Grant Rutherglen

Grant was born in Rossland and began skiing at an early age and soon became an elite ski racer.  He won many medals in regional, provincial, and national events, culminating with winning the National Ski Championship in 1973 for the Pontiac Cup series.  From 1968 to 1973, Grant was a member of the Canadian National Ski Team.

In 1976, Grant began working as an alpine ski racing coach at Red Mountain.  By 1981, under his tutelage, nine members of the Red Mountain Racers went on to compete for Canada at many World Cup ski events and Olympics.

He has been a member of the Canadian Ski Coaches Federation for 39 years and was recently nominated for induction into the CSCF's Hall of Fame.  From 1982 to 1988, Grant coached disabled skiers through the Canadian Association of Disabled Skiers in Switzerland, Austria, and Sweden.  In 1984, he was a Canadian coach at the Disabled Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria and at the National Championships in Kimberley.  In 1982 and 1986, he was a ski coach at the World Championships and the National Championships.  In 1988, he was a Canadian coach at the Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

Grant has dedicated thousands of hours to coaching and training young skiers to excel at the world and national levels and is very deserving to be recognized on the Home of Champions Monument.