took the silver. Tomorrow is the Super G, then slalom in the afternoon, so we'll update again tomorrow night.
The story of a 35-year-old man with autism and a passion for ski racing, and his dream-come-true of representing Canada at Special Olympics World Winter Games. In 2020, Cory qualified for Team Canada and was due to compete at the World Winter Games in Russia in January 2023. Those Games were cancelled. Cory then had to restart the 3 year qualification process which culminated at the 2024 National Winter Games where Cory qualified for the next World Winter Games in Italy in 2025.
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Way to go Cory!
Congratulations on your first medal!
From Debbie & Diane
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