Canada goes Greene with Nancy’s dominant Olympic performance.
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After a silver medal earlier in the 1968 Grenoble Olympics Greene was still dissatisfied and was a heavy favourite in the giant slalom and determined to win Olympic gold. To distract from her race day nerves, her coaches took her out for a snack and chat about ski politics, arriving at the start hut with minutes to spare. With technical precision, Greene executed an impeccable run, winning by a massive 2.64 seconds, in what was the largest margin of victory in the history of the event. As Olympic and World Champion, Greene went on to win every race for the next month in all disciplines and won her second World Cup title. She was greeted by more than 100,000 fans dressed in green in Vancouver when she finally arrived home. Greene was named Canada’s Female Athlete of the 20th Century.