Grandi wins World Cup giant slalom

December 19, 2004
Source: Yahoo!
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Thomas Grandi won a giant slalom at Alta Badia, Italy, on Sunday for his first World Cup victory in his 12 seasons on the circuit. Grandi holds an Italian passport and both his parents are Italian. The family left for Banff, Alberta, when Grandi was two. “The first plan was to go to Australia, but there were some immigration problems, so we decided on Canada. My parents didn't know where to go and someone said go to Banff,” said Grandi, who speaks perfect Italian.”It definitely feels like a second home here,” he said. Grandi's main goal now is the 2006 Winter Olympics. “I’m aiming for Turin, that could be the end of my career,” he said.

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