Canadian ski legend Greene Raine undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer
Sen. Nancy Greene Raine, Canada’s most decorated ski racer, is undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer.
Sun Peaks Resort, where Greene Raine is the director of skiing, said she was scheduled to have her thyroid removed Thursday in Kelowna, B.C. A news release said additional treatment will begin within four or five weeks to manage the suspected spread of cancer cells.
Nicknamed “Tiger” because of her speed and aggressive turns, Greene Raine dominated women’s skiing for two years. She won Olympic gold and silver in 1968 as well as overall World Cup titles in 1967 and 1968.
She was voted Canada’s female athlete of the 20th century in a countrywide poll conducted by The Canadian Press in 1999.