Valérie Grenier took provisional sixth position at the end of the first round at the Tremblant World Cup on Saturday.
The Ontarian who grew up on the slopes of Tremblant had some pitfalls at the start of the course, slowing her down. However, she recovered well at the bottom of the track to cross the finish line in 1:07.27. She is in sixth position at the end of the first round.
The Italian Frederica Brignone, the Swede Sara Hector and the Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami took first, second and third position respectively.
The two biggest surprises of this round were Canadians Britt Richardson and Cassidy Gray, who were able to shrug off the poor conditions by taking provisional 10th and 24th positions.
Three Quebecers completed the Canadian delegation. Sarah Bennett fell in the second sector when she caught her spatulas in a door.
Justine Clément (1:11.68) finished 51st and Justine Lamontagne (1:12.73) closed the field in 54th.
