{
  "id": 15659988,
  "title": "Canadian skier Grenier injured in training ahead of World Cup season opener",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/canadian-skier-grenier-injured-in-training-ahead-of-world-cup-season",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-19T21:57:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/uncategorized/2026/10/19/canadian-skier-grenier-injured-in-training-ahead-of-world-cup-season-opener"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Canadian alpine skier Valérie Grenier suffered a knee injury during training ahead of the World Cup season opener. She will need surgery to address the issue. Grenier, 29, from St. Isidore, Ont., is a three-time Olympian with six career World Cup medals, including three golds in giant slalom. Her most recent World Cup victory was on March 25 in Hafjell, Norway. She also secured consecutive victories at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, in 2023 and 2024. Grenier shared a photo of herself using crutches on Instagram, stating she was injured two days ago during training for the upcoming World Cup opener in Soelden, Austria. She expects to learn the full extent of her injury after undergoing surgery on Friday.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Canadian skier Valérie Grenier injured knee in training",
    "Grenier, 29, from St. Isidore, Ont., three-time Olympian",
    "Surgery expected after injury on Friday"
  ],
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}