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The inaugural Grand Prix de Tremblant
ski event ended today (December 16th) under ideal conditions. A
Swiss team from Les Portes du Soleil won while Jacques Villeneuve's
Team 69 (Villeneuve, BAR test driver Patrick Lemarié and three
European skiers) came in second. They were beaten by the same Swiss
team last January at the Grand Prix de Villars in Switzerland.
Patrons of honour Villeneuve and recently ex-boss Craig Pollock
both completed the 484 kilometre Tremblant course and were full of
praise for the weekend. Medals were presented at an awards ceremony
where Villeneuve and Pollock told participants and spectators that
the event would return next year.
More than 700 skiers in 126 teams took part in the fund raiser to
aid the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. The event raised approximately
$300,000. The friendly competition took place on the upper part of
the mountain until the final run at 1 pm - the upper track became
extremely fast and icy over the course of the weekend, giving all
the competitors a challenge.
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