Canadian multi-sport Olympian Georgia Simmerling retires from competitive skiing

Georgia Simmerling has been described as one of the grittiest and most talented Canadian Olympians. The West Vancouver, B.C., native donned the Maple Leaf at both the Summer and Winter Games, and at the age of 29, became the only Canadian athlete to compete in three different Olympics in as many different sports. But after 11 […]

Canada's Georgia Simmerling undergoes surgery after breaking both legs in crash

Canada’s Georgia Simmerling underwent surgery in Calgary, Alta., after breaking both legs in a ski cross World Cup event on Saturday at Nakiska.  In the women’s semifinal, the West Vancouver, B.C., native took flight over the second-last feature and landed roughly, which resulted in a tibia and fibula fracture to her left leg and a tibia plateau fracture to […]

Georgia Simmerling reaches ski cross podium for 1st time this season

Georgia Simmerling stepped onto the podium for the first time this season with a silver-medal performance at the World Cup stage in Innichen, Italy, on Thursday. Heidi Zacher of Germany was the winner of the ski cross big final, followed by Simmerling and Sweden’s Sandra Naeslund.  The West Vancouver, B.C. native earned a silver medal at […]