Nancy Greene

Athlete — Olympic alpine skiing, 2x 1968 medalist, Whistler Blackcomb

Born

1943

Birthplace

OTTAWA, ONTARIO

Citizenships

Canadianness Score

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5.0/ 5

Weighted across 2 scored criteria

Designation

Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁

Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.

Scorecard

Path A — born on Canadian soil

I. Origin

Born on Canadian soil

OTTAWA, ONTARIO

Canadian parentage

Both parents Canadian

Citizenship on record

Automatic by birth

II. Residency

Formative years spent in Canada

Raised — Ontario

Lived in Canada by choice

Residency on record as an adult

Worked or filmed in Canada

Credits filed north of the 49th

III. Cultural evidence — not scored

Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.

Publicly claims to be Canadian

Says so, out loud

Canada claims them back

Claimed, enthusiastically

Fun fact

Named Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th Century, with a provincial park, a lake, and a mountain pass in BC all named in her honour.

The verdict

Born in Ottawa and raised on the slopes, Nancy Greene became Canada's alpine skiing icon — a dual Olympic medalist, a Senator, and the namesake of a provincial park, a lake, and a mountain pass in BC. Born, raised, five points, and there's genuinely only one Nancy Greene worth talking about.

Adjudicated by

The Standings Committee

Status

Final — appealable