Greg Athans

Greg Athans (18 June 1955–8 August 2006) was a Canadian freestyle skier competing from 1976 to 1986 winning titles in multiple disciplines. Athans was also Canadian national waterskiing champion on fifteen occasions. He competed in the Canada Games, winning gold medals in the alpine slalom in 1971, and water skiing in 1973, becoming the first athlete to win gold medals at both the summer and winter games. In 1981, he was the best all-round competitor at the 1980 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, winning the World Cup Grand Prix Award.

Athans died as a result of complications from diabetes. He was inducted posthumously into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.

Results FIS World Cup podiums Date Location Discipline Position 18 March 1981 Mt. Norquay, Canada Moguls 2 14 March 1981 Poconos, USA Acro 3 15 February 1981 Oberjoch, Germany Combined 2 14 February 1981 Oberjoch, Germany Moguls 2 9 February 1981 Seefeld, Austria Combined 2 4 February 1981 Laax, Switzerland Moguls 2 3 February 1981 Laax, Switzerland Combined 3 22 January 1981 Tignes, France Moguls 3 17 January 1981 Livigno, Italy Acro 3 15 March 1980 Tignes, France Combined 1 2 March 1980 Oberjoch, Germany Combined 3 12 January 1980 Poconos, USA Combined 1 11 January 1980 Poconos, USA Combined 1 10 January 1980 Poconos, USA Acro 2 8 January 1980 Poconos, USA Moguls 1 7 January 1980 Poconos, USA Moguls 1

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